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Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC (KUW:GPI) PB Ratio : 0.23 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Gulf Petroleum Investment 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 (2024-05-25), Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's share price is KWD0.0135. Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.06. Hence, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's PB Ratio of today is 0.23.

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

KUW:GPI' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.32   Max: 1.01
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's highest PB Ratio was 1.01. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.32.

KUW:GPI's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.24 vs KUW:GPI: 0.23

During the past 12 months, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -16.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -15.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC was 8.80% per year. The lowest was -18.30% per year. And the median was -8.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Petroleum Investment 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 Petroleum Investment Co KSCC PB Ratio Chart

Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.26 0.35 0.30 0.33

Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC 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 0.19 0.20 0.20 0.33 0.23

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Gulf Petroleum Investment 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 Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gulf Petroleum Investment 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 Petroleum Investment Co KSCC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=0.0135/0.06
=0.23

* 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 Petroleum Investment Co KSCC  (KUW:GPI) 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 Petroleum Investment Co KSCC (KUW:GPI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al-Qibla, Block 5, Building 4, Floor 16, Office 10, Behbehani Real Estate Company, Kuwait City, KWT, 13086
Gulf Petroleum Investment Co KSCC is a company operating in the oil industry. It mainly focuses on services in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors with activities including Engineering and consulting for upstream and downstream related projects, Oilfield services drilling and Supply of all equipment.