Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK (KUW:ABAR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.61 (As of Aug. 16, 2026) — 20% Above Median

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KUW:ABAR Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and Maintenance SAK KUW:ABAR
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Price KWD0.19
GF Value KWD0.13
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What is Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK KUW:ABAR +3.19% 24 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.61 as of Aug. 16, 2026, which is 20% above its 10-year median of 0.51. GuruFocus rates KUW:ABAR with a GF Score™ of 24/100 and a GF Value™ of KWD0.13 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 765 Oil & Gas companies, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK ranks better than 71.24% on this metric.

As of today (2026-08-16), Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's current share price is KWD0.194. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was KWD0.32. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ABAR' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.51   Max: 0.68
Current: 0.61

During the past years, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 0.68. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.51.

KUW:ABAR's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
71.24% of 765 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.17 vs KUW:ABAR: 0.61

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was KWD0.315. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is KWD0.32 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

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Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK  (KUW:ABAR) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted 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.

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Cyclically Adjusted 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 0.47 0.51 0.57 0.59 0.44

KUW:ABAR vs NE, RIG, VAL: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted 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.


Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=0.194/0.32
=0.61

* 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.

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=0.315/330.2130*330.2130
=0.315

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 0.216 236.293 0.302
201609 0.000 241.428 0.000
201612 0.000 241.432 0.000
201703 0.225 243.801 0.305
201706 0.000 244.955 0.000
201709 0.228 246.819 0.305
201712 0.229 246.524 0.307
201803 0.232 249.554 0.307
201806 0.235 251.989 0.308
201809 0.251 252.439 0.328
201812 0.252 251.233 0.331
201903 0.250 254.202 0.325
201906 0.252 256.143 0.325
201909 0.253 256.759 0.325
201912 0.254 256.974 0.326
202003 0.255 258.115 0.326
202006 0.257 257.797 0.329
202009 0.261 260.280 0.331
202012 0.262 260.474 0.332
202103 0.265 264.877 0.330
202106 0.267 271.696 0.325
202109 0.278 274.310 0.335
202112 0.278 278.802 0.329
202203 0.270 287.504 0.310
202206 0.273 296.311 0.304
202209 0.276 296.808 0.307
202212 0.279 296.797 0.310
202303 0.282 301.836 0.309
202306 0.284 305.109 0.307
202309 0.288 307.789 0.309
202312 0.290 306.746 0.312
202403 0.294 312.332 0.311
202406 0.297 314.175 0.312
202409 0.299 315.301 0.313
202412 0.303 315.605 0.317
202503 0.310 319.799 0.320
202506 0.313 322.561 0.320
202509 0.309 324.800 0.314
202512 0.311 324.054 0.317
202603 0.315 330.213 0.315

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.61 mean?
Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK (KUW:ABAR) has a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.61 as of Aug. 16, 2026. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK and its competitors. This is 20% above median its historical median of 0.51. Over the past decade, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.06 to 0.68. According to the industry distribution chart, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK ranks #220 out of 765 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 28.8%.
Is Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio too high?
Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.61 is 20% above median its 10-year median of 0.51. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.06 to a high of 0.68. The Oil & Gas industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.17. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's value of 0.61 is 47.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK ranks #220 out of 765 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK has a GF Score™ of 24/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio compare to NE and RIG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK ranks #220 out of 765 companies for Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. This puts Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.17. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's value of 0.61 is 47.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's own Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio has ranged from 0.06 to 0.68 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.51 vs. the industry median of 1.17, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio among Oil & Gas companies is 1.17, based on 765 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio of 0.61 is 47.9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's inflation-adjusted book value per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 1.17 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.61, which is 20% above median its own 10-year median of 0.51. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK (KUW:ABAR) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.13, compared to a current price of KWD0.19 — trading 49.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.61, which is 20% above median its 10-year median of 0.51 and 47.9% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 1.17. Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK (KUW:ABAR), the current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is 0.61 as of Aug. 16, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK (KUW:ABAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of KWD0.19 is trading 49.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of KWD0.13. GuruFocus considers Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KUW:ABAR:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: 0.61 (20% above median its 10-year median of 0.51)
  • GF Value™: KWD0.13 vs. price of KWD0.19 (49.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 24/100 with 6 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 47.9% below the Oil & Gas median (#220 of 765)

No single metric tells the full story. See the KUW:ABAR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and MaintenanceK Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Al-Ahmadi, Street 306, Al Fahaheel, Block 3, P.O. Box 47143, West Industrial Shuaiba, Kuwait, KWT, 64022
Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading and Maintenance SAK provides drilling, exploration, and maintenance services for oil and gas companies. The company offers development and exploratory services, as well as drilling and maintenance of oil and gas wells in Kuwait and internationally with the approval of the Ministry of Oil. It also establishes, participates in, or acquires affiliates as outlined in its Memorandum of Incorporation. Additionally, the company invests its financial surpluses in portfolios managed by specialized entities. Burgan Company serves its clients by drilling deep, medium, and shallow wells, as well as performing workover operations. Its primary operating segment is oil and gas well services.
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