Pakistan National Shipping (KAR:PNSC) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 73.81 (As of Mar. 2026) — 1005% Above Median

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KAR:PNSC Pakistan National Shipping Corp Ltd KAR:PNSC
82 GF Score
Price ₨534.98
GF Value ₨305.11
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Pakistan National Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Pakistan National Shipping KAR:PNSC 82 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 73.81 as of Mar. 2026, which is 1005% above its 10-year median of 6.68. GuruFocus rates KAR:PNSC with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨305.11 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 540 Transportation companies, Pakistan National Shipping ranks better than 73.7% 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)."

Pakistan National Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨73.81. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 7.25.


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

KAR:PNSC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 6.68   Max: 36.77
Current: 7.28


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Pakistan National Shipping was 36.77. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 6.68.


KAR:PNSC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
73.7% of 540 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 14.345 vs KAR:PNSC: 7.28

Pakistan National Shipping's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨8.22. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨63.17. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 8.47.

Pakistan National Shipping's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨7.43. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨51.75. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 10.34.


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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.


Pakistan National Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Pakistan National Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pakistan National Shipping'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.

Pakistan National Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Pakistan National Shipping Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Pakistan National Shipping 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 109.86 123.56 106.60 92.73 73.81

KAR:PNSC vs KEX: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Pakistan National Shipping'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.


Pakistan National Shipping Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Pakistan National Shipping's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Pakistan National Shipping 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)

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

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 12,516
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 4,544
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 15,236
Change In Working Capital 12,797
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 198

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Pakistan National Shipping's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨12,516 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Pakistan National Shipping's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨4,544 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. Pakistan National Shipping'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 = ₨15,236 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.

Pakistan National Shipping's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = ₨15,236 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Pakistan National Shipping's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was ₨12,797 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. Pakistan National Shipping's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 198.094 Mil.

Pakistan National Shipping'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
=( 12515.647 +4543.731+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-15236.227394406+12797.239)/198.094
=73.81

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=534.98/73.81
=7.25

* 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 73.81 mean?
Pakistan National Shipping (KAR:PNSC) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 73.81 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Pakistan National Shipping. This is 1005% above median its historical median of 6.68. Over the past decade, Pakistan National Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.53 to 36.77. According to the industry distribution chart, Pakistan National Shipping ranks #142 out of 540 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 26.3%.
Is Pakistan National Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Pakistan National Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 73.81 is 1005% above median its 10-year median of 6.68. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.53 to a high of 36.77. The Transportation industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.35. Pakistan National Shipping's value of 73.81 is 414.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Pakistan National Shipping ranks #142 out of 540 companies in the Transportation industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Pakistan National Shipping has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pakistan National Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to KEX?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Pakistan National Shipping ranks #142 out of 540 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Pakistan National Shipping in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.35. Pakistan National Shipping's value of 73.81 is 414.5% above this benchmark. Historically, Pakistan National Shipping's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 0.53 to 36.77 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.68 vs. the industry median of 14.35, Pakistan National Shipping has consistently been above the industry average. 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 a Transportation company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Transportation companies is 14.35, based on 540 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. Pakistan National Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 73.81 is 414.5% 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 Pakistan National Shipping. For the Transportation industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.35 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Pakistan National Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 73.81, which is 1005% above median its own 10-year median of 6.68. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pakistan National Shipping stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pakistan National Shipping (KAR:PNSC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨305.11, compared to a current price of ₨534.98 — trading 75.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 73.81, which is 1005% above median its 10-year median of 6.68 and 414.5% above the Transportation industry median of 14.35. Pakistan National Shipping's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 3 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 Pakistan National Shipping (KAR:PNSC), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 73.81 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 Pakistan National Shipping (KAR:PNSC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pakistan National Shipping stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨534.98 is trading 75.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨305.11. GuruFocus considers Pakistan National Shipping to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:PNSC:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 73.81 (1005% above median its 10-year median of 6.68)
  • GF Value™: ₨305.11 vs. price of ₨534.98 (75.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 414.5% above the Transportation median (#142 of 540)

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


Pakistan National Shipping Business Description

Address PNSC Building, Moulvi Tamizuddin Khan Road, P.O. BOX No. 5350, Karachi, SD, PAK, 74000
Pakistan National Shipping Corp Ltd, the Holding Company, its subsidiary, and an associate operate in Pakistan's maritime industry. The Group focuses on shipping, vessel chartering, cargo transportation, and property leasing. As the national flag carrier, the company operates a varied fleet, including tankers for energy transport and bulk carriers for transporting a wide range of dry commodities such as iron, fertilizers, coal, and grain. The company also provides comprehensive services such as ocean freight, container shipping, marine and port services, technical support, and leasing solutions. Its key business segments include dry cargo, liquid cargo, and slot charter/break bulk.
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