PXPSX AlphaKSE-100 research engine

AICLRs 31.0+9.1%BERGRs 36.5-14.4%PRLRs 147.7+44.2%AGLRs 16.9+69.1%KAPCORs 51.5+57.5%SITCRs 52.5-4.6%NMLRs 374.1+210.3%NETSOLRs 5,771.3+29.7%BOPRs 138.7-11.7%PSORs 443.1+105.3%NPLRs 18.7+89.3%FMLRs 288.6+94.9%MARIRs 23.5-11.0%THALLRs 140.6+110.3%NRLRs 61.3-22.3%HBLRs 451.9-6.7%SYSRs 1,566.1+36.2%GATMRs 79.9+33.4%GHGLRs 1,075.6+1.5%FCEPLRs 85.0+61.6%PNSCRs 566.1-42.5%AVNRs 463.8+57.3%FFLRs 135.5+33.3%AGTLRs 159.5-34.9%FEROZRs 274.0+45.3%SRVIRs 38.0+63.0%ILPRs 26.7+20.5%KELRs 71.8+64.8%MLCFRs 1.8-5.9%HTLRs 157.8+46.7%PIOCRs 54.6+58.7%IGIHLRs 98.5-4.8%EFERTRs 76.5+20.3%FFCRs 14.2-30.0%GHNIRs 476.1+34.4%PTCRs 14,713.1+1.5%TPLPRs 2,078.1+10.1%UBLRs 355.3-25.8%ISLRs 171.0+2.7%APLRs 38.3+9.0%ABOTRs 4.4-26.4%PKGSRs 61.2+35.3%FABLRs 263.0-1.9%ATLHRs 10.6-5.5%OGDCRs 71.0+43.4%MTLRs 106.9-27.7%NCLRs 5.7+56.9%UNITYRs 758.2+41.8%LUCKRs 67.7+22.9%KTMLRs 158.5+51.2%SNBLRs 172.8+16.1%BWCLRs 196.5+40.1%CHCCRs 25.0-4.0%ASTLRs 9.1+14.5%ITTEFAQRs 12.3-9.9%AGPRs 30.8-42.3%HINOONRs 61.3-35.9%ENGRORs 68.6+46.4%ATRLRs 26.4+81.9%SHELRs 187.1-5.4%JDWSRs 2.1+20.6%EFUGRs 50.9+44.1%KOHCRs 79.1+42.0%BNWMRs 54.3+62.8%GLAXORs 56.9+14.0%CNERGYRs 49.2-1.8%JSBLRs 377.8-24.1%SEARLRs 21.7-21.2%MCBRs 81.8-4.4%BAFLRs 110.1+14.1%TGLRs 236.2-8.1%NCPLRs 27.7+19.9%AIRLINKRs 81.3+23.7%PAELRs 27.5+77.4%PAKTRs 1.7+3.6%INDURs 74.3-34.6%EPCLRs 17.8-50.1%TRGRs 100.9+18.5%SNGPRs 3.6-7.2%MEBLRs 95.1+11.0%PPLRs 12.0+27.2%POLRs 149.8+69.1%BAHLRs 123.3-17.6%GWLCRs 18.0+9.8%ACPLRs 41.8+19.4%FCCLRs 146.4+6.4%HCARRs 752.9-10.6%NBPRs 173.6-16.9%FATIMARs 237.9+68.5%SSGCRs 12.9+40.7%AKBLRs 268.1-10.1%LOTCHEMRs 65.9-7.3%NATFRs 5.0-57.8%MUGHALRs 76.8-47.2%PSMCRs 514.2-32.5%ICIRs 268.1+5.8%HUBCRs 48.3+16.8%NESTLERs 4.6-50.6%ARPLRs 89.9-12.9%DGKCRs 681.9+39.9%PSELRs 