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Dollar-linked revenue
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Hard cash flows
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Sovereign-adjacent balance sheets
Two names dominate this space:
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Oil & Gas Development Company
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Mari Petroleum
Why Oil Prices Alone Don’t Explain Earnings
A common mistake is assuming higher oil prices automatically mean higher profits. In Pakistan, earnings depend on:
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Wellhead pricing formulas
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FX parity adjustments
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Circular debt recovery
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Government receivable timelines
This is why OGDC and Mari often behave like macro shock absorbers rather than high-beta commodity trades.
Structural Strength of Upstream Names
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Revenues are linked to international benchmarks
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Costs are largely rupee-based
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Balance sheets carry large cash buffers
In periods of FX stress or trade deficit pressure, upstream oil & gas often becomes a defensive anchor for PSX.
This is also why these stocks feature so prominently in PSX market capitalization rankings—they are not just companies; they are financial stabilizers.
Fertilizer: The Most Misunderstood Sector on PSX
Fertilizer is where most retail narratives go wrong.
Demand for fertilizer in Pakistan is not cyclical. Farmers do not stop sowing crops because GDP slows. What changes earnings is not volume—it is gas pricing.
Key players include:
