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NCL

HOLD

Nishat Chunian Limited

Textile Composite · 0.15% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 5.65

Market cap

Rs 505m

12-month return

+56.9%

Rank

47 of 101

52composite

Rule-based53

ML ranker51

Conviction65

Why the engine ranks it here

Nishat Chunian Limited (NCL) screens as fairly valued against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 47 of 101 on a composite score of 52/100.

Nishat Chunian Limited sits in the Textile Composite sector and scores best on growth (63/100), weakest on balance-sheet strength (40/100). At PKR 5.65 the shares trade on a P/E of 0.2x, 0.04x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 6.32 (financially sound).

What it does well

NCL is up 99.2% over the last year excluding the latest month.

Price trend

NCL offers a 150.0% earnings yield.

Valuation

NCL trades on 0.2x earnings, cheap against its sector.

Valuation

What holds it back

NCL free cash flow yield is -58.1%.

Valuation

NCL funds only 20.3% of assets with equity.

Balance-sheet strength

NCL carries heavy debt at 1.03x of equity.

Balance-sheet strength

Risk flag: thin traded volume, hard to exit.

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.

Profitability & earnings quality30% weight47

Valuation25% weight62

Balance-sheet strength20% weight41

Growth15% weight63

Price trend10% weight57

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

6.32

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 3.3%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 3,893m

Returns improving

ROA 3.3% vs -0.1% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 3,893m vs profit PKR 2,187m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.21 vs 0.21

Liquidity improving

current ratio 2.32 vs 2.36

Margin expanding

gross margin 22.6% vs 17.3%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 1.15x vs 1.16x

No shareholder dilution

89m shares vs 89m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.267

Retained earnings / assets0.183

Operating profit / assets0.067

Equity / liabilities0.255

Sales / assets1.129

Risk flags

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

thin traded volume, hard to exit

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.77 against the index, annualised volatility 34%, RSI 35.

-63.9% 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 18.6bn	Rs 3.8bn	Rs 956m	Rs 426m	4.77	2026-04-30
2025 Q3	Rs 19.4bn	Rs 4.6bn	Rs 1.3bn	Rs 640m	7.16	2025-11-14
2025 Q2	Rs 19.6bn	Rs 4.0bn	Rs 987m	Rs 469m	5.24	2025-08-14
2025 Q1	Rs 19.1bn	Rs 4.4bn	Rs 1.2bn	Rs 590m	6.60	2025-05-15
2024 Q4	Rs 17.8bn	Rs 4.1bn	Rs 1.1bn	Rs 488m	5.46	2025-04-30
2024 Q3	Rs 17.9bn	Rs 3.7bn	Rs 936m	Rs 267m	2.98	2024-11-14
2024 Q2	Rs 19.4bn	Rs 2.9bn	Rs 546m	Rs -133m	-1.49	2024-08-14
2024 Q1	Rs 19.8bn	Rs 3.6bn	Rs 825m	Rs 43m	0.49	2024-05-15
2023 Q4	Rs 19.3bn	Rs 3.0bn	Rs 588m	Rs -214m	-2.39	2024-04-29
2023 Q3	Rs 21.1bn	Rs 4.0bn	Rs 957m	Rs 51m	0.58	2023-11-14
2023 Q2	Rs 23.0bn	Rs 4.6bn	Rs 1.1bn	Rs 133m	1.49	2023-08-14
2023 Q1	Rs 23.2bn	Rs 3.8bn	Rs 794m	Rs -52m	-0.58	2023-05-15

Ranked against Textile Composite

Every peer in the same sector, ordered by composite score. These are the companies whose ratios set this one's z-scores.

NMLNishat Mills Limited1.6x70

FMLFeroze1888 Mills1.9x67

GATMGul Ahmed Textile Mills1.0x65

ILPInterloop Limited1.2x61

NCLNishat Chunian Limited0.2x52

KTMLKohinoor Textile Mills1.6x50

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.