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Bestway Cement Limited vs Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited

Bestway Cement Limited (BWCL) is worth Rs 266.6 bn at the latest close, 2.8 times the market value of Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) at Rs 94.2 bn. In their latest annual results BWCL reported revenue of Rs 108.3 bn (FY2026) and MLCF Rs 85.1 bn (FY2026). BWCL trades at 10.4× earnings and MLCF at 7.9×. Dividend yields: BWCL 8.9%, MLCF 0.0%.

BWCL and MLCF compared
Latest BWCL FY2026 MLCF FY2026
Price Rs 447.15 Rs 89.95
Market value Rs 266.6 bn Rs 94.2 bn
P/E 10.4× 7.9× (stronger)
P/B 1.98× 1.14× (stronger)
Dividend yield 8.9% (stronger) 0.0%
Revenue (latest year) Rs 108.3 bn Rs 85.1 bn
Revenue growth, year on year 0.5% 24.0% (stronger)
Revenue growth, 5 years a year 13.7% 19.0% (stronger)
Profit (latest year) Rs 25.6 bn (stronger) Rs 11.9 bn
EPS (latest year) Rs 42.88 Rs 11.34
Dividend per share Rs 40.00 Rs 0.00
Net margin 23.6% (stronger) 14.8%
Return on equity 19.4% (stronger) 15.4%
Debt to equity 42.7% (stronger) 89.0%
Current ratio 0.45× 1.25× (stronger)
Dividend streak (years) 14 (stronger) 0

Highlighted: the higher figure where higher is usually stronger (growth, margins, returns, yield) or the lower where lower is (P/E, P/B, debt). A highlight is a comparison, not a recommendation.

Revenue by fiscal year BWCL MLCF
Revenue by fiscal year Rs 108 bn BWCL FY2017: Rs 51.6 bn MLCF FY2017: Rs 23.9 bn FY2017 BWCL FY2018: Rs 52.9 bn MLCF FY2018: Rs 25.7 bn FY2018 BWCL FY2019: Rs 53.6 bn MLCF FY2019: Rs 26.0 bn FY2019 BWCL FY2020: Rs 37.1 bn MLCF FY2020: Rs 29.1 bn FY2020 BWCL FY2021: Rs 56.9 bn MLCF FY2021: Rs 35.6 bn FY2021 BWCL FY2022: Rs 72.4 bn MLCF FY2022: Rs 48.5 bn FY2022 BWCL FY2023: Rs 87.7 bn MLCF FY2023: Rs 62.1 bn FY2023 BWCL FY2024: Rs 103.9 bn MLCF FY2024: Rs 66.5 bn FY2024 BWCL FY2025: Rs 107.8 bn MLCF FY2025: Rs 68.7 bn FY2025 BWCL FY2026: Rs 108.3 bn MLCF FY2026: Rs 85.1 bn FY2026
Profit by fiscal year BWCL MLCF
Profit by fiscal year Rs 26 bn -Rs 4 bn BWCL FY2017: Rs 13.3 bn MLCF FY2017: Rs 4.8 bn FY2017 BWCL FY2018: Rs 13.2 bn MLCF FY2018: Rs 4.6 bn FY2018 BWCL FY2019: Rs 10.1 bn MLCF FY2019: Rs 2.5 bn FY2019 BWCL FY2020: Rs 49.3 mn MLCF FY2020: -Rs 3.6 bn FY2020 BWCL FY2021: Rs 11.6 bn MLCF FY2021: Rs 3.8 bn FY2021 BWCL FY2022: Rs 10.2 bn MLCF FY2022: Rs 4.6 bn FY2022 BWCL FY2023: Rs 11.9 bn MLCF FY2023: Rs 5.8 bn FY2023 BWCL FY2024: Rs 13.8 bn MLCF FY2024: Rs 6.9 bn FY2024 BWCL FY2025: Rs 23.9 bn MLCF FY2025: Rs 11.5 bn FY2025 BWCL FY2026: Rs 25.6 bn MLCF FY2026: Rs 11.9 bn FY2026

Prices at the latest close; financial figures from each company's latest annual report. Information only, not investment advice.