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United Gulf Investment BSC (BAH:UGIC) PB Ratio : 0.34 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is United Gulf Investment BSC 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 (2024-05-01), United Gulf Investment BSC's share price is BHD0.052. United Gulf Investment BSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was BHD0.16. Hence, United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio of today is 0.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BAH:UGIC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.66   Max: 0.83
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, United Gulf Investment BSC's highest PB Ratio was 0.83. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.66.

BAH:UGIC's PB Ratio is ranked better than
95.39% of 1693 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs BAH:UGIC: 0.34

During the past 12 months, United Gulf Investment BSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of United Gulf Investment BSC was 185.90% per year. The lowest was -54.50% per year. And the median was -4.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


United Gulf Investment BSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Gulf Investment BSC'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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United Gulf Investment BSC PB Ratio Chart

United Gulf Investment BSC 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 0.80 0.83 0.56 0.42 0.34

United Gulf Investment BSC Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 0.42 0.41 0.36 0.33 0.34

Competitive Comparison of United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, United Gulf Investment BSC'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.


United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio falls into.



United Gulf Investment BSC 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.

United Gulf Investment BSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.052/0.155
=0.34

* 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.


United Gulf Investment BSC  (BAH:UGIC) 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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United Gulf Investment BSC (BAH:UGIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Road 2832, Block 428, P.O. Box 10177, Almoayyed Tower, Office 3202, Building 2504, Al-Seef District, Manama, BHR
United Gulf Investment Corp BSC is engaged in property leasing, buying, and selling of properties for the company, third-grade industrial maintenance works, and investment in local industrial projects. The company's investment objective includes developing and promoting industrial, chemical, and energy-related projects, in the Gulf region, identifying and investing in direct investment opportunities and investing in listed stocks and other financial instruments. Its operating segment includes Smelting and Investment activities. The company generates maximum revenue from the Smelting segment. the company has two geographical segments; the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.