Engro Polymer & Chemicals (KAR:EPCL) Altman Z2-Score: 1.45 (As of Jun. 29, 2026) — 21% Below Median


KAR:EPCL Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd KAR:EPCL
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What is Engro Polymer & Chemicals Altman Z2-Score?

Engro Polymer & Chemicals KAR:EPCL 52 Altman Z2-Score is 1.45 as of Jun. 29, 2026, which is 21% below its 10-year median of 1.83. GuruFocus rates KAR:EPCL with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨46.26 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,591 Chemicals companies, Engro Polymer & Chemicals ranks worse than 80.08% on this metric.

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Engro Polymer & Chemicals has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.45, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Engro Polymer & Chemicals is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.1, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KAR:EPCL' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.77   Med: 1.83   Max: 4.07
Current: 1.45

During the past 13 years, Engro Polymer & Chemicals's highest Altman Z2-Score was 4.07. The lowest was -1.77. And the median was 1.83.


Engro Polymer & Chemicals  (KAR:EPCL) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

Read more about Altman Z2-Score, the original research on Z-Score and the additional research on Z2-Score.


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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score 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.

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Altman Z2-Score Chart

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.82 2.61 2.27 0.74 1.48

Engro Polymer & Chemicals Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Altman Z2-Score 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 0.46 0.08 0.40 1.48 1.45

KAR:EPCL vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Altman Z2-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-Score 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.


Engro Polymer & Chemicals Altman Z2-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score falls into.


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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Altman Z2-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Engro Polymer & Chemicals's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.128+3.26*0.0665+6.72*0.0233+1.05*0.2221
=1.45

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was ₨117,297 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨54,487 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨39,470 Mil.
Retained Earnings was ₨7,806 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 290.07 + -71.861 + -100.753 + -2432.407 = ₨-2,315 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1782.624 + -341.52 + -1437.727 + -1489.96 = ₨-5,052 Mil.
Total Liabilities was ₨93,527 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(54486.795 - 39469.746)/117296.653
=0.128

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=7805.859/117296.653
=0.0665

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-2314.951 - -5051.831)/117296.653
=0.0233

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(23770.045 - 3000)/93526.608
=0.2221

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Engro Polymer & Chemicals has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.45 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z2-Score →
What does a Altman Z2-Score of 1.45 mean?
Engro Polymer & Chemicals (KAR:EPCL) has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.45 as of Jun. 29, 2026. Z2-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies, which measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Engro Polymer & Chemicals and its competitors. This is 21% below median its historical median of 1.83. According to the industry distribution chart, Engro Polymer & Chemicals ranks #1274 out of 1591 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 80.1%.
Is Engro Polymer & Chemicals' Altman Z2-Score too high?
Engro Polymer & Chemicals' current Altman Z2-Score of 1.45 is 21% below median its 10-year median of 1.83. The Chemicals industry median Altman Z2-Score is 3.94. Engro Polymer & Chemicals' value of 1.45 is 63.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Engro Polymer & Chemicals ranks #1274 out of 1591 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Engro Polymer & Chemicals has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Engro Polymer & Chemicals' Altman Z2-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Engro Polymer & Chemicals ranks #1274 out of 1591 companies for Altman Z2-Score. This places Engro Polymer & Chemicals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z2-Score is 3.94. Engro Polymer & Chemicals' value of 1.45 is 63.2% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.83 vs. the industry median of 3.94, Engro Polymer & Chemicals has consistently been below 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 Altman Z2-Score for a Chemicals company?
The median Altman Z2-Score among Chemicals companies is 3.94, based on 1,591 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z2-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z2-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Engro Polymer & Chemicals's current Altman Z2-Score of 1.45 is 63.2% below 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 Altman Z2-Score mean?
A high Altman Z2-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Z2-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies, which measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Engro Polymer & Chemicals and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Altman Z2-Score is 3.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Engro Polymer & Chemicals's current Altman Z2-Score is 1.45, which is 21% below median its own 10-year median of 1.83. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Engro Polymer & Chemicals stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Engro Polymer & Chemicals (KAR:EPCL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨46.26, compared to a current price of ₨34.32 — trading 25.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z2-Score is 1.45, which is 21% below median its 10-year median of 1.83 and 63.2% below the Chemicals industry median of 3.94. Engro Polymer & Chemicals' overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z2-Score calculated?
Altman Z2-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Engro Polymer & Chemicals (KAR:EPCL), the current Altman Z2-Score is 1.45 as of Jun. 29, 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 Engro Polymer & Chemicals (KAR:EPCL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Engro Polymer & Chemicals stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₨34.32 is trading 25.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₨46.26. GuruFocus considers Engro Polymer & Chemicals to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:EPCL:

  • Altman Z2-Score: 1.45 (21% below median its 10-year median of 1.83)
  • GF Value™: ₨46.26 vs. price of ₨34.32 (25.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 52/100 with 10 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 63.2% below the Chemicals median (#1274 of 1591)

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Engro Polymer & Chemicals Business Description

Other Exchanges EPCLPS.PFD:Pakistan
Address Marine Drive, 8th Floor, The Harbour Front Building, HC No 3, Marine Drive, Block 4, Clifton, Karachi, SD, PAK, 75600
Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd is mainly engaged in the production and distribution of chlor-vinyl products, including Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), caustic soda, hydrogen peroxide, and other industrial chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite. The Company operates through multiple segments, with the Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) segment generating the highest revenue by supplying products to industries such as pipes, footwear, and packaging across Pakistan and exporting mainly to Asia. Its Caustic Soda and Allied Chemicals segment serves textile and soap industries, while the Hydrogen Peroxide segment mainly caters to the textile sector, and the Power Supplies segment supplies surplus power generated from its power plants.
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