Nishat Mills Ltd
About Nishat Mills Ltd
Nishat Mills Ltd is a Pakistani textile manufacturer based in Lahore. It spins yarn, weaves and finishes fabric, and makes home textiles such as bed linen and towels, along with apparel. Its customers are mainly export buyers and international brands that source textile products from Pakistan, and it also supplies fabric and garments to domestic and overseas markets. The company operates as part of the Nishat Group, a family-controlled business house with interests across several industries in Pakistan.
On this site Nishat Mills Ltd appears as a stock on the Karachi Stock Exchange (Pakistan), code NML, with prices in Pakistani rupees (PKR). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 7 different calendar years. The Market X-Ray on this page is price-based and compares it with other stocks on the same exchange; it does not measure how healthy the business is.
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Factor ratings for NML
Each factor is rated by where NML stands among the 37 stocks of its PSX sector (Textile Composite; all PSX stocks when the sector is too small for a fair comparison).
For valuation factors Good means cheaper than most of the group, which is not the same as a bargain.
| Factor | NML | Rating | Group median | Own earlier years | Against own history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | |||||
| Sales growth, last financial year | +2.0% | Average beats 62% | +0.7% | – | – |
| Sales growth, 3 years a year | +8.6% | Average beats 58% | +7.6% | – | – |
| Profit growth, last financial year | −8.8% | Average beats 41% | −0.6% | – | – |
| EPS growth, 3 years a year | −23.3% | Average beats 39% | −19.0% | – | – |
| Profitability | |||||
| Net profit margin | 3.0% | Good beats 74% | 1.6% | 4.0% | ≈ In line |
| Valuation | |||||
| P/E ratio (last 12 months) | 7.6x | Average beats 65% | 9.1x | – | – |
| Price / sales | 0.2x | Average beats 45% | 0.2x | – | – |
| Price risk and momentum | |||||
| Volatility, 1 year | 46.2% | Good beats 80% | 58.7% | – | – |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −42.3% | Average beats 61% | −45.1% | – | – |
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | −11.0% | Bad beats 31% | +1.0% | – | – |
| Liquidity | |||||
| Average daily value traded | PKR 157.7M | Good beats 99% | PKR 0.8M | – | – |
| Days with no trading | 0.0% | Average beats 51% | 0.0% | – | – |
Price chart
Signals
Technical summary
| SMA 10 | 123.2 | Bearish |
| EMA 10 | 123.3 | Bearish |
| SMA 20 | 125.6 | Bearish |
| EMA 20 | 125.6 | Bearish |
| SMA 50 | 133.3 | Bearish |
| EMA 50 | 131.9 | Bearish |
| SMA 100 | 141.8 | Bearish |
| EMA 100 | 138.4 | Bearish |
| SMA 200 | 151.5 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 143.0 | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 34.25 | Neutral |
| MACD (12, 26) | -3.24 | Bearish |
| Momentum (12) | -6.62 | Bearish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 10.61 | Bullish |
| Williams %R (14) | -89.39 | Bullish |
| CCI (20) | -145.3 | Bullish |
S3 109.8 | S2 113.4 | S1 115.9 | Pivot 119.5 | R1 121.9 | R2 125.6 | R3 128.0 |
Dividends
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 2.0000 | |
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This payment: 2.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 17 Oct 2025. On 17 Oct 2025 1.32% Share price that day 151.99 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 2.00 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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 | |
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This payment: 3.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 17 Oct 2024. On 17 Oct 2024 4.32% Share price that day 69.40 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 3.00 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
| 5.0000 | |
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This payment: 5.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 16 Oct 2023. On 16 Oct 2023 8.17% Share price that day 61.17 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 5.00 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
| 4.0000 | |
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This payment: 4.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 19 Oct 2022. On 19 Oct 2022 6.21% Share price that day 64.46 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.00 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
| 4.0000 | |
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This payment: 4.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 18 Oct 2021. On 18 Oct 2021 4.85% Share price that day 82.40 PKR. Dividends in the 12 months up to that day: 4.00 PKR. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
| 4.0000 | |
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This payment: 4.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 19 Oct 2020. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
| 4.0000 | |
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This payment: 4.0000 PKR per share, ex-dividend 16 Oct 2019. Today, latest close 23 Oct 2026 1.69% Share price 118.25 PKR. Latest annual dividend: 2.00 PKR. 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. | |
Prices are end-of-day closes in PKR. Educational only, not financial advice.