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Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC (KUW:KPROJ) PB Ratio : 0.49 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Kuwait Projects Co Holding 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 (2025-04-09), Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's share price is KWD0.0885. Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was KWD0.18. Hence, Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's PB Ratio of today is 0.49.

Good Sign:

Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC stock PB Ratio (=0.53) is close to 10-year low of 0.52.

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

KUW:KPROJ' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.77   Max: 1.47
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's highest PB Ratio was 1.47. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 0.77.

KUW:KPROJ's PB Ratio is ranked better than
82.18% of 1526 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs KUW:KPROJ: 0.50

During the past 12 months, Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -3.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -10.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC was 7.60% per year. The lowest was -77.10% per year. And the median was -3.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait Projects Co Holding 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 Projects Co Holding KSC PB Ratio Chart

Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.72 0.69 0.60 0.53

Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.60 0.71 0.63 0.55 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Kuwait Projects Co Holding 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 Projects Co Holding KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC's PB Ratio falls into.


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Kuwait Projects Co Holding 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 Projects Co Holding KSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=0.0885/0.18
=0.49

* 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 Projects Co Holding KSC  (KUW:KPROJ) 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 Projects Co Holding KSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
KIPCO Tower, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Street, Sharq, P.O. Box 23982, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13100
Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSC is an investment holding company operating in a sector such as financial services, manufacturing, and real estate. The business activity of the firm functions through various segments which include Commercial Banking, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Insurance, Media & Satellite Services, Industrial, Hospitality and Real Estate, and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Commercial banking segment. Geographic areas of operation include Kuwait, the Rest of GCC, the Rest of the Middle East and North Africa, North America and Europe.

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