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HUBC

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The Hub Power Company

Power Generation · 4.35% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 48.33

Market cap

Rs 152.8bn

12-month return

+16.8%

Rank

97 of 101

32composite

Rule-based47

ML ranker4

Conviction29

Why the engine ranks it here

The Hub Power Company (HUBC) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 97 of 101 on a composite score of 32/100.

The Hub Power Company sits in the Power Generation sector and scores best on price trend (65/100), weakest on valuation (23/100). At PKR 48.33 the shares trade on a P/E of 3.3x, 0.87x book, a 28.7% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 6.05 (financially sound).

What it does well

HUBC runs a 22.7% operating margin.

Profitability & earnings quality

HUBC turns 11.5% of sales into free cash flow.

Profitability & earnings quality

HUBC keeps 12.0% of every rupee of sales as profit, above the sector norm.

Profitability & earnings quality

What holds it back

HUBC is valued richly at 3.1x EV/EBITDA.

Valuation

HUBC trades on 3.3x earnings, expensive against its sector.

Valuation

HUBC trades at 0.87x book value, above peers.

Valuation

What would change this view

→ a pull-back in the share price, or earnings catching up with the current multiple

Five-pillar breakdown

Each pillar scores the company against sector peers, where 50 is the sector average.

Profitability & earnings quality30% weight64

Valuation25% weight23

Balance-sheet strength20% weight48

Growth15% weight39

Price trend10% weight65

The classic screens

Piotroski tests nine accounting facts about improvement; Altman scores the distance from financial distress.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9

strong · 7 of 9 tests passed

Altman Z''-Score

6.05

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 11.7%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 65,342m

Returns improving

ROA 11.7% vs 4.5% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 65,342m vs profit PKR 46,150m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.46 vs 0.46

Liquidity improving

current ratio 0.79 vs 0.77

Margin expanding

gross margin 63.1% vs 46.2%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 0.97x vs 1.01x

No shareholder dilution

3,161m shares vs 3,161m

Altman components

Working capital / assets-0.058

Retained earnings / assets0.267

Operating profit / assets0.219

Equity / liabilities0.794

Sales / assets0.968

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.76 against the index, annualised volatility 25%, RSI 44.

+253.8% over this window

Reported accounts

The last twelve quarters as filed, in PKR millions. The publication date is what the engine uses to decide when a figure became knowable.

Quarter	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating	Net income	EPS	Filed
2025 Q4	Rs 98.8bn	Rs 61.7bn	Rs 21.9bn	Rs 11.8bn	3.74	2026-04-30
2025 Q3	Rs 98.7bn	Rs 56.6bn	Rs 19.9bn	Rs 10.4bn	3.29	2025-11-14
2025 Q2	Rs 103.1bn	Rs 68.0bn	Rs 24.3bn	Rs 13.6bn	4.31	2025-08-14
2025 Q1	Rs 93.4bn	Rs 57.2bn	Rs 20.3bn	Rs 10.4bn	3.28	2025-05-15
2024 Q4	Rs 90.0bn	Rs 61.2bn	Rs 22.8bn	Rs 11.8bn	3.72	2025-04-30
2024 Q3	Rs 92.7bn	Rs 49.5bn	Rs 17.2bn	Rs 6.5bn	2.05	2024-11-14
2024 Q2	Rs 103.8bn	Rs 42.8bn	Rs 14.0bn	Rs 3.1bn	0.98	2024-08-14
2024 Q1	Rs 105.8bn	Rs 49.0bn	Rs 16.5bn	Rs 4.8bn	1.51	2024-05-15
2023 Q4	Rs 99.8bn	Rs 44.5bn	Rs 14.9bn	Rs 3.4bn	1.08	2024-04-29
2023 Q3	Rs 107.8bn	Rs 54.2bn	Rs 18.6bn	Rs 5.9bn	1.85	2023-11-14
2023 Q2	Rs 117.1bn	Rs 66.0bn	Rs 23.1bn	Rs 9.0bn	2.85	2023-08-14
2023 Q1	Rs 113.1bn	Rs 51.6bn	Rs 17.3bn	Rs 5.7bn	1.79	2023-05-15

Ranked against Power Generation

Every peer in the same sector, ordered by composite score. These are the companies whose ratios set this one's z-scores.

KAPCOKot Addu Power Company1.2x71

NPLNishat Power Limited0.8x69

KELK-Electric Limited1.7x60

NCPLNishat Chunian Power0.8x44

HUBCThe Hub Power Company3.3x32

Scored as of 31 December 2025. Generated by an automated screen for research and educational use. Not investment advice, and not a substitute for a SECP-licensed adviser.