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Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC (BAH:BBK) PB Ratio : 1.45 (As of Mar. 16, 2025)


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What is Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC 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 (2025-03-16), Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's share price is BHD0.50. Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was BHD0.34. Hence, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio of today is 1.45.

Good Sign:

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC stock PB Ratio (=1.45) is close to 3-year low of 1.37

The historical rank and industry rank for Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BAH:BBK' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.38   Max: 1.65
Current: 1.45

During the past 13 years, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's highest PB Ratio was 1.65. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.38.

BAH:BBK's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
82.1% of 1531 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs BAH:BBK: 1.45

During the past 12 months, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC was 15.40% per year. The lowest was -95.10% per year. And the median was 4.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC'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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Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC PB Ratio Chart

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.46 1.37 1.42 1.40

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 1.42 1.53 1.49 1.47 1.40

Competitive Comparison of Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC'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.


Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio falls into.



Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC 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.

Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=0.50/0.344
=1.45

* 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.


Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC  (BAH:BBK) 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.


Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC PB Ratio Related Terms

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Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
43 Government Avenue, P.O. Box 597, Manama, BHR
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait BSC is a public shareholding company engaged in commercial banking and wealth management services. The company's operating segment includes Retail banking; Corporate banking; International banking and Investment, treasury, and other activities. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail banking segment. The retail banking segment principally handles individual customers' deposits and provides consumer finance-type loans, overdrafts, credit facilities and funds transfer facilities, credit cards, and foreign exchange. Geographically, it operates in Bahrain and the Middle East/Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia.

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