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Al Eid Food Co (KUW:ALEID) PB Ratio : 1.38 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Al Eid Food 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 (2025-04-10), Al Eid Food Co's share price is KWD0.217. Al Eid Food Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was KWD0.16. Hence, Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.38.

The historical rank and industry rank for Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ALEID' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 1.14   Max: 2.33
Current: 1.38

During the past 13 years, Al Eid Food Co's highest PB Ratio was 2.33. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 1.14.

KUW:ALEID's PB Ratio is ranked better than
56.25% of 304 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.665 vs KUW:ALEID: 1.38

During the past 12 months, Al Eid Food Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Al Eid Food Co was 22.60% per year. The lowest was -2.40% per year. And the median was 9.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Al Eid Food Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Al Eid Food 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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Al Eid Food Co PB Ratio Chart

Al Eid Food Co Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 1.86 1.83 1.20 1.65

Al Eid Food Co 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 1.20 1.21 1.31 1.52 1.65

Competitive Comparison of Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Al Eid Food 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.


Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio falls into.


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Al Eid Food 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.

Al Eid Food Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=0.217/0.157
=1.38

* 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.


Al Eid Food Co  (KUW:ALEID) 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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Al Eid Food Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al Ardiya Industrial Area, P.O. Box 41081, Building 100, Block 2, Kuwait City, KWT, 85851
Al Eid Food Co is importing, distributes, packaging, and marketing food and consumer products. It specializes in food and beverage distribution in Kuwait. Its products include Alwaha, Seara, GoldAlex, Delicio, Rahma, and Sunlite. It also provides oils, pulses, spices, rice, seafood, nuts, and meat. Operating segments of the group are distributed over the State of Kuwait, and the Gulf co-operation council, and the majority of the revenue comes from the State of Kuwait.

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