Karachi Stock Exchange · Pakistan · Updated after 22 Oct 2026 close
Pakistan Cables Ltd
PCAL · Karachi Stock Exchange · prices in PKR
PKR 128.18▼ -4.02 (3.04%)
About Pakistan Cables Ltd
Pakistan Cables makes electrical wires and cables for buildings, industry and power networks. Its product range covers copper and aluminium conductors, insulated building wire, and low and medium voltage power cables, along with related accessories. Customers include contractors, manufacturers, utilities and distributors, mainly across Pakistan. The company is based in Karachi, where it runs its manufacturing operations and supplies the domestic construction and electrical trades.
The shares are listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange in Pakistan under the code PCAL, and the price on this page is in Pakistani rupees (PKR). Our dividend records, which start in 2019, show payments in 3 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.
Market X-Ray · price-based
Weak price profile
Ranks #439 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
15/100
Below its long-term averages and far from its highs.
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Above 200-day average-23.1%
From 52-week high-46.8%
MomentumWeak
17/100
Lagging most stocks on this exchange.
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3-month return-20.9%
6-month return-13.0%
12-month, skipping last month-36.5%
Stability (higher is calmer)Fair
52/100
Typical risk for this exchange.
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Volatility, 1 year (lower is calmer)42.4%
Worst drawdown, 1 year (smaller is calmer)-46.8%
LiquidityWeak
27/100
Thinly traded: prices can jump and exits can be hard.
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Avg daily value traded1.44M PKR
Zero-volume days0.0%
IncomeNone
–/100
Pays no dividend.
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Years with dividends1
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.
Fair value estimate · limited data
PKR 165.15range of models 151.06 – 184.88
Undervalued
+28.8% 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 151.06
P/S multiple
PKR 184.88
P/E on average earnings
PKR 159.50
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: 3.05, -5.15, 3.84, 14.62. 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 PCAL
Each factor is rated by where PCAL stands among the 7 stocks of its PSX sector (Cable & Electrical Goods; 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 · 2 Average · 5 Bad of 11
Growth: 2 · 0 · 1
Profitability: 0 · 0 · 1
Valuation: 1 · 0 · 1
Price risk and momentum: 1 · 1 · 1
Liquidity: 0 · 1 · 1
| Factor | PCAL | Rating | Group median | Own earlier years | Against own history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | |||||
| Sales growth, last financial year | +16.2% | Good beats 73% | +7.1% | – | – |
| Sales growth, 3 years a year | +16.0% | Good beats 72% | +7.4% | – | – |
| EPS growth, 3 years a year | −40.7% | Bad beats 8% | +9.3% | – | – |
| Profitability | |||||
| Net profit margin | 0.5% | Bad beats 23% | 3.8% | 0.8% | ≈ In line |
| Valuation | |||||
| P/E ratio (last 12 months) | 43.1x | Bad beats 12% | 9.3x | – | – |
| Price / sales | 0.2x | Good beats 79% | 0.7x | – | – |
| Price risk and momentum | |||||
| Volatility, 1 year | 42.4% | Good beats 71% | 51.6% | – | – |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −46.8% | Average beats 37% | −42.5% | – | – |
| 12-month return, skipping the last month | −36.5% | Bad beats 8% | −3.7% | – | – |
| Liquidity | |||||
| Average daily value traded | PKR 1.4M | Bad beats 28% | PKR 5.1M | – | – |
| Days with no trading | 0.0% | Average beats 51% | 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
52-wk range 125.02 – 250.00 Daily closes, split-adjusted
Signals
50-day average152.19
200-day average166.58
Golden/death cross (60d)None
New 52-week highNo
Bullish RSI divergenceNo
Average daily range (ATR)4.24
Technical summary
Daily
Bearish
4 bullish · 0 neutral · 12 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bearish
0 bullish · 1 neutral · 11 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bearish
1 bullish · 1 neutral · 6 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 134.7 | Bearish |
| EMA 10 | 134.3 | Bearish |
| SMA 20 | 136.3 | Bearish |
| EMA 20 | 137.5 | Bearish |
| SMA 50 | 152.2 | Bearish |
| EMA 50 | 146.7 | Bearish |
| SMA 100 | 157.9 | Bearish |
| EMA 100 | 154.0 | Bearish |
| SMA 200 | 166.6 | Bearish |
| EMA 200 | 161.2 | Bearish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 18.26 | Bullish |
| MACD (12, 26) | -4.83 | Bearish |
| Momentum (12) | -7.77 | Bearish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 1.06 | Bullish |
| Williams %R (14) | -98.94 | Bullish |
| CCI (20) | -270.7 | Bullish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 118.8 | S2 123.4 | S1 125.8 | Pivot 130.4 | R1 132.8 | R2 137.4 | R3 139.8 |
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
0.00 PKR
Yield on today's price
–
Frequency
None in the last year
Next ex-dividend date
Not announced
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| 7.4750 | |
| 2.5000 | |
| 8.0000 | |
| 1.0000 | |
| 1.5000 |
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.