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Hoechst Pakistan Limited vs The Searle Company Limited

In their latest annual results HPL reported revenue of Rs 31.0 bn (FY2025) and SEARL Rs 36.8 bn (FY2026). HPL trades at 10.4× earnings and SEARL at 103.7×. Dividend yields: HPL 5.9%, SEARL 1.3%.

HPL and SEARL compared
Latest HPL FY2025 SEARL FY2026
Price Rs 4,035.00 Rs 77.74
Market value Rs 38.9 bn —
P/E 10.4× (stronger) 103.7×
P/B 4.55× —
Dividend yield 5.9% (stronger) 1.3%
Revenue (latest year) Rs 31.0 bn Rs 36.8 bn
Revenue growth, year on year 15.7% 28.7% (stronger)
Revenue growth, 5 years a year 17.0% (stronger) 7.0%
Profit (latest year) Rs 2.9 bn (stronger) Rs 440.4 mn
EPS (latest year) Rs 300.69 Rs 0.75
Dividend per share Rs 240.00 Rs 1.00
Net margin 9.4% (stronger) 1.5%
Return on equity 38.6% (stronger) 1.3%
Debt to equity 3.2% (stronger) 23.4%
Current ratio 1.71× 1.77× (stronger)
Dividend streak (years) 3 (stronger) 1

Highlighted: the higher figure where higher is usually stronger (growth, margins, returns, yield) or the lower where lower is (P/E, P/B, debt). A highlight is a comparison, not a recommendation.

Revenue by fiscal year HPL SEARL
Revenue by fiscal year Rs 37 bn HPL FY2017: Rs 12.4 bn SEARL FY2017: Rs 13.3 bn FY2017 HPL FY2018: Rs 13.0 bn SEARL FY2018: Rs 16.1 bn FY2018 HPL FY2019: Rs 14.5 bn SEARL FY2019: Rs 18.1 bn FY2019 HPL FY2020: Rs 14.1 bn SEARL FY2020: Rs 20.5 bn FY2020 HPL FY2021: Rs 15.9 bn SEARL FY2021: Rs 26.2 bn FY2021 HPL FY2022: Rs 18.6 bn SEARL FY2022: Rs 29.9 bn FY2022 HPL FY2023: Rs 21.4 bn SEARL FY2023: Rs 25.8 bn FY2023 HPL FY2024: Rs 26.7 bn SEARL FY2024: Rs 29.4 bn FY2024 HPL FY2025: Rs 31.0 bn SEARL FY2025: Rs 28.6 bn FY2025 SEARL FY2026: Rs 36.8 bn FY2026
Profit by fiscal year HPL SEARL
Profit by fiscal year Rs 4 bn -Rs 2 bn HPL FY2017: Rs 1.0 bn SEARL FY2017: Rs 2.4 bn FY2017 HPL FY2018: Rs 612.8 mn SEARL FY2018: Rs 2.7 bn FY2018 HPL FY2019: Rs 154.8 mn SEARL FY2019: Rs 2.2 bn FY2019 HPL FY2020: Rs 493.1 mn SEARL FY2020: Rs 2.5 bn FY2020 HPL FY2021: Rs 906.0 mn SEARL FY2021: Rs 3.7 bn FY2021 HPL FY2022: Rs 166.8 mn SEARL FY2022: Rs 2.4 bn FY2022 HPL FY2023: Rs 360.8 mn SEARL FY2023: Rs 313.7 mn FY2023 HPL FY2024: Rs 1.9 bn SEARL FY2024: -Rs 2.4 bn FY2024 HPL FY2025: Rs 2.9 bn SEARL FY2025: -Rs 1.4 bn FY2025 SEARL FY2026: Rs 440.4 mn FY2026

Prices at the latest close; financial figures from each company's latest annual report. Information only, not investment advice.