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Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC (KUW:BPCC) PB Ratio : 1.47 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC 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 (2025-04-23), Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's share price is KWD0.699. Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was KWD0.48. Hence, Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio of today is 1.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:BPCC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 1.44   Max: 2.26
Current: 1.43

During the past 13 years, Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's highest PB Ratio was 2.26. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 1.44.

KUW:BPCC's PB Ratio is ranked better than
52.71% of 1529 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.51 vs KUW:BPCC: 1.43

During the past 12 months, Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC was 7.80% per year. The lowest was -83.20% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC'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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Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC PB Ratio Chart

Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 1.99 1.91 1.56 1.40

Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC Quarterly Data
Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25
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 1.23 1.40 1.31 1.45 1.40

Competitive Comparison of Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC'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.


Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio falls into.


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Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC 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.

Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Jan. 2025)
=0.699/0.477
=1.47

* 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.


Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC  (KUW:BPCC) 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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Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al Shuhada Street, KIPCO Tower, Office Number 2, 33rd Floor, P.O. Box 2383, Safat, Sharq, Kuwait, KWT, 13024
Boubyan Petrochemical Co KSC is engaged in manufacturing petrochemical material and its derivatives and also sells, purchases, supplies, distributes, exports and stores such materials. The company's operating segment includes Energy, manufacturing and petrochemical sector and Services and education, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Energy, manufacturing and petrochemical sector segment.

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