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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) PB Ratio : 1.61 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC 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 (2025-07-23), Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's share price is د.إ2.78. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was د.إ1.73. Hence, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio of today is 1.61.

Warning Sign:

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC stock PB Ratio (=1.63) is close to 5-year high of 1.65.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DEWA' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.4   Max: 1.65
Current: 1.61

During the past 12 years, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's highest PB Ratio was 1.65. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 1.40.

DFM:DEWA's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
58.15% of 497 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.41 vs DFM:DEWA: 1.61

During the past 12 months, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year.

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC was 10.80% per year. The lowest was -1.30% per year. And the median was 8.30% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC PB Ratio Chart

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 1.28 1.38 1.59

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 1.41 1.24 1.45 1.59 1.43

Competitive Comparison of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio falls into.


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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC 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.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2025)
=2.78/1.729
=1.61

* 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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC  (DFM:DEWA) 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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Near Wafi Mall, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and its generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The group is organized into four segments; DEWA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water desalination, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, industrial, and government; EMPOWER is engaged in the provision of district cooling, maintenance of central cooling plants and manufacturing and sale of insulated pipes; IWPP is engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of power and water plants; and Others operations include purification and sale of potable water, and other. It generates maximum revenue from the DEWA segment.

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