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Mezzan Holding Co KSC (KUW:MEZZAN) PB Ratio : 2.16 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Mezzan Holding Co 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 (2024-06-24), Mezzan Holding Co KSC's share price is KWD0.809. Mezzan Holding Co KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.38. Hence, Mezzan Holding Co KSC's PB Ratio of today is 2.16.

Warning Sign:

Mezzan Holding Co KSC stock PB Ratio (=2.07) is close to 10-year high of 2.25

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

KUW:MEZZAN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 1.61   Max: 2.25
Current: 2.16

During the past 9 years, Mezzan Holding Co KSC's highest PB Ratio was 2.25. The lowest was 1.06. And the median was 1.61.

KUW:MEZZAN's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
63.77% of 1816 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.5 vs KUW:MEZZAN: 2.16

During the past 12 months, Mezzan Holding Co KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year.

During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Mezzan Holding Co KSC was 3.30% per year. The lowest was -0.20% per year. And the median was 0.75% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Mezzan Holding Co KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mezzan Holding Co 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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Mezzan Holding Co KSC PB Ratio Chart

Mezzan Holding Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.44 1.68 1.63 1.19 1.62

Mezzan Holding Co 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 1.06 1.58 1.47 1.62 1.81

Competitive Comparison of Mezzan Holding Co KSC's PB Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Mezzan Holding Co 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.


Mezzan Holding Co KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Mezzan Holding Co KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mezzan Holding Co 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.

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

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=0.809/0.375
=2.16

* 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.


Mezzan Holding Co KSC  (KUW:MEZZAN) 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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Mezzan Holding Co KSC (KUW:MEZZAN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Shuwaikh Industrial Area 3, Block 1A, Jassim Al Wazzan Sons Building, P.O Box: 124, Safat, KWT, 13002
Mezzan Holding Co KSC is engaged in the manufacturing, sale, and distribution of food and non-food products. It manufactures and distributes chips, snacks, meats, bottled water, and canned foods and is also involved in the catering business, providing meals to corporations, hotels, airlines, industrial sites, and government ministries. It operates in five segments namely: Food; Catering; Services; Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare Industrial; and Industrial. The firm derives most of its revenue from the Food segment. The company's geographical segments include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

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