Maple Leaf Cement Factory (KASE:MLCF) Stock Valuation, Peer Comparison & Price Targets

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

MLCF (PKR39.79) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] (PKR9.94)

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: MLCF (PKR39.79) is trading above our estimate of fair value (PKR9.94)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MLCF. This is calculated by dividing MLCF's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MLCF's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	6.3x
Earnings	PK₨6.61b
Market Cap	PK₨41.68b

MLCF key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	0.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	2.8x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MLCF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	18.4x
PIOC Pioneer Cement	7.9x	n/a	PK₨41.8b
DGKC D.G. Khan Cement	49.5x	n/a	PK₨36.7b
CHCC Cherat Cement	8x	12.7%	PK₨54.9b
KOHC Kohat Cement	8.1x	n/a	PK₨82.1b
MLCF Maple Leaf Cement Factory	6.3x	n/a	PK₨41.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MLCF is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.3x) compared to the peer average (18.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MLCF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Basic Materials Industry?

1 Company	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap

1 Company		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MLCF is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (6.3x) compared to the Asian Basic Materials industry average (17.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MLCF'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.

MLCF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	6.3x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MLCF's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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 MLCF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	PK₨39.79	PK₨51.00 +28.2%	11.9%	PK₨58.00	PK₨44.00	n/a	4
Nov ’25	PK₨38.78	PK₨51.00 +31.5%	11.9%	PK₨58.00	PK₨44.00	n/a	4
Oct ’25	PK₨33.69	PK₨53.33 +58.3%	9.8%	PK₨58.00	PK₨46.00	n/a	3
Sep ’25	PK₨32.61	PK₨53.77 +64.9%	8.4%	PK₨59.40	PK₨46.00	n/a	7
Aug ’25	PK₨35.05	PK₨54.55 +55.6%	8.6%	PK₨60.00	PK₨46.00	n/a	8
Jul ’25	PK₨37.77	PK₨54.71 +44.9%	8.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨46.00	n/a	9
Jun ’25	PK₨38.48	PK₨54.71 +42.2%	8.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨46.00	n/a	9
May ’25	PK₨36.14	PK₨54.71 +51.4%	8.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨46.00	n/a	9
Apr ’25	PK₨35.24	PK₨55.80 +58.3%	6.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨50.00	n/a	8
Mar ’25	PK₨38.50	PK₨55.93 +45.3%	6.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨50.00	n/a	8
Feb ’25	PK₨37.92	PK₨56.20 +48.2%	6.2%	PK₨60.00	PK₨50.00	n/a	5
Jan ’25	PK₨40.83	PK₨52.00 +27.4%	9.5%	PK₨58.00	PK₨45.00	n/a	4
Dec ’24	PK₨42.36	PK₨47.67 +12.5%	4.3%	PK₨50.00	PK₨45.00	n/a	3
Nov ’24	PK₨36.16	PK₨40.49 +12.0%	15.3%	PK₨50.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨38.78	8
Oct ’24	PK₨29.94	PK₨38.10 +27.3%	10.8%	PK₨44.03	PK₨30.00	PK₨33.69	9
Sep ’24	PK₨27.05	PK₨37.10 +37.2%	9.8%	PK₨43.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨32.61	9
Aug ’24	PK₨32.99	PK₨36.21 +9.8%	8.3%	PK₨41.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨35.05	9
Jul ’24	PK₨28.33	PK₨36.20 +27.8%	7.9%	PK₨41.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨37.77	10
Jun ’24	PK₨27.86	PK₨36.20 +29.9%	7.9%	PK₨41.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨38.48	10
May ’24	PK₨27.70	PK₨36.20 +30.7%	7.9%	PK₨41.00	PK₨30.00	PK₨36.14	10
Apr ’24	PK₨25.98	PK₨33.86 +30.3%	9.5%	PK₨39.00	PK₨27.00	PK₨35.24	10
Mar ’24	PK₨24.22	PK₨33.65 +38.9%	8.7%	PK₨37.00	PK₨27.00	PK₨38.50	10
Feb ’24	PK₨21.75	PK₨39.45 +81.4%	18.7%	PK₨56.00	PK₨33.00	PK₨37.92	8
Jan ’24	PK₨22.57	PK₨44.40 +96.7%	16.0%	PK₨56.00	PK₨36.00	PK₨40.83	5
Dec ’23	PK₨24.99	PK₨41.17 +64.7%	23.6%	PK₨56.00	PK₨25.00	PK₨42.36	6
Nov ’23	PK₨27.50	PK₨40.40 +46.9%	26.3%	PK₨56.00	PK₨25.00	PK₨36.16	5

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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