Sapphire Fibres (KASE:SFL) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

SFL Stock Overview

Manufactures and sells cotton yarns, fabrics, and garments in Pakistan and internationally. More details

SFL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 0.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (5.3%) are lower than last year (8.9%)

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the PK market

Does not have a meaningful market cap (PKR25B)

Sapphire Fibres Limited Competitors

Nishat Mills

KASE:NML

PK₨26.4b

Kohinoor Textile Mills

KASE:KTML

PK₨27.0b

Sapphire Textile Mills

KASE:SAPT

PK₨24.9b

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills

KASE:GATM

PK₨16.5b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Sapphire Fibres
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	PK₨1,215.91
52 Week High	PK₨2,040.00
52 Week Low	PK₨1,092.28
Beta	0.58
11 Month Change	-8.39%
3 Month Change	-22.53%
1 Year Change	2.14%
33 Year Change	26.92%
5 Year Change	132.67%
Change since IPO	3,499.77%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	SFL	PK Luxury	PK Market
7D	3.4%	0.3%	1.3%
1Y	2.1%	13.3%	45.0%

Return vs Industry: SFL underperformed the PK Luxury industry which returned 13.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SFL underperformed the PK Market which returned 45% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SFL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SFL volatility
SFL Average Weekly Movement	8.6%
Luxury Industry Average Movement	6.6%
Market Average Movement	5.8%
10% most volatile stocks in PK Market	9.5%
10% least volatile stocks in PK Market	3.6%

Stable Share Price: SFL's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the PK market.

Volatility Over Time: SFL's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of PK stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1979	4,657	Shahid Abdullah	www.sapphire.com.pk/sfl

Sapphire Fibres Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells cotton yarns, fabrics, and garments in Pakistan and internationally. It operates through Spinning; Knitting, Processing & Garments; Denim; and Power segments. The company also owns, operates, and maintains a combined cycle power station with a capacity of 212 MW at Muridke, Punjab.

Sapphire Fibres Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Sapphire Fibres's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SFL fundamental statistics
Market cap	PK₨23.77b
Earnings (TTM)	PK₨3.41b
Revenue (TTM)	PK₨64.63b

7.4x

P/E Ratio

0.4x

P/S Ratio

Is SFL overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SFL income statement (TTM)
Revenue	PK₨64.63b
Cost of Revenue	PK₨56.35b
Gross Profit	PK₨8.28b
Other Expenses	PK₨4.88b
Earnings	PK₨3.41b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Nov 21, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	164.92
Gross Margin	12.82%
Net Profit Margin	5.27%
Debt/Equity Ratio	26.3%

How did SFL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

6%

Payout Ratio

SFL Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Sapphire Fibres Limited Competitors

KASE:NML

PK₨26.4b

KASE:KTML

PK₨27.0b

KASE:SAPT

PK₨24.9b

KASE:GATM

PK₨16.5b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Upcoming dividend of PK₨10.00 per share

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: PK₨187 (vs PK₨328 in FY 2023)

Sapphire Fibres Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 28, 2024

Dividend of PK₨10.00 announced

New minor risk - Market cap size

Sapphire Fibres Limited (KASE:SFL) agreed to acquire 50% stake in Uch Power (Private) Limited from UPLHC-I Limited and UPLHC-II Limited.

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of PK₨10.00 per share

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: PK₨187 (vs PK₨328 in FY 2023)

Sapphire Fibres Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 28, 2024

Dividend of PK₨10.00 announced

New minor risk - Market cap size

Sapphire Fibres Limited (KASE:SFL) agreed to acquire 50% stake in Uch Power (Private) Limited from UPLHC-I Limited and UPLHC-II Limited.

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

New minor risk - Market cap size

Less than half of directors are independent

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: PK₨328 (vs PK₨364 in FY 2022)

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: PK₨110 (vs PK₨83.49 in 3Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 24%

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: PK₨36.54 (vs PK₨81.45 in 2Q 2022)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 29%

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of PK₨10.00 per share

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: PK₨364 (vs PK₨184 in FY 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: PK₨83.49 (vs PK₨51.02 in 3Q 2021)

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Second quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS PK₨77.64 (vs PK₨45.48 in 1Q 2021)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Less than half of directors are independent

Upcoming dividend of PK₨10.00 per share

Non-Executive Chairman Amer Abdullah has left the company

Non-Executive Chairman Amer Abdullah has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨184 (vs PK₨150 in FY 2020)

Less than half of directors are independent

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨51.02 (vs PK₨33.68 in 3Q 2020)

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨51.02 (vs PK₨33.68 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS PK₨31.42 (vs PK₨33.95 in 2Q 2020)

New 90-day low: PK₨900

New 90-day high: PK₨1,025

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: PK₨903

First quarter earnings released

Full year earnings released - EPS PK₨150

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Sapphire Fibres Limited Fundamentals Summary