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Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co (DFM:ASCANA) PB Ratio : 1.43 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co 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 (2024-05-14), Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's share price is د.إ1.65. Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was د.إ1.16. Hence, Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:ASCANA' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.11   Max: 1.51
Current: 1.45

During the past 11 years, Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's highest PB Ratio was 1.51. The lowest was 0.76. And the median was 1.11.

DFM:ASCANA's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
56.58% of 486 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs DFM:ASCANA: 1.45

During the past 12 months, Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -30.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -9.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co was 2.70% per year. The lowest was -18.10% per year. And the median was -1.35% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co'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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Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co PB Ratio Chart

Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co 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 1.07 0.92 0.89 1.13 1.40

Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co 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 1.16 1.32 1.36 1.40 -

Competitive Comparison of Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co'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.


Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co 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.

Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1.65/1.156
=1.43

* 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.


Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co  (DFM:ASCANA) 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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Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co (DFM:ASCANA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al Kazim Building, Al Garhoud, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1993, Dubai, ARE
Arabian Scandinavian Insurance Co PLC is a provider of general insurance and reinsurance services. Its general insurance covers motor, medical, life, personal accident, property, travel protection, money, professional indemnity, and engineering. The company is organized into two business segments: general takaful management and investment. The majority of the revenue is derived from the provision of general takaful management services. The Company only operates in U.AE., through its Dubai and Abu Dhabi office.

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