113.5-0.4%AICLRs 31.0+9.1%BERGRs 36.5-14.4%PRLRs 147.7+44.2%AGLRs 16.9+69.1%KAPCORs 51.5+57.5%SITCRs 52.5-4.6%NMLRs 374.1+210.3%NETSOLRs 5,771.3+29.7%BOPRs 138.7-11.7%PSORs 443.1+105.3%NPLRs 18.7+89.3%FMLRs 288.6+94.9%MARIRs 23.5-11.0%THALLRs 140.6+110.3%NRLRs 61.3-22.3%HBLRs 451.9-6.7%SYSRs 1,566.1+36.2%GATMRs 79.9+33.4%GHGLRs 1,075.6+1.5%FCEPLRs 85.0+61.6%PNSCRs 566.1-42.5%AVNRs 463.8+57.3%FFLRs 135.5+33.3%AGTLRs 159.5-34.9%FEROZRs 274.0+45.3%SRVIRs 38.0+63.0%ILPRs 26.7+20.5%KELRs 71.8+64.8%MLCFRs 1.8-5.9%HTLRs 157.8+46.7%PIOCRs 54.6+58.7%IGIHLRs 98.5-4.8%EFERTRs 76.5+20.3%FFCRs 14.2-30.0%GHNIRs 476.1+34.4%PTCRs 14,713.1+1.5%TPLPRs 2,078.1+10.1%UBLRs 355.3-25.8%ISLRs 171.0+2.7%APLRs 38.3+9.0%ABOTRs 4.4-26.4%PKGSRs 61.2+35.3%FABLRs 263.0-1.9%ATLHRs 10.6-5.5%OGDCRs 71.0+43.4%MTLRs 106.9-27.7%NCLRs 5.7+56.9%UNITYRs 758.2+41.8%LUCKRs 67.7+22.9%KTMLRs 158.5+51.2%SNBLRs 172.8+16.1%BWCLRs 196.5+40.1%CHCCRs 25.0-4.0%ASTLRs 9.1+14.5%ITTEFAQRs 12.3-9.9%AGPRs 30.8-42.3%HINOONRs 61.3-35.9%ENGRORs 68.6+46.4%ATRLRs 26.4+81.9%SHELRs 187.1-5.4%JDWSRs 2.1+20.6%EFUGRs 50.9+44.1%KOHCRs 79.1+42.0%BNWMRs 54.3+62.8%GLAXORs 56.9+14.0%CNERGYRs 49.2-1.8%JSBLRs 377.8-24.1%SEARLRs 21.7-21.2%MCBRs 81.8-4.4%BAFLRs 110.1+14.1%TGLRs 236.2-8.1%NCPLRs 27.7+19.9%AIRLINKRs 81.3+23.7%PAELRs 27.5+77.4%PAKTRs 1.7+3.6%INDURs 74.3-34.6%EPCLRs 17.8-50.1%TRGRs 100.9+18.5%SNGPRs 3.6-7.2%MEBLRs 95.1+11.0%PPLRs 12.0+27.2%POLRs 149.8+69.1%BAHLRs 123.3-17.6%GWLCRs 18.0+9.8%ACPLRs 41.8+19.4%FCCLRs 146.4+6.4%HCARRs 752.9-10.6%NBPRs 173.6-16.9%FATIMARs 237.9+68.5%SSGCRs 12.9+40.7%AKBLRs 268.1-10.1%LOTCHEMRs 65.9-7.3%NATFRs 5.0-57.8%MUGHALRs 76.8-47.2%PSMCRs 514.2-32.5%ICIRs 268.1+5.8%HUBCRs 48.3+16.8%NESTLERs 4.6-50.6%ARPLRs 89.9-12.9%DGKCRs 681.9+39.9%PSELRs 113.5-0.4%

