National Refinery (KAR:NRL) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 25.64 (As of Mar. 2026)

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KAR:NRL National Refinery Ltd KAR:NRL
66 GF Score
Price ₨524.55
GF Value ₨334.98
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is National Refinery Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

National Refinery KAR:NRL -6.44% 66 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 25.64 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:NRL with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨334.98 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 462 Oil & Gas companies, National Refinery ranks worse than 71.65% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨25.64. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 20.46.


The historical rank and industry rank for National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

KAR:NRL' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 6.85   Max: 66.86
Current: 19.57


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of National Refinery was 66.86. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 6.85.


KAR:NRL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
71.65% of 462 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 11.2 vs KAR:NRL: 19.57

National Refinery's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨91.31. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨108.68. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 4.83.

National Refinery's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨91.31. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨108.51. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 4.83.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


National Refinery Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


National Refinery Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

National Refinery Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

National Refinery Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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National Refinery Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -162.26 -29.50 -152.39 -86.98 25.64

KAR:NRL vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, National Refinery's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


National Refinery Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, National Refinery's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Refinery's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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National Refinery Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 8,690
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 2,087
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 803
Change In Working Capital -7,924
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 80

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. National Refinery's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨8,690 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. National Refinery's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨2,087 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. National Refinery's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₨803 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

National Refinery's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₨803 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. National Refinery's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨-7,924 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. National Refinery's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 79.968 Mil.

National Refinery's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 8690.416 +2087.128+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-802.90612277788+-7924.144)/79.968
=25.64

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=524.55/25.64
=20.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 25.64 mean?
National Refinery (KAR:NRL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 25.64 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on National Refinery. According to the industry distribution chart, National Refinery ranks #331 out of 462 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 71.6%.
Is National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
National Refinery's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 25.64. The Oil & Gas industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.20. National Refinery's value of 25.64 is 128.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, National Refinery ranks #331 out of 462 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, National Refinery has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does National Refinery's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MPC and VLO?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, National Refinery ranks #331 out of 462 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places National Refinery in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.20. National Refinery's value of 25.64 is 128.9% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Oil & Gas companies is 11.20, based on 462 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. National Refinery's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 25.64 is 128.9% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on National Refinery. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. National Refinery's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 25.64. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is National Refinery stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, National Refinery (KAR:NRL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨334.98, compared to a current price of ₨524.55 — trading 56.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 25.64 and 128.9% above the Oil & Gas industry median of 11.20. National Refinery's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For National Refinery (KAR:NRL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 25.64 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is National Refinery (KAR:NRL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, National Refinery stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨524.55 is trading 56.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨334.98. GuruFocus considers National Refinery to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:NRL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 25.64
  • GF Value™: ₨334.98 vs. price of ₨524.55 (56.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 8 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 128.9% above the Oil & Gas median (#331 of 462)

No single metric tells the full story. See the KAR:NRL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


National Refinery Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 7-B, Korangi Industrial Area, P.O. Box 8228, Karachi, PAK, 74900
National Refinery Ltd is a Pakistan-based company engaged in manufacturing and supplying fuel products, lubes, BTX, asphalts and specialty products for domestic consumption and export. It is also involved in the crude oil refining business. The company operates through two segments namely Fuel and Lube. The Fuel segment, which is the key revenue driver, is engaged in the production of high-speed diesel, naphtha, motor gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuels, and furnace oil. The Lube segment produces multiple grades of lube base oils, bitumen, waxes and rubber process oil and some quantities of other fuel products. It derives maximum revenue from Fuel Segment.
66GF Score

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