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Pakistani (KSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedSep 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies33
- 7D4.3%
- 3M9.7%
- 1Y67.8%
- YTD30.1%
In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 4.3%, with Engro Fertilizers up 13%. Meanwhile, Dynea Pakistan actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 23% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 68% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to be flat in the coming years.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Pakistani Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 20 Sep 2024 | PK₨1.2t | PK₨2.6t | PK₨227.7b | 6.5x | 5.2x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 18 Aug 2024 | PK₨1.1t | PK₨2.5t | PK₨200.7b | 6.8x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 16 Jul 2024 | PK₨1.1t | PK₨2.5t | PK₨164.9b | 7x | 6.9x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 13 Jun 2024 | PK₨1.0t | PK₨2.5t | PK₨164.6b | 6.7x | 6.2x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 11 May 2024 | PK₨1.0t | PK₨2.5t | PK₨165.9b | 6.7x | 6.2x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 08 Apr 2024 | PK₨1.0t | PK₨2.4t | PK₨162.5b | 5.8x | 6.2x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 06 Mar 2024 | PK₨952.3b | PK₨2.2t | PK₨161.2b | 5.7x | 5.9x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 02 Feb 2024 | PK₨889.1b | PK₨2.2t | PK₨161.5b | 5.9x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 31 Dec 2023 | PK₨883.7b | PK₨2.2t | PK₨160.0b | 5.7x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 28 Nov 2023 | PK₨849.8b | PK₨2.2t | PK₨159.4b | 5.7x | 5.3x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 26 Oct 2023 | PK₨786.1b | PK₨2.0t | PK₨138.1b | 5.5x | 5.7x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 23 Sep 2023 | PK₨710.8b | PK₨2.0t | PK₨130.5b | 6.9x | 5.4x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 21 Aug 2023 | PK₨745.3b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨122.4b | 7.6x | 6.1x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 19 Jul 2023 | PK₨747.5b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨114.9b | 7x | 6.5x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 16 Jun 2023 | PK₨752.9b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨114.9b | 6.8x | 6.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 14 May 2023 | PK₨737.3b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨116.2b | 7.7x | 6.3x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 11 Apr 2023 | PK₨737.5b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨134.7b | 7.6x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 09 Mar 2023 | PK₨759.6b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨136.4b | 7.2x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2023 | PK₨750.9b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨134.8b | 6.6x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 02 Jan 2023 | PK₨736.4b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨135.6b | 6.3x | 5.4x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 30 Nov 2022 | PK₨787.2b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨135.6b | 6.7x | 5.8x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | PK₨769.1b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨147.3b | 6.8x | 5.2x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 25 Sep 2022 | PK₨753.8b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨149.0b | 5.7x | 5.1x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 23 Aug 2022 | PK₨804.9b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨169.1b | 5.6x | 4.8x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 21 Jul 2022 | PK₨808.6b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨169.8b | 5.5x | 4.8x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 18 Jun 2022 | PK₨836.5b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨169.9b | 5.7x | 4.9x | 0.5x |
| Mon, 16 May 2022 | PK₨857.6b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨167.7b | 5.8x | 5.1x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 13 Apr 2022 | PK₨883.9b | PK₨1.5t | PK₨163.0b | 5.9x | 5.4x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 11 Mar 2022 | PK₨820.2b | PK₨1.5t | PK₨163.7b | 5.6x | 5x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 06 Feb 2022 | PK₨821.0b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.8b | 6.3x | 4.8x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 04 Jan 2022 | PK₨797.1b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.0b | 6.2x | 4.7x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 02 Dec 2021 | PK₨807.4b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.0b | 6x | 4.8x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 30 Oct 2021 | PK₨799.7b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.1b | 7x | 4.7x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 27 Sep 2021 | PK₨789.2b | PK₨1.3t | PK₨161.8b | 6.1x | 4.9x | 0.6x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
4.9x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Pakistani Chemicals 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 5.5x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.46x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 26% 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 | 1.64% | |
| Materials | 2.15% | |
| Chemicals | 4.31% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | 5.63% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | 3.89% | |
| Industrial Gases | 1.30% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | -3.22% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -7.63% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.4x.
- It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
- Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 5.1x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 9.2% per year.
- In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings growth to stay flat over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFERT Engro Fertilizers | PK₨188.99 | 10.2% +PK₨23.4b | 149.3% | PE8.4x | |
| FFC Fauji Fertilizer | PK₨195.35 | 7.1% +PK₨16.4b | 110.4% | PE3.9x | |
| LCI Lucky Core Industries | PK₨1.08k | 4.5% +PK₨4.2b | 89.2% | PE8.9x | |
| FFBL Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim | PK₨48.04 | 4.6% +PK₨2.7b | 227.9% | PE2.7x | |
| PAKOXY Pakistan Oxygen | PK₨149.94 | 6.2% +PK₨763.2m | 66.7% | PE31x |