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Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC (KUW:GFC) PB Ratio : 2.44 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC 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 (2024-12-12), Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's share price is KWD0.083. Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was KWD0.03. Hence, Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio of today is 2.44.

Warning Sign:

Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC stock PB Ratio (=2.51) is close to 5-year high of 2.72

The historical rank and industry rank for Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:GFC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26   Med: 1.15   Max: 12.5
Current: 2.51

During the past 13 years, Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's highest PB Ratio was 12.50. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 1.15.

KUW:GFC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
64.61% of 1020 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs KUW:GFC: 2.51

During the past 12 months, Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -29.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -13.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -12.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC was 41.20% per year. The lowest was -35.50% per year. And the median was -7.15% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC'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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Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC PB Ratio Chart

Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC 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 1.25 1.00 1.81 1.61 1.45

Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.17 1.45 2.06 2.41 2.46

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC'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.


Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio falls into.



Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC 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.

Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=0.083/0.034
=2.44

* 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.


Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC  (KUW:GFC) 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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Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Sharq-Jaber Al Mubarak Street, Block 2, Plot 7, Floor 7, Al Sharqiya Tower, P.O.Box 21839, Kuwait City, KWT, 13079
Gulf Franchising Holding Co KSCC is engaged in operating and developing commercial franchising in Gulf countries such as Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, and Iran. It also owns industrial property rights and trademarks.

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