National Refinery Limited Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Summary

Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) is petroleum products manufacturing company. The company is engaged in the business of refining, manufacturing and supply of refined petroleum products. The company owns and operates a hydro skimming refinery with a designed capacity of 2.1 million tons per year of crude oil and processing capacity of 47,000 barrels per day of crude oil. The refined petroleum products of PRL include Furnace Oil, High Speed Diesel, Kerosene oil, Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), Jet fuel and Motor gasoline. PRL's major customers include Pakistan residential, commercial and industrial customers in Pakistan. The company is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.

Pakistan Refinery Limited Key Recent Developments

Apr 21, 2010: Pakistan Refinery Reports Sales Of PKR21.92 Billion In Q3 Fiscal 2010

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- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

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List of Tables 3
List of Figures 3
Section 1 - About the Company 4
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Key Facts 4
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Key Employees 5
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Key Employee Biographies 6
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Major Products and Services 7
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Key Operational Summary 8
Pakistan Refinery Limited - History 9
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Company Statement 10
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Locations And Subsidiaries 11
Head Office 11
Section 2 – Company Analysis 12
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Business Description 12
Pakistan Refinery Limited - SWOT Analysis 13
SWOT Analysis - Overview 13
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Strengths 13
Strength - Strong Infrastructure 13
Strength - Product Portfolio 13
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Weaknesses 13
Weakness - High Operating Costs affecting Margins 13
Weakness - Limited Liquidity 13
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Opportunities 13
Opportunity - Up-gradation Project 13
Opportunity - Growth in Asia-Pacific Refining Capacities 14
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Threats 14
Threat - Rising Capital Costs in the Refining Sector 14
Threat - Fluctuation in the Oil and Gas Prices 14
Threat - Stringent Regulations 14
Pakistan Refinery Limited - Key Competitors 15
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios 16
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios 16
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios 16
Performance Chart 18
Financial Performance 18
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios 19
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts 20
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments 21
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Recent Developments 21
Apr 21, 2010: Pakistan Refinery Reports Sales Of PKR21.92 Billion In Q3 Fiscal 2010 21
Section 5 – Appendix 22
Methodology 22
Ratio Definitions 22
About Company  26
Contact Us 26
Disclaimer 26

List of Tables

Pakistan Refinery Limited, Key Facts 4
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Key Employees 5
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Key Employee Biographies 6
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Major Products and Services 7
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Key Operational Summary, 2010 8
Pakistan Refinery Limited, History 9
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Key Competitors 15
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Ratios based on current share price 16
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Annual Ratios 16
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Interim Ratios 19
Currency Codes 22
Units 22
Capital Market Ratios 22
Equity Ratios 23
Profitability Ratios 23
Cost Ratios 24
Liquidity Ratios 24
Leverage Ratios 25
Efficiency Ratios 25

List of Figures

Pakistan Refinery Limited, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011) 18
Pakistan Refinery Limited, Ratio Charts 20

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