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- 7D1.5%
- 3M-13.9%
- 1Y21.3%
- YTD-12.9%
The Basic Materials industry is up 6.7% in the last week, with Bestway Cement up 8.0%. During this same period, the Attock Cement Pakistan underperformed, falling 12%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 21%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Pakistani Basic Materials Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 22 Apr 2026 | PK₨1.6t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨177.2b | 8.2x | 9x | 1.5x |
| Fri, 20 Mar 2026 | PK₨1.3t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨176.3b | 7.1x | 7.6x | 1.2x |
| Sun, 15 Feb 2026 | PK₨1.7t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨177.8b | 11.1x | 9.7x | 1.6x |
| Tue, 13 Jan 2026 | PK₨1.8t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨176.4b | 12.1x | 10.4x | 1.7x |
| Thu, 11 Dec 2025 | PK₨1.9t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨176.4b | 12.6x | 10.7x | 1.7x |
| Sat, 08 Nov 2025 | PK₨1.7t | PK₨1.1t | PK₨176.4b | 9.5x | 9.5x | 1.6x |
| Mon, 06 Oct 2025 | PK₨1.9t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨166.8b | 11.5x | 11.2x | 1.8x |
| Wed, 03 Sep 2025 | PK₨1.7t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨164.9b | 10.7x | 10.4x | 1.6x |
| Fri, 01 Aug 2025 | PK₨1.4t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨149.8b | 10.5x | 9.6x | 1.4x |
| Sun, 29 Jun 2025 | PK₨1.4t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨146.9b | 10.1x | 9.3x | 1.3x |
| Tue, 27 May 2025 | PK₨1.3t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨146.9b | 9.4x | 8.7x | 1.3x |
| Thu, 24 Apr 2025 | PK₨1.3t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨138.3b | 9.3x | 9.5x | 1.3x |
| Sat, 22 Mar 2025 | PK₨1.2t | PK₨1.0t | PK₨135.8b | 9.1x | 8.9x | 1.2x |
| Mon, 17 Feb 2025 | PK₨1.1t | PK₨987.7b | PK₨124.0b | 9.5x | 8.7x | 1.1x |
| Wed, 15 Jan 2025 | PK₨992.1b | PK₨975.8b | PK₨121.1b | 10x | 8.2x | 1x |
| Fri, 13 Dec 2024 | PK₨1.1t | PK₨975.8b | PK₨121.1b | 10.7x | 9x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 10 Nov 2024 | PK₨912.3b | PK₨975.8b | PK₨121.1b | 8.6x | 7.5x | 0.9x |
| Tue, 08 Oct 2024 | PK₨751.1b | PK₨971.9b | PK₨117.9b | 6.7x | 6.4x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 05 Sep 2024 | PK₨695.4b | PK₨965.4b | PK₨106.8b | 7.4x | 6.5x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 03 Aug 2024 | PK₨695.1b | PK₨953.2b | PK₨89.3b | 7.2x | 7.8x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 01 Jul 2024 | PK₨706.2b | PK₨953.2b | PK₨89.3b | 7.6x | 7.9x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 29 May 2024 | PK₨681.3b | PK₨953.9b | PK₨90.2b | 7.1x | 7.6x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 26 Apr 2024 | PK₨668.2b | PK₨960.4b | PK₨95.6b | 6.8x | 7x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 24 Mar 2024 | PK₨582.2b | PK₨960.4b | PK₨95.6b | 6.2x | 6.1x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 20 Feb 2024 | PK₨588.4b | PK₨952.2b | PK₨97.6b | 6.5x | 6x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 18 Jan 2024 | PK₨620.4b | PK₨945.1b | PK₨89.1b | 7x | 7x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 16 Dec 2023 | PK₨653.2b | PK₨945.1b | PK₨89.1b | 7.4x | 7.3x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 13 Nov 2023 | PK₨579.5b | PK₨939.8b | PK₨89.3b | 6.6x | 6.5x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 11 Oct 2023 | PK₨487.3b | PK₨900.6b | PK₨75.2b | 5.9x | 6.5x | 0.5x |
| Fri, 08 Sep 2023 | PK₨448.1b | PK₨903.4b | PK₨81.6b | 5.5x | 5.5x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 06 Aug 2023 | PK₨494.6b | PK₨917.0b | PK₨87.8b | 6.3x | 5.6x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 04 Jul 2023 | PK₨474.9b | PK₨917.0b | PK₨87.8b | 6.5x | 5.4x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 01 Jun 2023 | PK₨445.5b | PK₨913.1b | PK₨88.3b | 6.3x | 5x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 29 Apr 2023 | PK₨391.0b | PK₨891.6b | PK₨73.7b | 6.3x | 5.3x | 0.4x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
5.3x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Pakistani Basic Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.8x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.99x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 34% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Pakistani Materials industry?
| PK Market | 3.73% | |
| Materials | 1.33% | |
| Basic Materials | 1.53% | |
| Construction Materials | 1.53% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWCL Bestway Cement | PK₨485.67 | 8.0% +PK₨21.6b | 13.0% | PE11.9x | |
| LUCK Lucky Cement | PK₨441.02 | 1.5% +PK₨9.8b | 25.9% | PE7.9x | |
| DGKC D.G. Khan Cement | PK₨194.72 | 2.2% +PK₨1.8b | 53.9% | PE7.4x | |
| FLYNG Flying Cement | PK₨44.29 | 3.0% +PK₨889.3m | 55.1% | PE34.6x | |
| POWER Power Cement | PK₨19.76 | 2.8% +PK₨684.6m | 38.6% | PE11.9x |