Back to the screener

LOTCHEM

AVOID

Lucky Core Industries Chemical

Chemicals · 1.16% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 65.91

Market cap

Rs 31.6bn

12-month return

-7.3%

Rank

92 of 101

35composite

Rule-based51

ML ranker5

Conviction33

Why the engine ranks it here

Lucky Core Industries Chemical (LOTCHEM) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 92 of 101 on a composite score of 35/100.

Lucky Core Industries Chemical sits in the Chemicals sector and scores best on profitability & earnings quality (56/100), weakest on growth (35/100). At PKR 65.91 the shares trade on a P/E of 2.3x, 0.22x book, a 54.9% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 7.21 (financially sound).

What it does well

LOTCHEM backs its reported profit with 2.47x of operating cash.

Profitability & earnings quality

LOTCHEM turns 6.5% of sales into free cash flow.

Profitability & earnings quality

LOTCHEM reports conservative accruals at -5.7% of assets.

Profitability & earnings quality

What holds it back

LOTCHEM has compounded revenue at only -20.1% a year over three years.

Growth

LOTCHEM earns only 9.4% on shareholders' money, behind its Chemicals peers.

Profitability & earnings quality

LOTCHEM returns only 8.2% on invested capital.

Profitability & earnings quality

What would change this view

→ two consecutive quarters of revenue growth above the sector median

Five-pillar breakdown

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

Profitability & earnings quality30% weight56

Valuation25% weight53

Balance-sheet strength20% weight51

Growth15% weight35

Price trend10% weight51

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

7.21

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 3.9%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 34,025m

Returns improving

ROA 3.9% vs 0.3% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 34,025m vs profit PKR 13,784m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.28 vs 0.29

Liquidity improving

current ratio 2.09 vs 2.13

Margin expanding

gross margin 32.5% vs 22.4%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 0.80x vs 0.86x

No shareholder dilution

480m shares vs 480m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.217

Retained earnings / assets0.380

Operating profit / assets0.082

Equity / liabilities0.713

Sales / assets0.818

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.80 against the index, annualised volatility 28%, RSI 49.

+119.1% 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 70.8bn	Rs 19.4bn	Rs 5.6bn	Rs 2.5bn	5.25	2026-04-30
2025 Q3	Rs 69.9bn	Rs 26.9bn	Rs 8.7bn	Rs 4.7bn	9.77	2025-11-14
2025 Q2	Rs 74.4bn	Rs 22.1bn	Rs 6.6bn	Rs 3.2bn	6.64	2025-08-14
2025 Q1	Rs 70.5bn	Rs 18.4bn	Rs 5.2bn	Rs 2.1bn	4.39	2025-05-15
2024 Q4	Rs 68.6bn	Rs 24.8bn	Rs 7.9bn	Rs 3.8bn	7.94	2025-04-30
2024 Q3	Rs 69.7bn	Rs 18.6bn	Rs 5.3bn	Rs 1.4bn	3.02	2024-11-14
2024 Q2	Rs 78.1bn	Rs 19.3bn	Rs 5.3bn	Rs 794m	1.65	2024-08-14
2024 Q1	Rs 83.5bn	Rs 17.5bn	Rs 4.4bn	Rs -104m	-0.22	2024-05-15
2023 Q4	Rs 88.6bn	Rs 16.3bn	Rs 3.7bn	Rs -1.1bn	-2.23	2024-04-29
2023 Q3	Rs 99.2bn	Rs 23.6bn	Rs 6.3bn	Rs 679m	1.42	2023-11-14
2023 Q2	Rs 116.4bn	Rs 26.9bn	Rs 7.1bn	Rs 1.0bn	2.10	2023-08-14
2023 Q1	Rs 125.0bn	Rs 20.1bn	Rs 4.1bn	Rs -914m	-1.91	2023-05-15

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.

BERGBerger Paints Pakistan0.6x74

SITCSitara Chemical Industries1.3x70

EPCLEngro Polymer & Chemicals0.3x42

LOTCHEMLucky Core Industries Chemical2.3x35

ICIICI Pakistan Limited3.3x32

ARPLArchroma Pakistan Limited3.5x31

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.