SSGC
AVOIDSui Southern Gas Company
Gas Distribution · 0.36% of the KSE-100
Price
Rs 12.86
Market cap
Rs 3.0bn
12-month return
+40.7%
Rank
90 of 101
Why the engine ranks it here
Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) screens as one of the least attractive names in the KSE-100, ranking 90 of 101 on a composite score of 36/100.
Sui Southern Gas Company sits in the Gas Distribution sector and scores best on growth (61/100), weakest on balance-sheet strength (36/100). At PKR 12.86 the shares trade on a P/E of 0.8x, 0.12x book, a 25.5% dividend yield. The Piotroski F-Score is 8 of 9 (very strong) and the Altman Z''-Score is 5.46 (watch zone).
What it does well
SSGC grew earnings 500.0% year on year.
Growth
SSGC is unusually steady at 24.2% annualised volatility.
Price trend
SSGC is up 51.9% over the last year excluding the latest month.
Price trend
What holds it back
SSGC carries heavy debt at 1.47x of equity.
Balance-sheet strength
SSGC free cash flow yield is -150.0%.
Valuation
SSGC is stretched at 2.3x net debt to EBITDA.
Balance-sheet strength
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
8 / 9
very strong · 8 of 9 tests passed
Altman Z''-Score
5.46
grey zone · safe above 5.85
Profitable on assets
ROA 1.7%
Cash generative
CFO PKR 4,013m
Returns improving
ROA 1.7% vs 0.2% a year ago
Earnings backed by cash
CFO PKR 4,013m vs profit PKR 3,920m
Deleveraging
debt/assets 0.15 vs 0.16
Liquidity improving
current ratio 1.98 vs 1.96
Margin expanding
gross margin 14.8% vs 13.8%
Assets working harder
asset turnover 1.42x vs 1.43x
No shareholder dilution
232m shares vs 232m
Altman components
Price history
Weekly closes. Beta 0.94 against the index, annualised volatility 24%, RSI 42.
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 87.7bn | Rs 13.3bn | Rs 2.5bn | Rs 1.2bn | 5.31 | 2026-04-30 |
| 2025 Q3 | Rs 84.7bn | Rs 12.4bn | Rs 2.3bn | Rs 1.0bn | 4.51 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025 Q2 | Rs 86.5bn | Rs 13.6bn | Rs 2.7bn | Rs 1.4bn | 5.88 | 2025-08-14 |
| 2025 Q1 | Rs 79.8bn | Rs 11.0bn | Rs 1.9bn | Rs 749m | 3.23 | 2025-05-15 |
| 2024 Q4 | Rs 72.2bn | Rs 10.8bn | Rs 2.0bn | Rs 761m | 3.28 | 2025-04-30 |
| 2024 Q3 | Rs 71.7bn | Rs 9.6bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs 92m | 0.40 | 2024-11-14 |
| 2024 Q2 | Rs 80.8bn | Rs 10.6bn | Rs 1.7bn | Rs 2m | 0.01 | 2024-08-14 |
| 2024 Q1 | Rs 80.8bn | Rs 10.4bn | Rs 1.6bn | Rs 13m | 0.06 | 2024-05-15 |
| 2023 Q4 | Rs 75.1bn | Rs 11.9bn | Rs 2.4bn | Rs 406m | 1.75 | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 Q3 | Rs 78.7bn | Rs 9.1bn | Rs 1.1bn | Rs -722m | -3.11 | 2023-11-14 |
| 2023 Q2 | Rs 88.0bn | Rs 14.6bn | Rs 3.0bn | Rs 744m | 3.21 | 2023-08-14 |
| 2023 Q1 | Rs 87.9bn | Rs 12.6bn | Rs 2.3bn | Rs 368m | 1.59 | 2023-05-15 |
Ranked against Gas Distribution
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.