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NBP

AVOID

National Bank of Pakistan

Commercial Banks · 1.16% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 173.58

Market cap

Rs 129.5bn

12-month return

-16.9%

Rank

88 of 101

37composite
Rule-based42
ML ranker28
Conviction33

Why the engine ranks it here

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 88 of 101 on a composite score of 37/100.

National Bank of Pakistan sits in the Commercial Banks sector and scores best on price trend (46/100), weakest on profitability & earnings quality (36/100). At PKR 173.58 the shares trade on a P/E of 1.9x, 0.24x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 5 of 9 (mixed) and the Altman Z''-Score is not applicable to financials.

What it does well

NBP sits at -2.1x net debt to EBITDA.

Balance-sheet strength

NBP is unusually steady at 24.4% annualised volatility.

Price trend

NBP pays a 60.0% dividend yield.

Valuation

What holds it back

NBP earns only 13.9% on shareholders' money, behind its Commercial Banks peers.

Profitability & earnings quality

NBP keeps only 11.3% of every rupee of sales as profit.

Profitability & earnings quality

NBP runs a thin 13.5% operating margin.

Profitability & earnings quality

What would change this view

  • → margin recovery, and operating cash flow catching up with reported profit

Five-pillar breakdown

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

Profitability36Valuation43Balance-sheet45Growth44Price46
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight36
Valuation25% weight43
Balance-sheet strength20% weight45
Growth15% weight44
Price trend10% weight46

The classic screens

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

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9

mixed · 5 of 9 tests passed

Altman Z''-Score

n/a

Not applicable to banks and insurers

Profitable on assets

ROA 1.1%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 9,805,928m

Returns improving

ROA 1.1% vs 1.4% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 9,805,928m vs profit PKR 67,987m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.06 vs 0.07

Capital strengthening

equity/assets 8.1% vs 8.1%

Spread widening

net margin 11.3% vs 13.4%

Balance sheet productivity

revenue/assets 0.092 vs 0.100

No shareholder dilution

746m shares vs 746m

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.93 against the index, annualised volatility 24%, RSI 58.

+347.5% 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 165.2bnRs 102.4bnRs 22.4bnRs 18.8bn25.172026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 163.7bnRs 101.5bnRs 22.2bnRs 18.6bn24.992025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 163.2bnRs 101.2bnRs 22.1bnRs 17.8bn23.862025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 143.0bnRs 88.6bnRs 19.4bnRs 16.0bn21.422025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 131.6bnRs 81.6bnRs 17.8bnRs 15.5bn20.842025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 136.0bnRs 84.3bnRs 18.4bnRs 17.6bn23.652024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 143.8bnRs 89.2bnRs 19.5bnRs 19.3bn25.822024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 137.6bnRs 85.3bnRs 18.6bnRs 18.3bn24.482024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 129.2bnRs 80.1bnRs 17.5bnRs 18.2bn24.452024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 135.4bnRs 84.0bnRs 18.3bnRs 19.8bn26.532023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 146.2bnRs 90.7bnRs 19.8bnRs 20.8bn27.912023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 144.8bnRs 89.8bnRs 19.6bnRs 19.6bn26.302023-05-15

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.