Pakistani (KSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis
UpdatedSep 26, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies32
- 7D0.9%
- 3M-3.4%
- 1Y-6.7%
- YTD-4.8%
Over the last 7 days, the Chemicals industry has remained flat, although notably Lotte Chemical Pakistan gained 13%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 5.9% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 12% per annum.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, 26 Sep 2023 | PK₨715.3b | PK₨2.0t | PK₨130.5b | 7x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 24 Aug 2023 | PK₨730.5b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨119.9b | 7.3x | 6.1x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 22 Jul 2023 | PK₨746.3b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨114.9b | 7.1x | 6.5x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 19 Jun 2023 | PK₨740.5b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨114.9b | 6.8x | 6.4x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 17 May 2023 | PK₨752.5b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨116.2b | 7.7x | 6.5x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 14 Apr 2023 | PK₨735.6b | PK₨1.9t | PK₨134.7b | 7.5x | 5.5x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 12 Mar 2023 | PK₨768.4b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨136.4b | 7.5x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 07 Feb 2023 | PK₨755.9b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨133.9b | 6.6x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 05 Jan 2023 | PK₨750.6b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨135.0b | 6.8x | 5.6x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 03 Dec 2022 | PK₨782.4b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨135.6b | 6.5x | 5.8x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2022 | PK₨757.7b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨148.3b | 6.6x | 5.1x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 28 Sep 2022 | PK₨767.0b | PK₨1.8t | PK₨149.0b | 5.9x | 5.1x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 26 Aug 2022 | PK₨802.3b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨170.1b | 5.5x | 4.7x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 24 Jul 2022 | PK₨801.8b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨169.9b | 5.4x | 4.7x | 0.5x |
| Tue, 21 Jun 2022 | PK₨833.5b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨169.9b | 5.7x | 4.9x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 19 May 2022 | PK₨862.6b | PK₨1.6t | PK₨167.7b | 5.8x | 5.1x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 16 Apr 2022 | PK₨903.9b | PK₨1.5t | PK₨163.7b | 6.3x | 5.5x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 14 Mar 2022 | PK₨818.0b | PK₨1.5t | PK₨163.7b | 5.6x | 5x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 09 Feb 2022 | PK₨835.7b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.8b | 5.9x | 4.9x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 07 Jan 2022 | PK₨804.6b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.0b | 7x | 4.8x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 05 Dec 2021 | PK₨782.0b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨169.0b | 5.7x | 4.6x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 02 Nov 2021 | PK₨804.1b | PK₨1.4t | PK₨168.9b | 5.9x | 4.8x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 30 Sep 2021 | PK₨782.1b | PK₨1.3t | PK₨161.6b | 5.6x | 4.8x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 28 Aug 2021 | PK₨833.6b | PK₨1.3t | PK₨160.1b | 7.3x | 5.2x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 04 Jul 2021 | PK₨820.1b | PK₨1.3t | PK₨160.1b | 7.6x | 5.1x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 07 Apr 2021 | PK₨790.6b | PK₨1.3t | PK₨146.8b | 7.9x | 5.4x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 09 Jan 2021 | PK₨784.7b | PK₨1.1t | PK₨116.5b | 9.1x | 6.7x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 02 Oct 2020 | PK₨759.4b | PK₨1.2t | PK₨91.8b | 12.3x | 8.3x | 0.6x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
8.3x
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 5.7x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.54x.
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 19% 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 | 1.79% | |
| Materials | 1.56% | |
| Chemicals | 0.94% | |
| Industrial Gases | 4.56% | |
| Commodity Chemicals | 4.20% | |
| Diversified Chemicals | 2.79% | |
| Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals | -0.28% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | -1.12% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.6x.
- 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 5.2x.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 14% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 18% per year.
- In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% per year 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOTCHEM Lotte Chemical Pakistan | PK₨28.01 | 13.1% +PK₨4.9b | -1.1% | PE5.6x | |
| LCI Lucky Core Industries | PK₨571.72 | 3.1% +PK₨1.6b | -15.9% | PE7.1x | |
| FATIMA Fatima Fertilizer | PK₨27.90 | 2.6% +PK₨1.5b | -25.6% | PE4.3x | |
| PSYL Pakistan Synthetics | PK₨26.70 | 23.6% +PK₨706.0m | -6.9% | PE4.2x | |
| PAKOXY Pakistan Oxygen | PK₨95.70 | 4.2% +PK₨285.6m | -9.0% | PE28.1x |