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Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co (KUW:KGL) PB Ratio : 0.76 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport 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 (2024-12-13), Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's share price is KWD0.0619. Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was KWD0.08. Hence, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.76.

Warning Sign:

Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co stock PB Ratio (=0.82) is close to 10-year high of 0.82

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KGL' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.38   Max: 0.82
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.82. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.38.

KUW:KGL's PB Ratio is ranked better than
72.12% of 929 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.32 vs KUW:KGL: 0.80

During the past 12 months, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -38.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -17.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co was 10.70% per year. The lowest was -59.00% per year. And the median was -8.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport 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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Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co PB Ratio Chart

Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport 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 0.31 0.33 0.49 0.41 0.60

Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co 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 0.41 0.60 0.58 0.58 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport 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.


Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport 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.

Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=0.0619/0.081
=0.76

* 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.


Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co  (KUW:KGL) 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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Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Sharq, Dasman Complex, Block 2, P.O. Box 22351, 9th Floor, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13084
Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Co are engaged in the logistics and land transportation business. The company's activities include general cargo and stevedoring services at seaports, container terminal operations, general cargo transport, and handling services, container transport, and handling services, heavy equipment lease services, heavy-lift transport services, fuel haulage services, municipal service, and cleaning services. Its operating segment includes Transportation; Logistics services; Rental & leasing services and others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Logistics services segment.

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