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Tobacco Stocks
2 listed companies on the Pakistan Stock Exchange — what drives them, how they did today, and how they compare.
As of closeSource: Pakistan Stock ExchangeEnd-of-day figures, not a live trading feed
Sector today Sector moveThe sector's average price change today across its listed companies. Read it next to breadth — how many of those companies actually rose and fell. Glossary
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In plain English
What drives Tobacco on the PSX
Tobacco is a high-margin, heavily taxed, non-cyclical business. Excise duty is the single dominant variable: it is a very large share of the retail price, and every change reshapes both volumes and the split between the taxed legal sector and untaxed illicit trade. Consumption trends slowly downwards while pricing power remains strong.
What to watch
- Federal excise duty changes — the defining annual event for the sector.
- Illicit trade share, which absorbs volume when legal prices rise.
- Regulatory restrictions on marketing and packaging.
- Leaf costs and the domestic crop.
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Tobacco at a glance
The sector's size, its typical valuation and today's breadth.
- Companies
- 2
- Combined market cap Market capitalisationShare price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — what the market says the whole company is worth. Use it, not the share price, to compare the size of two businesses. Glossary
- Rs 381.1B 2.1% of the market
- Median P/E Median P/EThe middle P/E among a sector's profitable companies: half are cheaper, half dearer. Unlike an average, one extreme company cannot drag it. Glossary
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- Median dividend yield Median dividend yieldThe middle dividend yield among a sector's dividend payers. Companies that paid nothing are left out, so it describes a typical payer, not the whole sector. Glossary
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- Breadth today Market breadthHow many stocks rose (advancers) against how many fell (decliners). An index rising while most stocks fall means a few heavyweights are carrying it. Glossary
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What this means: A split session — risers and fallers were roughly balanced, so the average hides a lot.
Best performers today
Worst performers today
All Tobacco shares
Largest first by market value. Tap a heading to sort.
| Signal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAKTPakistan Tobacco Company Limited | 1,484.97 | ▲ +0.44% | Rs 379.4B | 10.7 | — | Strongly bullish |
| KHTCKhyber Tobacco Company Limited | 240.69 | ▼ −1.76% | Rs 1.7B | 1.6 | — | Strongly bearish |
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