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Middle East Paper Co (SAU:1202) PB Ratio : 1.52 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Middle East Paper 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 (2025-04-09), Middle East Paper Co's share price is ﷼28.10. Middle East Paper Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was ﷼18.53. Hence, Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio of today is 1.52.

Good Sign:

Middle East Paper Co stock PB Ratio (=1.61) is close to 3-year low of 1.56.

The historical rank and industry rank for Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:1202' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 1.59   Max: 6.66
Current: 1.52

During the past 13 years, Middle East Paper Co's highest PB Ratio was 6.66. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 1.59.

SAU:1202's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
77.34% of 278 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.785 vs SAU:1202: 1.52

During the past 12 months, Middle East Paper Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Middle East Paper Co was 120.00% per year. The lowest was 1.60% per year. And the median was 8.60% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Middle East Paper Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Middle East Paper 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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Middle East Paper Co PB Ratio Chart

Middle East Paper Co 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 1.28 2.21 1.85 2.14 1.98

Middle East Paper Co 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 2.14 2.11 2.10 2.30 1.98

Competitive Comparison of Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Middle East Paper 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.


Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio falls into.


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Middle East Paper 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.

Middle East Paper Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2024)
=28.10/18.533
=1.52

* 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.


Middle East Paper Co  (SAU:1202) 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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Middle East Paper Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Street, Nojoud Center, P.O.Box 32913, 1st floor, entrance(A), Unit No(45), Al Andalus, Jeddah, SAU, 23326
Middle East Paper Co manufacturing and production and sale of container board and industrial papers. It operates through two segments, Manufacturing, and Trading. The Manufacturing segment, which generates majority revenue, engages in the manufacturing of containerboard and industrial paper. The Trading segment deals with the wholesale and retail sales of paper, carton and plastic waste.

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