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EPS down 15.7% YoY but still the highest-margin E&P company on PSX at 36.8% net margin. P/E of 11.6x is reasonable. Gas production stable, new Spinwam-1 discovery coming online.

EPS dropped 52.6% YoY as refining margins compressed sharply (gross margin fell from 7.5% to 3.2%). P/E of 4.7x is cheap but the trend is worrying. Crude receipts resumed in April after a shutdown.

EPS grew 13.6% YoY — the only fertilizer company posting positive growth. Net margin stable at 17%. P/E of 10.2x is fair. Interim dividend credited in May. Demand holding up before planting season.

EPS up 19.5% YoY with the highest net margin in cement at 26.6%. P/E of 39.2x is expensive — the market is pricing in strong construction demand. Stock up 27% in the past year.

EPS crashed 65.9% YoY as textile margins got squeezed (gross margin fell from 27.9% to 20.3%). Stock up 39% on the year on export hopes but fundamentals are weakening. Watch cotton prices.

EPS surged 38.5% YoY — the second strongest growth in the portfolio after UBL. P/E of 10.5x is attractive. Stock up 60.9% in the past year. Pakistan's largest motorcycle manufacturer with dominant market share.