Sectors

PSX sectors compared

Every sector of the Pakistan Stock Exchange with its combined market value and latest annual profit, and the median valuation and return of its companies. Medians count only companies where the measure applies (P/E and P/B: positive earnings and equity; yield: dividend payers).

PSX sectors

Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos.	35	Rs 75.75 tn	Rs 36.2 bn	6.2×	1.05×	4.6%	18.1%
Commercial Banks	19	Rs 4.63 tn	Rs 671.4 bn	6.0×	0.90×	9.4%	17.0%
Oil & Gas Exploration Companies	4	Rs 2.85 tn	Rs 460.7 bn	5.9×	1.44×	5.5%	23.1%
Cement	19	Rs 1.48 tn	Rs 191.2 bn	7.9×	1.31×	2.0%	15.4%
Fertilizer	5	Rs 1.42 tn	Rs 166.3 bn	7.6×	1.66×	7.3%	27.4%
Food & Personal Care Products	25	Rs 1.13 tn	Rs 91.2 bn	16.1×	2.36×	4.9%	12.0%
Automobile Assembler	10	Rs 681.9 bn	Rs 96.0 bn	6.3×	1.82×	4.5%	36.2%
Technology & Communication	21	Rs 595.9 bn	Rs 16.5 bn	11.2×	1.83×	2.2%	10.7%
Power Generation & Distribution	16	Rs 515.2 bn	Rs 60.0 bn	8.7×	0.72×	10.3%	0.2%
Pharmaceuticals	14	Rs 452.3 bn	Rs 38.7 bn	12.3×	3.03×	4.7%	21.7%
Textile Composite	44	Rs 439.8 bn	Rs 70.4 bn	9.2×	0.43×	1.5%	3.8%
Oil & Gas Marketing Companies	9	Rs 374.2 bn	Rs 57.9 bn	6.8×	1.11×	3.2%	18.2%
Tobacco	2	Rs 361.8 bn	Rs 30.1 bn	—	—	—	—
Refinery	4	Rs 321.1 bn	Rs 59.2 bn	5.6×	0.82×	—	13.6%
Chemical	25	Rs 306.1 bn	Rs 21.2 bn	9.4×	1.41×	4.5%	12.2%
Insurance	29	Rs 236.2 bn	Rs 37.7 bn	6.2×	0.86×	8.3%	14.1%
Sugar & Allied Industries	28	Rs 212.4 bn	Rs 8.5 bn	11.5×	0.80×	5.0%	2.0%
Transport	6	Rs 144.6 bn	Rs 25.7 bn	7.3×	1.27×	—	13.9%
Miscellaneous	21	Rs 126.7 bn	Rs 9.9 bn	28.3×	1.73×	4.8%	12.0%
Paper, Board & Packaging	12	Rs 126.3 bn	Rs 6.3 bn	8.8×	0.78×	5.8%	5.5%
Synthetic & Rayon	9	Rs 120.8 bn	Rs 1.0 bn	36.7×	1.37×	—	4.0%
Leather & Tanneries	6	Rs 112.6 bn	Rs 8.4 bn	9.4×	3.56×	—	24.8%
Real Estate Investment Trust	3	Rs 106.6 bn	Rs 13.9 bn	7.0×	1.05×	—	15.9%
Engineering	15	Rs 96.0 bn	Rs 9.7 bn	10.8×	0.66×	5.3%	5.0%
Textile Spinning	51	Rs 95.0 bn	Rs 5.9 bn	7.7×	0.49×	2.8%	1.0%
Glass & Ceramics	8	Rs 86.6 bn	Rs 10.3 bn	7.8×	1.09×	3.9%	10.1%
Automobile Parts & Accessories	10	Rs 74.6 bn	Rs 12.7 bn	7.2×	0.76×	5.9%	11.4%
Cable & Electrical Goods	7	Rs 73.3 bn	Rs 7.6 bn	10.1×	0.63×	—	2.4%
Property	5	Rs 66.3 bn	Rs 3.9 bn	9.4×	1.28×	—	15.0%
Modarabas	20	Rs 18.5 bn	Rs 996.6 mn	17.1×	1.08×	4.3%	4.1%
Textile Weaving	6	Rs 6.0 bn	Rs 36.7 mn	27.8×	0.54×	—	0.7%
Leasing Companies	6	Rs 1.5 bn	Rs 34.3 mn	8.2×	0.95×	—	10.7%
Vanaspati & Allied Industries	2	Rs 1.1 bn	-Rs 69.0 mn	—	—	—	—
Jute	2	Rs 1.0 bn	-Rs 64.5 mn	—	—	—	—
Woollen	1	Rs 606.9 mn	-Rs 69.6 mn	—	—	—	—
Close - End Mutual Fund	3	—	Rs 60.3 mn	—	—	—	—

Market value at the latest close; profit is the sum of each company's latest annual report. Not investment advice.