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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC (KUW:SULTAN) PB Ratio : 0.69 (As of Jan. 18, 2025)


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What is Sultan Center Food Products 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 (2025-01-18), Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's share price is KWD0.097. Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was KWD0.14. Hence, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio of today is 0.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:SULTAN' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.75   Max: 10
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's highest PB Ratio was 10.00. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.75.

KUW:SULTAN's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 1.83 vs KUW:SULTAN: 0.69

During the past 12 months, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -30.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC was 105.80% per year. The lowest was -60.90% per year. And the median was -5.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sultan Center Food Products 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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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC PB Ratio Chart

Sultan Center Food Products Co 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 0.62 0.64 0.77 0.59 0.67

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC 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 0.50 0.67 0.79 0.94 0.69

Competitive Comparison of Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sultan Center Food Products 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.


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio falls into.



Sultan Center Food Products 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.

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=0.097/0.141
=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.


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC  (KUW:SULTAN) 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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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Airport road, 6th ring road, PO Box 26567, Sultan ben Essa complex, Dajeej, Kuwait City, KWT, 13126
Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC is an independent retailer. The company supplies supermarket items, perishables, and general merchandise in the Middle East. Its business units include Retail, Investments, Contracting, and Real Estate. The company offers fresh food, frozen food, dairy and bakery products, meat and seafood, baby food, fruits, pet food, health and beauty products, tobacco products, cleaning and home care products, home decor, toys and games, luggage and bags, and electronic products.

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