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ICI

AVOID

ICI Pakistan Limited

Chemicals · 1.16% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 268.06

Market cap

Rs 218.0bn

12-month return

+5.8%

Rank

96 of 101

32composite
Rule-based46
ML ranker6
Conviction30

Why the engine ranks it here

ICI Pakistan Limited (ICI) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 96 of 101 on a composite score of 32/100.

ICI Pakistan Limited sits in the Chemicals sector and scores best on balance-sheet strength (59/100), weakest on valuation (32/100). At PKR 268.06 the shares trade on a P/E of 3.3x, 0.55x book, a 16.8% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 7.04 (financially sound).

What it does well

ICI holds 2.35x of current assets against current liabilities.

Balance-sheet strength

ICI sits at 0.8x net debt to EBITDA.

Balance-sheet strength

ICI is unusually steady at 24.4% annualised volatility.

Price trend

What holds it back

ICI trades at 0.55x book value, above peers.

Valuation

ICI funds only 32.5% of assets with equity.

Balance-sheet strength

ICI earnings moved 35.1% year on year.

Growth

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.

Profitability52Valuation32Balance-sheet59Growth43Price44
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight52
Valuation25% weight32
Balance-sheet strength20% weight59
Growth15% weight43
Price trend10% weight44

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

7.04

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 5.6%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 86,163m

Returns improving

ROA 5.6% vs 4.1% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 86,163m vs profit PKR 66,190m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.20 vs 0.20

Liquidity improving

current ratio 2.35 vs 2.40

Margin expanding

gross margin 29.8% vs 29.0%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 1.04x vs 1.04x

No shareholder dilution

813m shares vs 813m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.259
Retained earnings / assets0.300
Operating profit / assets0.090
Equity / liabilities0.482
Sales / assets1.018

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 1.01 against the index, annualised volatility 24%, RSI 49.

+578.5% 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.

QuarterRevenueGross profitOperatingNet incomeEPSFiled
2025 Q4Rs 313.0bnRs 88.3bnRs 25.7bnRs 15.1bn18.592026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 321.4bnRs 98.2bnRs 29.5bnRs 17.8bn21.892025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 324.1bnRs 74.2bnRs 19.6bnRs 11.2bn13.762025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 312.4bnRs 99.4bnRs 30.3bnRs 18.7bn23.012025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 283.9bnRs 98.5bnRs 30.9bnRs 18.5bn22.732025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 282.0bnRs 84.8bnRs 25.3bnRs 13.2bn16.252024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 310.9bnRs 94.9bnRs 28.5bnRs 14.0bn17.232024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 313.9bnRs 88.8bnRs 25.9bnRs 11.3bn13.872024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 332.1bnRs 91.4bnRs 26.4bnRs 10.5bn12.902024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 360.7bnRs 90.2bnRs 25.0bnRs 8.2bn10.052023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 434.8bnRs 92.2bnRs 23.3bnRs 6.9bn8.472023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 473.2bnRs 77.3bnRs 16.0bnRs 3.4bn4.132023-05-15

Ranked against Chemicals

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

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.