KEL
BUYK-Electric Limited
Power Generation · 0.36% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 71.79
Market cap
Rs 16.1bn
12-month return
+64.8%
Rank
28 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
K-Electric Limited (KEL) screens as attractive relative to the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 28 of 101 on a composite score of 60/100.
K-Electric Limited sits in the Power Generation sector and scores best on price trend (72/100), weakest on valuation (44/100). At PKR 71.79 the shares trade on a P/E of 1.7x, 0.49x book, a 42.3% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 7.88 (financially sound).
What it does well
KEL has compounded revenue at 1.8% a year over three years.
Growth
KEL has beaten the KSE-100 by 34.1% over six months.
Price trend
KEL is unusually steady at 20.6% annualised volatility.
Price trend
What holds it back
KEL books -2.1% of assets as accruals, so profit is running ahead of cash.
Profitability & earnings quality
KEL converts profit to cash at only 1.15x.
Profitability & earnings quality
KEL earnings moved 8.3% 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.
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
7.88
safe zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 14.3%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 11,168m
Returns improving
ROA 14.3% vs 13.6% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 11,168m vs profit PKR 9,723m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.42 vs 0.45
Liquidity improving
current ratio 1.49 vs 1.47
Margin expanding
gross margin 54.7% vs 60.5%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.24x vs 1.19x
No shareholder dilution
224m shares vs 224m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 0.53 against the index, annualised volatility 21%, RSI 58.
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 20.5bn | Rs 13.8bn | Rs 5.0bn | Rs 3.1bn | 13.70 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 21.4bn | Rs 14.5bn | Rs 5.5bn | Rs 3.4bn | 15.41 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 23.0bn | Rs 15.2bn | Rs 5.4bn | Rs 3.4bn | 15.25 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 21.3bn | Rs 7.7bn | Rs 2.4bn | Rs 1.2bn | 5.56 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 19.0bn | Rs 8.9bn | Rs 3.0bn | Rs 1.6bn | 7.23 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 19.3bn | Rs 13.1bn | Rs 4.8bn | Rs 2.7bn | 12.13 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 20.5bn | Rs 12.2bn | Rs 4.3bn | Rs 2.3bn | 10.23 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 20.1bn | Rs 12.9bn | Rs 4.6bn | Rs 2.5bn | 11.17 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 18.5bn | Rs 9.1bn | Rs 3.1bn | Rs 1.5bn | 6.59 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 20.3bn | Rs 13.4bn | Rs 4.8bn | Rs 2.7bn | 11.90 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 22.3bn | Rs 15.2bn | Rs 5.5bn | Rs 3.2bn | 14.25 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 20.6bn | Rs 12.2bn | Rs 4.3bn | Rs 2.4bn | 10.85 | 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.
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.