Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. (PSO) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Quality

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Financial

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Why is Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. ?

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 37.14% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 24.29%

Positive results in Mar 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at PKR 50,171.09 MM
NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at PKR 9,463.55 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At PKR 6,499.79 has Grown at 198.07%

With ROE of 4.4, it has a expensive valuation with a 0.7 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 0%, its profits have fallen by -28.6%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Oil)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

114.77%

2.84

45.42%

Pakistan KSE 100 Share

60.28%

2.81

22.77%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

25.09%

EBIT Growth (5y)

58.86%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.47

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

4.41

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.37

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

5.31

Tax Ratio

44.47%

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.55%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.01%

ROCE (avg)

14.66%

ROE (avg)

15.07%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.86

EV to EBIT

9.41

EV to EBITDA

8.38

EV to Capital Employed

0.93

EV to Sales

0.15

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.12%

ROCE (Latest)

9.92%

ROE (Latest)

5.45%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

14What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at PKR 50,171.09 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at PKR 9,463.55 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At PKR 6,499.79 MM has Grown at 198.07%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -13.17% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at PKR 172,918.59 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 141.15 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 11%

-2What is not working for the Company

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.32%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at PKR 746,844.85 MM

Here's what is working for Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

Net Profit

At PKR 9,463.55 MM has Grown at 229.08%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (PKR MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at PKR 50,171.09 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (PKR MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At PKR 6,499.79 MM has Grown at 198.07%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (PKR MM)

Net Profit

Higher at PKR 9,463.55 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2025

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (PKR MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at PKR 172,918.59 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 141.15 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 11%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -13.17% (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 Pakistan State Oil Co. Ltd.

Net Sales

Lowest at PKR 746,844.85 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (PKR MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.32%

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio