Pioneer Cement Ltd. (PIOC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Valuation

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Pioneer Cement Ltd.

Why is Pioneer Cement Ltd. ?

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

High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at 0 times
The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 10.18% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 31.92%

The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 3 consecutive positive quarters

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 3.61%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 16.81%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 21.06% (YoY)

With ROE of 11.2, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.1 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 43.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 7

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How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Pioneer Cement Ltd. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Pioneer Cement Ltd.

-100.0%

0.96

47.91%

Pakistan KSE 100 Share

26.26%

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)

25.05%

EBIT Growth (5y)

66.67%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.37

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.83

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.13

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.61

Tax Ratio

38.21%

Dividend Payout Ratio

46.58%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

15.67%

ROE (avg)

10.18%

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

1.09

EV to EBIT

5.74

EV to EBITDA

4.35

EV to Capital Employed

1.08

EV to Sales

1.69

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

6.71%

ROCE (Latest)

18.77%

ROE (Latest)

10.26%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Bullish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

6What is working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 3.53 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,623.42

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at PKR 10,603.43 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at PKR 10,261.57 MM

-2What is not working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 29.74% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 28.25 %

Here's what is working for Pioneer Cement Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 1,623.42

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 3.53 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales

Highest at PKR 10,261.57 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (PKR MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at PKR 10,603.43 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Here's what is not working for Pioneer Cement Ltd.

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 28.25 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 29.74% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales