PKGS
HOLDPackages Limited
Paper & Board · 0.36% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 61.23
Market cap
Rs 13.7bn
12-month return
+35.3%
Rank
42 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Packages Limited (PKGS) screens as fairly valued against the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 42 of 101 on a composite score of 55/100.
Packages Limited sits in the Paper & Board sector and scores best on price trend (58/100), weakest on valuation (39/100). At PKR 61.23 the shares trade on a P/E of 3.3x, 0.23x book, a 7.6% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 5.91 (financially sound).
What it does well
PKGS grew earnings 500.0% year on year.
Growth
PKGS trades 13.3% above its 200-day average.
Price trend
PKGS is unusually steady at 25.6% annualised volatility.
Price trend
What holds it back
PKGS is stretched at 2.4x net debt to EBITDA.
Balance-sheet strength
PKGS holds only 0.98x of current assets against current liabilities.
Balance-sheet strength
PKGS earns only 7.2% on shareholders' money, behind its Paper & Board peers.
Profitability & earnings quality
What would change this view
- → a pull-back in the share price, or earnings catching up with the current multiple
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
7 / 9
strong · 7 of 9 tests passed
Altman Z''-Score
5.91
safe zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 3.2%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 9,449m
Returns improving
ROA 3.2% vs 0.0% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 9,449m vs profit PKR 4,096m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.29 vs 0.29
Liquidity improving
current ratio 0.98 vs 0.99
Margin expanding
gross margin 23.3% vs 19.5%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.26x vs 1.28x
No shareholder dilution
224m shares vs 224m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 0.95 against the index, annualised volatility 26%, RSI 79.
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 41.6bn | Rs 12.3bn | Rs 3.7bn | Rs 1.9bn | 8.39 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 41.3bn | Rs 12.1bn | Rs 3.6bn | Rs 1.8bn | 8.02 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 43.2bn | Rs 8.6bn | Rs 2.1bn | Rs 772m | 3.45 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 40.8bn | Rs 10.3bn | Rs 2.8bn | Rs 1.3bn | 5.60 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 37.0bn | Rs 6.9bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs 279m | 1.25 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 39.2bn | Rs 9.1bn | Rs 2.4bn | Rs 626m | 2.80 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 44.2bn | Rs 11.9bn | Rs 3.4bn | Rs 1.1bn | 4.80 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 43.6bn | Rs 8.9bn | Rs 2.2bn | Rs 222m | 0.99 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 42.4bn | Rs 3.0bn | Rs -155m | Rs -1.9bn | -8.46 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 48.5bn | Rs 7.8bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs -269m | -1.20 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 54.9bn | Rs 9.7bn | Rs 2.1bn | Rs 238m | 1.06 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 56.9bn | Rs 7.2bn | Rs 1.1bn | Rs -484m | -2.17 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Paper & Board
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.