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Kuwait International Bank KSC (KUW:KIB) PB Ratio : 0.69 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Kuwait International Bank 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 (2024-06-21), Kuwait International Bank KSC's share price is KWD0.186. Kuwait International Bank KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.27. Hence, Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio of today is 0.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KIB' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 0.74   Max: 1.4
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Kuwait International Bank KSC's highest PB Ratio was 1.40. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.74.

KUW:KIB's PB Ratio is ranked better than
66.64% of 1469 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs KUW:KIB: 0.69

During the past 12 months, Kuwait International Bank KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kuwait International Bank KSC was 13.90% per year. The lowest was -96.10% per year. And the median was 3.90% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kuwait International Bank KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait International Bank 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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Kuwait International Bank KSC PB Ratio Chart

Kuwait International Bank KSC 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 0.72 0.61 0.63 0.60 0.54

Kuwait International Bank KSC 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 0.57 0.64 0.57 0.54 0.61

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Kuwait International Bank 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.


Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio falls into.



Kuwait International Bank 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.

Kuwait International Bank KSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=0.186/0.269
=0.69

* 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 International Bank KSC  (KUW:KIB) 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 International Bank KSC (KUW:KIB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
West Tower - Joint Banking Center, P.O. Box 22822, Al Abdul Razzak Square, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13089
Kuwait International Bank KSC is an Islamic banking corporation based in Kuwait. The company's segments include Commercial and International Banking; Retail Banking; Treasury, Fund Management and Institutional Banking; Investment Management and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Commercial and International Banking segment. Commercial and International Banking segment comprising of range of banking services and investment products to corporate customers providing commodity and real estate Murabaha finance, Ijara and Wakala facilities.

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