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ISL

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International Steels Limited

Engineering · 0.36% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 171.04

Market cap

Rs 57.5bn

12-month return

+2.7%

Rank

39 of 101

56composite

Rule-based54

ML ranker58

Conviction71

Why the engine ranks it here

International Steels Limited (ISL) screens as fairly valued against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 39 of 101 on a composite score of 55/100.

International Steels Limited sits in the Engineering sector and scores best on balance-sheet strength (68/100), weakest on valuation (37/100). At PKR 171.04 the shares trade on a P/E of 8.4x, 0.66x book, a 16.7% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 6.91 (financially sound).

What it does well

ISL converts its asset base into profit efficiently at 3.4%.

Profitability & earnings quality

ISL keeps 4.0% of every rupee of sales as profit, above the sector norm.

Profitability & earnings quality

ISL covers its finance cost 1.8x over.

Balance-sheet strength

What holds it back

ISL trades at 0.66x book value, above peers.

Valuation

ISL is valued richly at 4.1x EV/EBITDA.

Valuation

ISL trades on 8.4x earnings, expensive against its sector.

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% weight62

Valuation25% weight37

Balance-sheet strength20% weight68

Growth15% weight43

Price trend10% weight60

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

6.91

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 3.4%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 15,208m

Returns improving

ROA 3.4% vs 1.4% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 15,208m vs profit PKR 6,883m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.31 vs 0.32

Liquidity improving

current ratio 1.59 vs 1.71

Margin expanding

gross margin 29.8% vs 24.7%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 0.87x vs 0.88x

No shareholder dilution

336m shares vs 336m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.142

Retained earnings / assets0.419

Operating profit / assets0.078

Equity / liabilities0.791

Sales / assets0.884

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 1.14 against the index, annualised volatility 36%, RSI 61.

+869.6% 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 44.2bn	Rs 12.5bn	Rs 3.6bn	Rs 1.6bn	4.90	2026-04-30
2025 Q3	Rs 44.1bn	Rs 11.7bn	Rs 3.3bn	Rs 1.4bn	4.15	2025-11-14
2025 Q2	Rs 45.3bn	Rs 14.6bn	Rs 4.5bn	Rs 2.2bn	6.58	2025-08-14
2025 Q1	Rs 44.0bn	Rs 12.3bn	Rs 3.6bn	Rs 1.5bn	4.46	2025-05-15
2024 Q4	Rs 40.5bn	Rs 13.2bn	Rs 4.1bn	Rs 1.8bn	5.28	2025-04-30
2024 Q3	Rs 41.5bn	Rs 9.6bn	Rs 2.6bn	Rs 472m	1.40	2024-11-14
2024 Q2	Rs 45.3bn	Rs 12.7bn	Rs 3.7bn	Rs 996m	2.96	2024-08-14
2024 Q1	Rs 51.7bn	Rs 13.0bn	Rs 3.6bn	Rs 919m	2.73	2024-05-15
2023 Q4	Rs 53.6bn	Rs 12.2bn	Rs 3.2bn	Rs 582m	1.73	2024-04-29
2023 Q3	Rs 60.3bn	Rs 13.6bn	Rs 3.6bn	Rs 661m	1.97	2023-11-14
2023 Q2	Rs 73.7bn	Rs 17.2bn	Rs 4.6bn	Rs 1.3bn	4.00	2023-08-14
2023 Q1	Rs 83.2bn	Rs 17.5bn	Rs 4.4bn	Rs 1.4bn	4.02	2023-05-15

Ranked against Engineering

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

ISLInternational Steels Limited8.4x56

ASTLAmreli Steels Limited1.8x50

ITTEFAQIttefaq Iron Industries1.6x50

MUGHALMughal Iron & Steel Industries6.2x34

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.