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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co (NAI:KPLC) PB Ratio : 0.14 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is The Kenya Power & Lighting 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 (2024-12-15), The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's share price is KES4.15. The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KES28.67. Hence, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio of today is 0.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:KPLC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.11   Max: 0.65
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's highest PB Ratio was 0.65. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.11.

NAI:KPLC's PB Ratio is ranked better than
98.42% of 505 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.42 vs NAI:KPLC: 0.13

During the past 12 months, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of The Kenya Power & Lighting Co was 12.80% per year. The lowest was -2.10% per year. And the median was 2.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Kenya Power & Lighting 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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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co PB Ratio Chart

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.07 0.05 0.05 0.05

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05

Competitive Comparison of The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, The Kenya Power & Lighting 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.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio falls into.



The Kenya Power & Lighting 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.

The Kenya Power & Lighting Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=4.15/28.671
=0.14

* 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.


The Kenya Power & Lighting Co  (NAI:KPLC) 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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The Kenya Power & Lighting Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kolobot Road, Parklands, Stima Plaza, Po Box 30099, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
The Kenya Power & Lighting Co PLC is an electric power distribution company. The core business of the company includes transmission, distribution, and retail of electricity throughout Kenya. The company's business is organized by regions comprising Nairobi, Mount Kenya, Coast, and West Kenya. The firm also owns and operates an electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Nairobi region.

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