NBP
AVOIDNational 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
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.
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.
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 165.2bn | Rs 102.4bn | Rs 22.4bn | Rs 18.8bn | 25.17 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 163.7bn | Rs 101.5bn | Rs 22.2bn | Rs 18.6bn | 24.99 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 163.2bn | Rs 101.2bn | Rs 22.1bn | Rs 17.8bn | 23.86 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 143.0bn | Rs 88.6bn | Rs 19.4bn | Rs 16.0bn | 21.42 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 131.6bn | Rs 81.6bn | Rs 17.8bn | Rs 15.5bn | 20.84 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 136.0bn | Rs 84.3bn | Rs 18.4bn | Rs 17.6bn | 23.65 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 143.8bn | Rs 89.2bn | Rs 19.5bn | Rs 19.3bn | 25.82 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 137.6bn | Rs 85.3bn | Rs 18.6bn | Rs 18.3bn | 24.48 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 129.2bn | Rs 80.1bn | Rs 17.5bn | Rs 18.2bn | 24.45 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 135.4bn | Rs 84.0bn | Rs 18.3bn | Rs 19.8bn | 26.53 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 146.2bn | Rs 90.7bn | Rs 19.8bn | Rs 20.8bn | 27.91 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 144.8bn | Rs 89.8bn | Rs 19.6bn | Rs 19.6bn | 26.30 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Commercial Banks
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.