Header cover image

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?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Sep 2024PK₨1.2tPK₨2.6tPK₨227.7b6.5x5.2x0.5x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024PK₨1.1tPK₨2.5tPK₨200.7b6.8x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024PK₨1.1tPK₨2.5tPK₨164.9b7x6.9x0.5x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024PK₨1.0tPK₨2.5tPK₨164.6b6.7x6.2x0.4x
Sat, 11 May 2024PK₨1.0tPK₨2.5tPK₨165.9b6.7x6.2x0.4x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024PK₨1.0tPK₨2.4tPK₨162.5b5.8x6.2x0.4x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024PK₨952.3bPK₨2.2tPK₨161.2b5.7x5.9x0.4x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024PK₨889.1bPK₨2.2tPK₨161.5b5.9x5.5x0.4x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023PK₨883.7bPK₨2.2tPK₨160.0b5.7x5.5x0.4x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023PK₨849.8bPK₨2.2tPK₨159.4b5.7x5.3x0.4x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023PK₨786.1bPK₨2.0tPK₨138.1b5.5x5.7x0.4x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023PK₨710.8bPK₨2.0tPK₨130.5b6.9x5.4x0.4x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023PK₨745.3bPK₨1.9tPK₨122.4b7.6x6.1x0.4x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023PK₨747.5bPK₨1.9tPK₨114.9b7x6.5x0.4x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023PK₨752.9bPK₨1.9tPK₨114.9b6.8x6.6x0.4x
Sun, 14 May 2023PK₨737.3bPK₨1.9tPK₨116.2b7.7x6.3x0.4x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023PK₨737.5bPK₨1.9tPK₨134.7b7.6x5.5x0.4x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023PK₨759.6bPK₨1.8tPK₨136.4b7.2x5.6x0.4x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023PK₨750.9bPK₨1.8tPK₨134.8b6.6x5.6x0.4x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023PK₨736.4bPK₨1.8tPK₨135.6b6.3x5.4x0.4x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022PK₨787.2bPK₨1.8tPK₨135.6b6.7x5.8x0.4x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022PK₨769.1bPK₨1.8tPK₨147.3b6.8x5.2x0.4x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022PK₨753.8bPK₨1.8tPK₨149.0b5.7x5.1x0.4x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022PK₨804.9bPK₨1.6tPK₨169.1b5.6x4.8x0.5x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022PK₨808.6bPK₨1.6tPK₨169.8b5.5x4.8x0.5x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022PK₨836.5bPK₨1.6tPK₨169.9b5.7x4.9x0.5x
Mon, 16 May 2022PK₨857.6bPK₨1.6tPK₨167.7b5.8x5.1x0.5x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022PK₨883.9bPK₨1.5tPK₨163.0b5.9x5.4x0.6x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022PK₨820.2bPK₨1.5tPK₨163.7b5.6x5x0.6x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022PK₨821.0bPK₨1.4tPK₨169.8b6.3x4.8x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022PK₨797.1bPK₨1.4tPK₨169.0b6.2x4.7x0.6x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021PK₨807.4bPK₨1.4tPK₨169.0b6x4.8x0.6x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021PK₨799.7bPK₨1.4tPK₨169.1b7x4.7x0.6x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021PK₨789.2bPK₨1.3tPK₨161.8b6.1x4.9x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.9x


Total Market Cap: PK₨789.2bTotal Earnings: PK₨161.8bTotal Revenue: PK₨1.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Pakistani Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.5x202220232024
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 Market1.64%
Materials2.15%
Chemicals4.31%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.63%
Diversified Chemicals3.89%
Industrial Gases1.30%
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?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
EFERT Engro FertilizersPK₨188.9910.2%
+PK₨23.4b
149.3%PE8.4x
FFC Fauji FertilizerPK₨195.357.1%
+PK₨16.4b
110.4%PE3.9x
LCI Lucky Core IndustriesPK₨1.08k4.5%
+PK₨4.2b
89.2%PE8.9x
FFBL Fauji Fertilizer Bin QasimPK₨48.044.6%
+PK₨2.7b
227.9%PE2.7x
PAKOXY Pakistan OxygenPK₨149.946.2%
+PK₨763.2m
66.7%PE31x
Simply Wall Street Pty Ltd (ACN 600 056 611), is a Corporate Authorised Representative (Authorised Representative Number: 467183) of Sanlam Private Wealth Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 337927). Any advice contained in this website is general advice only and has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should not rely on any advice and/or information contained in this website and before making any investment decision we recommend that you consider whether it is appropriate for your situation and seek appropriate financial, taxation and legal advice. Please read our Financial Services Guide before deciding whether to obtain financial services from us.

Latest News

GCIL

PK₨10.05

Ghani Chemical Industries

7D

-10.7%

1Y

27.9%

DYNO

PK₨200.21

Dynea Pakistan

7D

-14.5%

1Y

43.1%

LCI

PK₨1,075.91

Lucky Core Industries

7D

4.5%

1Y

89.2%

BIFO

PK₨123.20

Biafo Industries

7D

-7.1%

1Y

97.4%

FFC

PK₨195.35

Fauji Fertilizer

7D

7.1%

1Y

110.4%

FATIMA

PK₨54.32

Fatima Fertilizer

7D

0.6%

1Y

95.7%

DAWH

PK₨140.82

Dawood Hercules

7D

-0.8%

1Y

23.2%

EFERT

PK₨188.99

Engro Fertilizers

7D

10.2%

1Y

149.3%

PAKOXY

PK₨149.94

Pakistan Oxygen

7D

6.2%

1Y

66.7%

LOTCHEM

PK₨15.86

Lotte Chemical Pakistan

7D

-3.4%

1Y

-42.3%

ENGRO

PK₨318.92

Engro

7D

0.4%

1Y

30.4%

EPCL

PK₨34.69

Engro Polymer and Chemicals

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-12.2%

FFBL

PK₨48.04

Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim

7D

4.6%

1Y

227.9%

PSYL

PK₨26.03

Pakistan Synthetics

7D

-10.8%

1Y

4.3%

NICL

PK₨113.14

Nimir Industrial Chemicals

7D

-8.4%

1Y

3.5%

TRIPF

PK₨111.00

Tri-Pack Films

7D

1.8%

1Y

-7.2%