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Pakistani (KSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies31
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M26.7%
  • 1Y102.1%
  • YTD2.3%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Lucky Core Industries has stood out, gaining 5.8%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 102% in that time. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 24% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Pakistani Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 Jan 2025PK₨1.4tPK₨1.8tPK₨180.2b10.2x7.7x0.8x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024PK₨1.7tPK₨2.6tPK₨238.5b9.2x7x0.6x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024PK₨1.5tPK₨2.6tPK₨238.4b8.9x6.2x0.6x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024PK₨1.3tPK₨2.6tPK₨223.8b7.2x5.8x0.5x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.8x


Total Market Cap: PK₨821.0bTotal Earnings: PK₨169.8bTotal Revenue: PK₨1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Pakistani Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 5.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Pakistani Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.7x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 5.7x.
  • 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 2.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 9.0% 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-2.00%
Materials-1.42%
Chemicals0.29%
Diversified Chemicals5.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.046%
Industrial Gases-0.43%
Commodity Chemicals-0.98%
Specialty Chemicals-2.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.8x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 161.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 54.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 5.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 161% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 55% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LCI Lucky Core IndustriesPK₨1.18k5.8%
+PK₨6.0b
49.8%PE8.7x
EFERT Engro FertilizersPK₨222.481.5%
+PK₨4.3b
84.7%PE10.2x
AGL AgritechPK₨51.197.3%
+PK₨1.4b
276.1%PE11.4x
ARPL Archroma PakistanPK₨473.019.0%
+PK₨1.3b
10.0%PS0.7x
FATIMA Fatima FertilizerPK₨84.010.3%
+PK₨483.0m
151.3%PE5.4x
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LCI

PK₨1,175.23

Lucky Core Industries

7D

5.8%

1Y

49.8%

ARPL

PK₨473.01

Archroma Pakistan

7D

9.0%

1Y

10.0%

AGL

PK₨51.19

Agritech

7D

7.3%

1Y

276.1%

GATI

PK₨154.04

Gatron (Industries)

7D

-2.2%

1Y

-31.8%

ENGROH

PK₨220.50

Engro Holding

7D

-1.7%

1Y

92.7%

EFERT

PK₨222.48

Engro Fertilizers

7D

1.5%

1Y

84.7%

ICL

PK₨73.50

Ittehad Chemicals

7D

3.5%

1Y

63.3%

FFC

PK₨392.42

Fauji Fertilizer

7D

-0.3%

1Y

244.4%

BIFO

PK₨189.71

Biafo Industries

7D

-2.4%

1Y

62.2%

LOTCHEM

PK₨21.74

Lotte Chemical Pakistan

7D

-5.5%

1Y

9.4%

DYNO

PK₨204.88

Dynea Pakistan

7D

-5.1%

1Y

13.8%

GCIL

PK₨18.69

Ghani Chemical Industries

7D

5.0%

1Y

86.7%

EPCL

PK₨34.12

Engro Polymer and Chemicals

7D

-4.3%

1Y

-28.1%

FATIMA

PK₨84.01

Fatima Fertilizer

7D

0.3%

1Y

151.3%

PAKOXY

PK₨129.45

Pakistan Oxygen

7D

-2.3%

1Y

33.7%

NICL

PK₨147.92

Nimir Industrial Chemicals

7D

2.0%

1Y

28.6%