Engro Polymer and Chemicals Limited

KASE:EPCL Stock Report

Market Cap: PK₨34.0b

Engro Polymer and Chemicals Valuation

Is EPCL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of EPCL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: EPCL (PKR37.39) is trading above our estimate of fair value (PKR10.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EPCL is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EPCL?

Key metric: As EPCL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EPCL. This is calculated by dividing EPCL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EPCL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio55.5x
EarningsPK₨612.33m
Market CapPK₨33.98b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EPCL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EPCL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average21.9x
LOTCHEM Lotte Chemical Pakistan
10.2xn/aPK₨29.5b
NICL Nimir Industrial Chemicals
14.3xn/aPK₨14.4b
BIFO Biafo Industries
51.4xn/aPK₨6.5b
SITC Sitara Chemical Industries
11.7xn/aPK₨6.3b
EPCL Engro Polymer and Chemicals
55.5x147.3%PK₨34.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EPCL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the peer average (21.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EPCL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the PK Chemicals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
EPCL 55.5xIndustry Avg. 9.1xNo. of Companies5PE0612182430+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EPCL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the PK Chemicals industry average (9.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EPCL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

EPCL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio55.5x
Fair PE Ratio68x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EPCL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (68x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst EPCL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentPK₨37.39
PK₨40.78
+9.1%
11.2%PK₨44.00PK₨33.00n/a4
Nov ’25PK₨31.75
PK₨40.78
+28.4%
11.2%PK₨44.00PK₨33.00n/a4
Oct ’25PK₨31.95
PK₨44.78
+40.1%
5.7%PK₨49.00PK₨42.10n/a4
Sep ’25PK₨37.09
PK₨47.18
+27.2%
11.3%PK₨56.80PK₨42.10n/a5
Aug ’25PK₨42.00
PK₨51.58
+22.8%
12.2%PK₨60.00PK₨42.10n/a5
Jul ’25PK₨43.80
PK₨50.15
+14.5%
14.4%PK₨60.00PK₨40.00n/a6
Jun ’25PK₨44.50
PK₨50.15
+12.7%
14.4%PK₨60.00PK₨40.00n/a6
May ’25PK₨42.60
PK₨50.15
+17.7%
14.4%PK₨60.00PK₨40.00n/a6
Apr ’25PK₨45.14
PK₨51.15
+13.3%
14.6%PK₨60.00PK₨40.00n/a6
Mar ’25PK₨44.30
PK₨51.15
+15.5%
14.6%PK₨60.00PK₨40.00n/a6
Feb ’25PK₨47.44
PK₨48.23
+1.7%
10.6%PK₨53.00PK₨40.00n/a4
Jan ’25PK₨48.08
PK₨46.63
-3.0%
10.6%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00n/a3
Dec ’24PK₨45.01
PK₨46.63
+3.6%
10.6%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00n/a3
Nov ’24PK₨39.54
PK₨47.73
+20.7%
9.8%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00PK₨31.754
Oct ’24PK₨39.31
PK₨48.23
+22.7%
9.9%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00PK₨31.954
Sep ’24PK₨40.18
PK₨48.23
+20.0%
9.9%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00PK₨37.094
Aug ’24PK₨45.14
PK₨47.48
+5.2%
9.9%PK₨51.90PK₨40.00PK₨42.004
Jul ’24PK₨42.25
PK₨47.30
+12.0%
9.6%PK₨53.00PK₨40.00PK₨43.805
Jun ’24PK₨42.35
PK₨47.30
+11.7%
9.6%PK₨53.00PK₨40.00PK₨44.505
May ’24PK₨45.77
PK₨49.08
+7.2%
11.7%PK₨58.00PK₨40.00PK₨42.606
Apr ’24PK₨46.78
PK₨51.70
+10.5%
8.2%PK₨58.00PK₨45.50PK₨45.145
Mar ’24PK₨44.33
PK₨57.06
+28.7%
14.2%PK₨70.00PK₨45.50PK₨44.308
Feb ’24PK₨46.36
PK₨58.06
+25.2%
13.9%PK₨70.00PK₨45.50PK₨47.448
Jan ’24PK₨42.32
PK₨64.34
+52.0%
10.5%PK₨77.00PK₨55.00PK₨48.088
Dec ’23PK₨50.96
PK₨64.34
+26.3%
10.5%PK₨77.00PK₨55.00PK₨45.018
Nov ’23PK₨53.50
PK₨64.34
+20.3%
10.5%PK₨77.00PK₨55.00PK₨39.548

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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