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Equipment Holding Co KSCC (KUW:EQUIPMENT) PB Ratio : 0.82 (As of Jun. 14, 2024)


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What is Equipment Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-06-14), Equipment Holding Co KSCC's share price is KWD0.036. Equipment Holding Co KSCC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.04. Hence, Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio of today is 0.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:EQUIPMENT' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 0.59   Max: 3.25
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, Equipment Holding Co KSCC's highest PB Ratio was 3.25. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.59.

KUW:EQUIPMENT's PB Ratio is ranked better than
65.97% of 144 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.19 vs KUW:EQUIPMENT: 0.83

During the past 12 months, Equipment Holding Co KSCC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -20.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -14.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -11.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Equipment Holding Co KSCC was 6.90% per year. The lowest was -59.90% per year. And the median was -12.50% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Equipment Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Equipment Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio Chart

Equipment Holding Co KSCC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.47 0.42 0.87 0.81 0.64

Equipment Holding Co KSCC Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.47 0.39 0.64 0.65

Competitive Comparison of Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio falls into.



Equipment Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Equipment Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=0.036/0.044
=0.82

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Equipment Holding Co KSCC  (KUW:EQUIPMENT) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Equipment Holding Co KSCC (KUW:EQUIPMENT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Safat, P.O. Box 435, Kuwait City, KWT, 13005
Equipment Holding Co KSCC is a trading and industrial group in Kuwait that is involved in investing in the local construction market. Some of its services include Trading Heavy Construction and Industrial Equipment, Spare parts and Maintenance, and Onsite assistance and services among others. The Group has four operating segments: Trading in construction equipment ;Construction, leasing and maintenance; Properties and Investments. Leasing of equipment and construction contracts derive the majority of revenue for the firm.

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