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ISL · Karachi Stock Exchange · prices in PKR

PKR 73.99▼ -2.52 (3.29%)

Research report Historical data

Market X-Ray · price-based

Fair price profile

Ranks #218 of 494 on the Karachi Stock Exchange · confidence High

What this score is, and is not

It describes how this stock has traded: trend, momentum, risk, liquidity and dividends, each ranked against the other stocks on its own exchange. It does not measure how healthy or cheap the business is. That fundamental X-Ray needs financial statements, which we do not have for Pakistan yet.

TrendWeak

41/100

Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.

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Above 200-day average-11.3%

From 52-week high-38.0%

MomentumWeak

44/100

Lagging most stocks on this exchange.

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3-month return-4.6%

6-month return-6.0%

12-month, skipping last month-15.3%

Stability (higher is calmer)Fair

51/100

Typical risk for this exchange.

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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)48.5%

Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-43.0%

LiquidityStrong

77/100

Trades actively.

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Avg daily value traded36.02M PKR

Zero-volume days0.0%

IncomeFair

64/100

Dividend is typical for this exchange.

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Dividend yield6.8%

Years with dividends5

Price-based X-Ray. The fundamental X-Ray (financial health, valuation, growth, fair value) is available for US stocks today. It will follow for Pakistan when fundamentals data for this market is added. All Pakistan stocks.

Price trend

Below its 200-day average

Versus its 50- and 200-day averages

52-week range

65.45 – 123.00

Price is 15% of the way up

Returns

−4.6% 3m · −25.4% 1y

Price returns, dividends not included

RSI (14)

Neutral zone

Latest results

Announced 20 Oct 2026 · Quarter ended 30 Sep 2026

Earnings per share

PKR 5.07

a year earlier: 1.43 (+255%)

Profit after tax

PKR 2.21 bn

a year earlier: PKR 620 mn (+256%)

Sales

PKR 23.76 bn

a year earlier: PKR 20.92 bn (+14%)

Figures are read from the company's results announcement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange and checked against the exchange's own table for the same period a year earlier. The exchange's own statement table is updated later; the trailing P/E and fair value on this page already include this period.

Fair value estimate · limited data

PKR 94.45range of models 87.45 – 98.56

Undervalued +27.7% to fair value

Average of the 3 valuation models that pass our checks. Undervalued or Overvalued means the gap to fair value is more than 17.5%. Model uncertainty is High.

PSX income statement only (no balance sheet or cash flow): only earnings and sales models can be built. Their weights were fitted to a professional consensus-style valuation of Pakistani stocks and checked on stocks that were not used for the fit, but they use no analyst forecasts. Treat this as a rough estimate.

P/E multiple

PKR 97.34

P/S multiple

PKR 98.56

P/E on average earnings

PKR 87.45

Each model multiplies the company's trailing-twelve-month earnings (or sales) by a multiple that blends its own current multiple, its own history and its sector median. Earnings per share by fiscal year, newest first: 8.44, 3.58, 8.40, 8.09. Source: statements and price from the Pakistan Stock Exchange portal and end-of-day data. A model estimate, not a price target or advice. How it works.

Factor ratings for ISL

Each factor is rated by where ISL stands among the 18 stocks of its PSX sector (Engineering; all PSX stocks when the sector is too small for a fair comparison).

Rating against the group

Goodthe top third of these stocks

Averagethe middle third of these stocks

Badthe bottom third of these stocks

"Beats" is the share of those stocks it is ahead of.

Against its own history

The last columns set the latest year's profit margin against the company's own three earlier years:

▲ Betterbetter than its usual level

▼ Worseworse than its usual level

≈ In linewithin its usual range

For valuation factors Good means cheaper than most of the group, which is not the same as a bargain.

In total: 4 Good · 7 Average · 1 Bad of 12 Growth: 2 · 2 · 0 Profitability: 0 · 1 · 0 Valuation: 1 · 1 · 0 Price risk and momentum: 0 · 2 · 1 Liquidity: 1 · 1 · 0

Factor	ISL	Rating	Group median	Own earlier years	Against own history
Growth
Sales growth, last financial year	+49.8%	Good beats 88%	+22.9%	–	–
Sales growth, 3 years a year	+6.7%	Average beats 58%	+5.0%	–	–
Profit growth, last financial year	+135.6%	Good beats 88%	+8.2%	–	–
EPS growth, 3 years a year	+1.4%	Average beats 42%	+9.3%	–	–
Profitability
Net profit margin	3.9%	Average beats 65%	3.2%	4.6%	≈ In line
Valuation
P/E ratio (last 12 months)	6.5x	Good beats 71%	11.0x	–	–
Price / sales	0.4x	Average beats 65%	0.5x	–	–
Price risk and momentum
Volatility, 1 year	48.5%	Average beats 47%	48.3%	–	–
Worst drawdown, 1 year	−43.0%	Average beats 47%	−42.8%	–	–
12-month return, skipping the last month	−15.3%	Bad beats 31%	−11.0%	–	–
Liquidity
Average daily value traded	PKR 36.0M	Good beats 92%	PKR 7.5M	–	–
Days with no trading	0.0%	Average beats 50%	0.0%	–	–

Built from the income-statement summary the Pakistan Stock Exchange publishes (sales, profit and EPS for up to four financial years, trailing P/E, market value) and our own end-of-day prices. The PSX portal has no balance sheet or cash flow, so there are no debt, cash-flow or book-value factors. A factor is left out when its data is missing or meaningless (for example a P/E on a loss). These ratings compare companies with each other and describe the past; they are not a forecast, a recommendation or part of the Market X-Ray.

Price chart

Interactive chart Historical data & CSV

52-wk range 65.45 – 123.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted

Signals

50-day average82.74

200-day average83.42

Golden/death cross (60d)None

New 52-week highNo

Bullish RSI divergenceNo

Average daily range (ATR)2.30

Technical summary

Daily

Strongly bearish

3 bullish · 1 neutral · 12 bearish

Weekly

Strongly bearish

1 bullish · 1 neutral · 10 bearish

Monthly

Bearish

2 bullish · 1 neutral · 5 bearish

Moving averages (daily)

SMA 10	77.67	Bearish
EMA 10	77.53	Bearish
SMA 20	78.70	Bearish
EMA 20	78.73	Bearish
SMA 50	82.74	Bearish
EMA 50	80.89	Bearish
SMA 100	83.11	Bearish
EMA 100	82.03	Bearish
SMA 200	83.42	Bearish
EMA 200	83.56	Bearish

Oscillators (daily)

RSI (14)	31.93	Neutral
MACD (12, 26)	-1.55	Bearish
Momentum (12)	-7.22	Bearish
Stochastic %K (14)	1.22	Bullish
Williams %R (14)	-98.78	Bullish
CCI (20)	-235.4	Bullish

Pivot points (classic, last session)

69.96

71.93

72.96

Pivot

74.93

75.96

77.93

78.96

Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.

Dividends

Paid, last 12 months

5.00 PKR

Yield on today's price

6.76%

Frequency

Semi-annual

Next ex-dividend date

Not announced

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Ex-dividend date	Amount per share
	3.0000
This payment: 3.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 28 Sep 2026. On 28 Sep 2026 6.21% Share price that day 80.49 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	2.0000
This payment: 2.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 6 Feb 2026. On 6 Feb 2026 4.44% Share price that day 101.24 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.50 PKR (2.00 + 2.50). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	2.5000
This payment: 2.5000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 15 Sep 2025. On 15 Sep 2025 1.97% Share price that day 126.96 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 2.50 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	3.0000
This payment: 3.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 12 Sep 2024. On 12 Sep 2024 7.44% Share price that day 73.97 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 5.50 PKR (3.00 + 2.50). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	2.5000
This payment: 2.5000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 7 Feb 2024. On 7 Feb 2024 11.39% Share price that day 70.23 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 8.00 PKR (2.50 + 2.50 + 3.00). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	2.5000
This payment: 2.5000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 15 Sep 2023. On 15 Sep 2023 12.91% Share price that day 42.61 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 5.50 PKR (2.50 + 3.00). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	3.0000
This payment: 3.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 7 Jun 2023. On 7 Jun 2023 17.87% Share price that day 41.96 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 7.50 PKR (3.00 + 4.50). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	4.5000
This payment: 4.5000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 19 Sep 2022. On 19 Sep 2022 12.10% Share price that day 53.70 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 6.50 PKR (4.50 + 2.00). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	2.0000
This payment: 2.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 11 Feb 2022. On 11 Feb 2022 17.84% Share price that day 67.28 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 12.00 PKR (2.00 + 7.00 + 3.00). Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	7.0000
This payment: 7.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 17 Sep 2021. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	3.0000
This payment: 3.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 11 Mar 2021. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.
	1.5000
This payment: 1.5000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 13 Sep 2019. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 6.76% Share price 73.99 PKR. Dividends in the last 12 months: 5.00 PKR (3.00 + 2.00). Dividend yield = dividends paid in the 12 months up to that day divided by the share price that day, before tax. Past dividends are not a promise of future ones.

Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax. For Pakistani companies a future date appears only once EODHD lists it as declared; the exchange's own list of book closures is on dps.psx.com.pk/payouts.

Prices are end-of-day closes in PKR. Educational only, not financial advice.