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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd) Book Value per Share : $2.84 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Book Value per Share?

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.84.

During the past 12 months, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 13.30% per year. The lowest was -1.70% per year. And the median was 7.90% per year.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's current price is $5.15. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.84. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd is 1.81.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 3.52. The lowest was 1.54. And the median was 2.34.

Good Sign:

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd stock PB Ratio (=1.63) is close to 10-year low of 1.54


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Book Value per Share 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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Book Value per Share Chart

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.33 2.42 2.64 2.92 2.84

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share 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 2.93 2.90 2.84 2.82 2.84

Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Book Value per Share

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd'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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's PB Ratio falls into.



Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Book Value per Share Calculation

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3,058-0)/1,078
=2.84

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3,117-0)/1,096
=2.84

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (OTCPK:KLKBY) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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