Petkim Petrokimya Holding Anonim Sirketi (PETKM) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What PETKM does

Petkim Petrokimya Holding Anonim Sirketi (PETKM) operates as a petrochemical company in Turkey, serving industries ranging from plastics and packaging to automotive, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. It runs through two segments — Petrochemical and Port — and produces a wide range of products including thermoplastics such as low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride; fiber raw materials like acrylonitrile, mono-ethylene glycol, and pure terephthalic acid; aromatics such as benzene, paraxylene, orthoxylene, and toluene; and olefins comprising polymer and chemical purity propylene and ethylene. The company, founded in 1965 and headquartered in Aliaga, Turkey, is a subsidiary of Socar Turkey Petrokimya AS.

Key numbers explained

• PETKM trades at 21.06 TRY, with a 52-week range of 16.12 – 28.06 TRY, meaning the current price sits below the midpoint of its recent trading band.
• The marketCap of 53.37B TRY reflects the total market value of all outstanding shares and is a common way to gauge the company's size relative to peers like OYAK Çimento Fabrikalari A.S. (OYAKC) or Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (KRDMD).
• A forward P/E ratio of 5 indicates the price investors pay per unit of expected future earnings, which is a standard way to compare valuation across companies.
• The dividend yield is 0%, and the exDividendDate was May 3, 2018, with 0% of earnings paid out as dividends, meaning the company has not distributed cash dividends recently.
• Beta of 0.11 suggests the stock's price tends to move much less than the overall market, a measure of volatility relative to a broad index.
• Revenue growth of 38.5% year over year shows a rapid increase in top-line sales, while profitMargin of -1.4% indicates the company is currently operating at a loss on its revenue.
• Debt-to-equity ratio of 74.5% measures financial leverage, showing how much of the company's financing comes from debt compared to shareholders' equity.
• PriceToBook of 0.71 means the stock trades below its book value per share, a ratio sometimes used to assess whether a company's shares might be priced below the value of its assets.

What to watch

Investors tracking PETKM often look at commodity price cycles, since petrochemical companies are sensitive to changes in oil and gas costs. The company's operatingMargin of 3.3% and returnOnEquity of -2.1% highlight the importance of margin trends and profitability shifts. Currency movements, particularly the Turkish lira, can affect reported results for a company with revenue of 103.34B TRY and significant domestic operations. Regulatory changes in Turkey's industrial and environmental policies may also influence the sector. For broader context, PETKM is part of the Borsa Istanbul stocks universe, which includes peers such as Eregli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikalari T.A.S. (EREGL) and Tekfen Holding Anonim Sirketi (TKFEN).