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KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P (KUW:KAMCO) PB Ratio : 0.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P 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 (2024-04-26), KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's share price is KWD0.099. KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was KWD0.17. Hence, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio of today is 0.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KAMCO' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 0.6   Max: 1.13
Current: 0.55

During the past 13 years, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's highest PB Ratio was 1.13. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.60.

KUW:KAMCO's PB Ratio is ranked better than
88.24% of 1692 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.93 vs KUW:KAMCO: 0.55

During the past 12 months, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P was 6.00% per year. The lowest was -26.10% per year. And the median was -0.20% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P'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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KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P PB Ratio Chart

KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P 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 0.55 0.51 0.73 0.56 0.49

KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P 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 0.56 0.60 0.55 0.55 0.49

Competitive Comparison of KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P'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.


KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio falls into.



KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P 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.

KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=0.099/0.174
=0.57

* 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.


KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P  (KUW:KAMCO) 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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KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P (KUW:KAMCO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Khalid Bin Waleed Street, Al-Shaheed Tower, P.O.Box 28873, Sharq, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13149
KAMCO Investment Company K.S.C.P is an investment banking company. Its activities include purchasing and investing in shares or bonds of the companies in real estate, industrial and agricultural sector, managing the funds of public and private institutions, a brokerage in lending and borrowing operations, provision of loans, dealing and trading in the foreign currency market, and undertaking operations related to securities trading such as purchase and sale of shares and bonds of companies. The company's segments include Investment banking and advisory, Asset management, Brokerage, and Strategic investments & corporate overheads. The company makes majority of its revenue from Asset management segment.

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