NPL
STRONG BUYNishat Power Limited
Power Generation · 0.15% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 18.70
Market cap
Rs 2.0bn
12-month return
+89.3%
Rank
11 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Nishat Power Limited (NPL) screens as one of the most attractive names in the KSE-100 right now, ranking 11 of 101 on a composite score of 69/100.
Nishat Power Limited sits in the Power Generation sector and scores best on price trend (70/100), weakest on balance-sheet strength (34/100). At PKR 18.70 the shares trade on a P/E of 0.8x, 0.26x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 9 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 5.18 (watch zone).
What it does well
NPL has beaten the KSE-100 by 39.1% over six months.
Price trend
NPL grew earnings 371.0% year on year.
Growth
NPL is up 80.0% over the last year excluding the latest month.
Price trend
What holds it back
NPL funds only 30.8% of assets with equity.
Balance-sheet strength
NPL carries heavy debt at 1.45x of equity.
Balance-sheet strength
NPL keeps only 7.9% of every rupee of sales as profit.
Profitability & earnings quality
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.
The classic screens
Piotroski tests nine accounting facts about improvement; Altman scores the distance from financial distress.
Piotroski F-Score
9 / 9
very strong · 9 of 9 tests passed
Altman Z''-Score
5.18
grey zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 10.4%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 3,395m
Returns improving
ROA 10.4% vs -3.7% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 3,395m vs profit PKR 2,642m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.45 vs 0.53
Liquidity improving
current ratio 0.74 vs 0.66
Margin expanding
gross margin 46.9% vs 23.2%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.31x vs 1.20x
No shareholder dilution
109m shares vs 109m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 0.45 against the index, annualised volatility 36%, RSI 65.
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 8.4bn | Rs 2.2bn | Rs 635m | Rs 218m | 2.00 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 8.4bn | Rs 4.4bn | Rs 1.5bn | Rs 846m | 7.75 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 8.6bn | Rs 4.7bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs 890m | 8.16 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 8.5bn | Rs 2.9bn | Rs 916m | Rs 366m | 3.36 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 7.6bn | Rs 3.6bn | Rs 1.2bn | Rs 540m | 4.95 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 7.6bn | Rs 2.8bn | Rs 886m | Rs 196m | 1.79 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 8.0bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs 393m | Rs -337m | -3.09 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 7.9bn | Rs 874m | Rs 95m | Rs -616m | -5.65 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 7.9bn | Rs 2.0bn | Rs 564m | Rs -218m | -2.00 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 8.2bn | Rs 246m | Rs -289m | Rs -974m | -8.93 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 9.0bn | Rs 2.5bn | Rs 745m | Rs -20m | -0.18 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 9.1bn | Rs 2.4bn | Rs 679m | Rs -14m | -0.13 | 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.