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PNSC

BUY

Pakistan National Shipping Corp

Transport · 0.15% of the KSE-100

Price

Rs 566.13

Market cap

Rs 30.6bn

12-month return

-42.5%

Rank

21 of 101

62composite
Rule-based58
ML ranker69
Conviction84

Why the engine ranks it here

Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) screens as attractive relative to the rest of the KSE-100, ranking 21 of 101 on a composite score of 62/100.

Pakistan National Shipping Corp sits in the Transport sector and scores best on balance-sheet strength (78/100), weakest on price trend (32/100). At PKR 566.13 the shares trade on a P/E of 1.1x, 0.29x book, a 60.0% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 7 of 9 (strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 11.53 (financially sound).

What it does well

PNSC converts its asset base into profit efficiently at 19.7%.

Profitability & earnings quality

PNSC funds 69.4% of assets with equity.

Balance-sheet strength

PNSC keeps 17.3% of every rupee of sales as profit, above the sector norm.

Profitability & earnings quality

What holds it back

PNSC trades -27.7% relative to its 200-day average.

Price trend

PNSC has fallen -37.3% over the last year excluding the latest month.

Price trend

PNSC has lagged the KSE-100 by -31.0% over six months.

Price trend

What would change this view

  • → the price reclaiming its 200-day average on rising volume

Five-pillar breakdown

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

Profitability65Valuation56Balance-sheet78Growth39Price32
Profitability & earnings quality30% weight65
Valuation25% weight56
Balance-sheet strength20% weight78
Growth15% weight39
Price trend10% weight32

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

11.53

safe zone · safe above 5.85

Profitable on assets

ROA 19.7%

Cash generative

CFO PKR 32,741m

Returns improving

ROA 19.7% vs 15.1% a year ago

Earnings backed by cash

CFO PKR 32,741m vs profit PKR 29,073m

Deleveraging

debt/assets 0.18 vs 0.17

Liquidity improving

current ratio 2.81 vs 2.86

Margin expanding

gross margin 63.1% vs 54.3%

Assets working harder

asset turnover 1.14x vs 1.12x

No shareholder dilution

54m shares vs 54m

Altman components

Working capital / assets0.294
Retained earnings / assets0.656
Operating profit / assets0.274
Equity / liabilities2.265
Sales / assets1.120

Price history

Weekly closes. Beta 0.95 against the index, annualised volatility 27%, RSI 46.

+197.9% 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.

QuarterRevenueGross profitOperatingNet incomeEPSFiled
2025 Q4Rs 43.5bnRs 29.6bnRs 12.0bnRs 8.5bn156.322026-04-30
2025 Q3Rs 42.4bnRs 22.2bnRs 7.6bnRs 5.4bn99.562025-11-14
2025 Q2Rs 43.4bnRs 29.5bnRs 12.3bnRs 8.7bn160.622025-08-14
2025 Q1Rs 43.9bnRs 29.9bnRs 12.4bnRs 8.8bn161.942025-05-15
2024 Q4Rs 38.7bnRs 24.8bnRs 8.8bnRs 6.2bn115.272025-04-30
2024 Q3Rs 38.2bnRs 20.5bnRs 7.1bnRs 5.0bn92.732024-11-14
2024 Q2Rs 42.3bnRs 23.1bnRs 8.1bnRs 5.7bn106.022024-08-14
2024 Q1Rs 43.8bnRs 22.6bnRs 7.8bnRs 5.6bn103.612024-05-15
2023 Q4Rs 43.7bnRs 25.0bnRs 8.8bnRs 6.3bn116.962024-04-29
2023 Q3Rs 45.3bnRs 22.0bnRs 7.5bnRs 5.4bn100.352023-11-14
2023 Q2Rs 52.6bnRs 19.9bnRs 6.4bnRs 4.8bn88.182023-08-14
2023 Q1Rs 53.3bnRs 22.3bnRs 7.4bnRs 5.5bn101.542023-05-15

Ranked against Transport

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.