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Kuwait Investment CoK (KUW:KINV) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 3.71 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Kuwait Investment CoK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-11), Kuwait Investment CoK's share price is KWD0.182. Kuwait Investment CoK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD0.05. Hence, Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.71.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KINV' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.5   Med: 10.54   Max: 90
Current: 3.77

During the past 13 years, Kuwait Investment CoK's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 90.00. The lowest was 2.50. And the median was 10.54.

KUW:KINV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
81.23% of 389 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 15.69 vs KUW:KINV: 3.77

Kuwait Investment CoK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD0.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was KWD0.05.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kuwait Investment CoK was 172.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Kuwait Investment CoK's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 51.90% per year. The lowest was -194.30% per year. And the median was -44.20% per year.


Kuwait Investment CoK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Kuwait Investment CoK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Kuwait Investment CoK Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.82 - 12.22 8.44 2.59

Kuwait Investment CoK Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 8.44 2.61 4.70 4.16 2.59

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Kuwait Investment CoK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kuwait Investment CoK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=0.182/0.049
=3.71

Kuwait Investment CoK's Share Price of today is KWD0.182.
Kuwait Investment CoK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was KWD0.05.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Kuwait Investment CoK  (KUW:KINV) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Kuwait Investment CoK (KUW:KINV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Mubarak Al Kabeer Street, P.O. Box 1005, Souk Al Manakh Building, 5th Floor, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13011
Kuwait Investment Co SAK is an investment company. The company has four operating segments which include Asset Management; Direct Investments and Corporate Finance (DICF); Treasury and Other operations. It generates the majority of revenue from the DICF and Other operation segments. The DICF segment consists of managing subsidiaries, associates, long-term strategic investments, lending, real estate, and rental activities. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Kuwait.

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