Comparison
Why is Kohat Cement Co. Ltd. ?
1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 16.97
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 25.64%
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at PKR 10,874.07 MM
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 5,445.03
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 26.1%
4
With ROE of 23.1, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.4 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0%, its profits have risen by 66.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kohat Cement Co. Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Building Products should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Building Products)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kohat Cement Co. Ltd. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kohat Cement Co. Ltd.
68.2%
1.80
45.94%
Pakistan KSE 100 Share
60.28%
2.81
22.77%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.86%
EBIT Growth (5y)
95.38%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
16.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Net Debt is too low
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.58
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4,057.68
Tax Ratio
35.48%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
42.14%
ROE (avg)
18.15%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
8
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.94
EV to EBIT
4.88
EV to EBITDA
4.47
EV to Capital Employed
3.06
EV to Sales
1.78
PEG Ratio
0.27
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
62.70%
ROE (Latest)
24.14%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
13What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at PKR 10,874.07 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 5,445.03
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 26.1%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at -58.13 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -33.17% (YoY
NET PROFIT(9M)
Higher at PKR 9,221.12 MM
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at PKR 62,753.55 MM
-5What is not working for the Company
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 2.86%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 20.98%
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at PKR 8,152.12 MM
Here's what is working for Kohat Cement Co. Ltd.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 5,445.03 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at PKR 10,874.07 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (PKR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -58.13 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Cash and Eqv
Highest at PKR 62,753.55 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net Profit
Higher at PKR 9,221.12 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2025MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (PKR MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -33.17% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Kohat Cement Co. Ltd.
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 2.86% and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Net Sales
Lowest at PKR 8,152.12 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (PKR MM)
Net Sales
At PKR 8,152.12 MM has Fallen at -13.85%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of PKR 9,462.36 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (PKR MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 20.98%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






