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ITTEFAQ

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Ittefaq Iron Industries

Engineering · 0.15% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 12.25

Market cap

Rs 2.1bn

12-month return

-9.9%

Rank

55 of 101

50composite
Rule-based50
ML ranker82
Conviction60

Why the engine ranks it here

Ittefaq Iron Industries (ITTEFAQ) screens as fairly valued against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 55 of 101 on a composite score of 50/100.

Ittefaq Iron Industries sits in the Engineering sector and scores best on valuation (61/100), weakest on balance-sheet strength (40/100). At PKR 12.25 the shares trade on a P/E of 1.6x, 0.20x book, a 14.6% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 4.33 (watch zone).

What it does well

ITTEFAQ returns 12.3% on invested capital.

Profitability & earnings quality

ITTEFAQ earns 13.3% on shareholders' money, well ahead of its Engineering peers.

Profitability & earnings quality

ITTEFAQ is valued at 2.0x EV/EBITDA.

Valuation

What holds it back

ITTEFAQ holds only 1.14x of current assets against current liabilities.

Balance-sheet strength

ITTEFAQ carries heavy debt at 1.34x of equity.

Balance-sheet strength

ITTEFAQ funds only 12.6% of assets with equity.

Balance-sheet strength

Risk flag: operating profit barely covers finance cost.

Risk

What would change this view

  • → a reduction in net debt or a visible improvement in interest cover

Five-pillar breakdown

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

Profitability58Valuation61Balance-sheet40Growth50Price43
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight58
Valuation25% weight61
Balance-sheet strength20% weight40
Growth15% weight50
Price trend10% weight43

The classic screens

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

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9

very strong · 8 of 9 tests passed

Altman Z''-Score

4.33

grey zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 1.5%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 4,992m

Returns improving

ROA 1.5% vs -7.6% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 4,992m vs profit PKR 1,322m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.17 vs 0.29

Liquidity improving

current ratio 1.14 vs 1.09

Margin expanding

gross margin 18.5% vs 3.0%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 1.14x vs 1.18x

No shareholder dilution

170m shares vs 170m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.035
Retained earnings / assets0.109
Operating profit / assets0.050
Equity / liabilities0.144
Sales / assets1.176

Risk flags

Hard rules that cap the composite score regardless of how the pillars read.

operating profit barely covers finance cost

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 1.11 against the index, annualised volatility 29%, RSI 38.

+236.5% 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 26.2bnRs 6.1bnRs 1.6bnRs 931m5.492026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 23.9bnRs 3.9bnRs 820mRs 278m1.642025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 25.3bnRs 4.7bnRs 1.1bnRs 431m2.542025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 25.4bnRs 5.1bnRs 1.3bnRs 446m2.632025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 22.7bnRs 4.2bnRs 983mRs 168m0.992025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 22.6bnRs 679mRs -656mRs -1.4bn-8.332024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 26.7bnRs 801mRs -697mRs -1.5bn-8.982024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 29.8bnRs 893mRs -1.5bnRs -2.1bn-12.562024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 29.6bnRs 888mRs -1.3bnRs -1.9bn-11.452024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 32.9bnRs 988mRs -962mRs -1.5bn-9.132023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 38.0bnRs 1.1bnRs -2.0bnRs -2.4bn-14.352023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 43.9bnRs 1.3bnRs -1.4bnRs -1.7bn-10.272023-05-15

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.

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.