Pakistani (KSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

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, 19 Aug 2026	PK₨1.6t	PK₨1.2t	PK₨190.9b	8.8x	8.6x	1.4x
Fri, 17 Jul 2026	PK₨1.7t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨180.1b	9.1x	9.2x	1.5x
Sun, 14 Jun 2026	PK₨1.6t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨180.1b	9x	9x	1.4x
Tue, 12 May 2026	PK₨1.6t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨180.1b	8.1x	8.6x	1.4x
Thu, 09 Apr 2026	PK₨1.5t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨176.3b	7.6x	8.5x	1.4x
Sat, 07 Mar 2026	PK₨1.4t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨176.3b	7.5x	8.1x	1.3x
Mon, 02 Feb 2026	PK₨1.8t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨177.6b	11.1x	10.1x	1.6x
Wed, 31 Dec 2025	PK₨1.8t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨176.4b	12.1x	10.5x	1.7x
Fri, 28 Nov 2025	PK₨1.7t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨176.4b	12.3x	9.8x	1.6x
Sun, 26 Oct 2025	PK₨1.7t	PK₨1.1t	PK₨171.2b	10.4x	10.2x	1.7x
Tue, 23 Sep 2025	PK₨1.8t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨167.6b	11.1x	10.7x	1.7x
Thu, 21 Aug 2025	PK₨1.6t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨158.7b	10.6x	10.3x	1.6x
Sat, 19 Jul 2025	PK₨1.4t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨149.8b	9.5x	9.4x	1.4x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025	PK₨1.3t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨146.9b	9.6x	9.1x	1.3x
Wed, 14 May 2025	PK₨1.3t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨147.1b	9.3x	9x	1.3x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025	PK₨1.2t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨135.8b	8.7x	9.1x	1.2x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025	PK₨1.2t	PK₨1.0t	PK₨135.5b	9.1x	8.6x	1.2x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025	PK₨1.0t	PK₨987.1b	PK₨123.7b	9.9x	8.3x	1x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025	PK₨1.1t	PK₨975.8b	PK₨121.1b	10.6x	8.8x	1.1x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024	PK₨937.5b	PK₨975.8b	PK₨121.1b	8.4x	7.7x	1x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024	PK₨858.6b	PK₨973.8b	PK₨119.1b	8.9x	7.2x	0.9x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024	PK₨721.0b	PK₨972.8b	PK₨117.8b	7.2x	6.1x	0.7x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024	PK₨700.4b	PK₨953.8b	PK₨92.5b	7.3x	7.6x	0.7x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024	PK₨727.9b	PK₨953.2b	PK₨89.3b	7.6x	8.2x	0.8x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024	PK₨716.1b	PK₨953.2b	PK₨89.3b	8x	8x	0.8x
Thu, 16 May 2024	PK₨694.1b	PK₨956.0b	PK₨90.5b	7.4x	7.7x	0.7x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024	PK₨632.3b	PK₨960.4b	PK₨95.6b	6.6x	6.6x	0.7x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024	PK₨624.3b	PK₨959.7b	PK₨95.4b	6.6x	6.5x	0.7x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024	PK₨616.7b	PK₨953.0b	PK₨96.5b	7x	6.4x	0.6x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024	PK₨649.7b	PK₨945.1b	PK₨89.1b	7.7x	7.3x	0.7x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023	PK₨649.8b	PK₨945.1b	PK₨89.1b	7.6x	7.3x	0.7x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023	PK₨509.0b	PK₨905.6b	PK₨74.8b	6.2x	6.8x	0.6x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023	PK₨466.5b	PK₨903.7b	PK₨81.0b	5.7x	5.8x	0.5x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023	PK₨481.7b	PK₨919.2b	PK₨88.2b	5.7x	5.5x	0.5x

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the Pakistani Basic Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.2x.

The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Basic Materials industry have grown 29% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 8.5% 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	-1.18%
Materials	-1.27%
Basic Materials	-1.27%
Construction Materials	-1.27%

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
THCCL Thatta Cement	PK₨75.70	6.4% +PK₨1.9b	70.7%	PE10.5x
BWCL Bestway Cement	PK₨500.36	0.1% +PK₨417.4m	-7.7%	PE11.7x
DNCC Dandot Cement	PK₨17.57	3.3% +PK₨177.2m	9.1%	PS0.8x
GWLC Gharibwal Cement	PK₨50.33	0.8% +PK₨152.1m	-5.4%	PE7.5x

Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited (KASE:DGKC), Nishat Mills Limited (KASE:NML), Nishat Power Limited (KASE:NPL), Nishat Chunian Power Limited (KASE:NCPL), Lalpir Power Limited (KASE:LPL) and Pakgen Power Limited (KASE:PKGP) completed the acquisition of 3.20% stake in Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited (KASE:RMPL).

Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited (KASE:DGKC), Nishat Mills Limited (KASE:NML), Nishat Power Limited (KASE:NPL), Nishat Chunian Power Limited (KASE:NCPL), Lalpir Power Limited (KASE:LPL) and Pakgen Power Limited (KASE:PKGP) proposed to acquire 3.20% stake in Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited (KASE:RMPL) for PKR 2.9 billion on March 26, 2026. A cash consideration of PKR 2.93 billion valued at PKR 9800 per share will be paid by Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited, Nishat Mills Limited, Nishat Power Limited, Nishat Chunian Power Limited, Lalpir Power Limited and Pakgen Power Limited. As part of consideration, PKR 2.93 billion is paid towards common equity of Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited. As of May 12, 2026, the Acceptance Period will commence on May 14, 2026 and will end on May 20, 2026. The expected completion of the transaction is May 20, 2026. Next Capital Limited acted as financial advisor for Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, Nishat Chunian Power Limited, Pakgen Power Limited, Nishat Mills Limited, D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited, Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited, Lalpir Power Limited and Nishat Power Limited. Nishat Hotels and Properties Limited, D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited (KASE:DGKC), Nishat Mills Limited (KASE:NML), Nishat Power Limited (KASE:NPL), Nishat Chunian Power Limited (KASE:NCPL), Lalpir Power Limited (KASE:LPL) and Pakgen Power Limited (KASE:PKGP) completed the acquisition of 3.20% stake in Rafhan Maize Products Co. Limited (KASE:RMPL) on June 30, 2026. In a related transaction, Ingredion Incorporated completed the previously announced sale of 51% of the issued share capital of Rafhan Maize Products Co. Ltd. As part of the Transaction, the Purchasers acquired approximately 78% of the outstanding shares of Rafhan Maize, inclusive of Ingredion’s approximately 51% ownership interest. Following completion of the Transaction, Ingredion retains an approximately 20% minority ownership interest in Rafhan Maize.

Pakistani (KSE) Basic Materials Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Trends

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Upcoming dividend of PK₨10.00 per share

Full year 2026 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Dividend increased to PK₨5.00

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

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Full year 2026 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Price target increased by 8.0% to PK₨377

New minor risk - Share price stability

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