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Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC (KUW:ALG) PB Ratio : 3.82 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC 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 (2024-05-23), Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's share price is KWD1.063. Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.28. Hence, Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio of today is 3.82.

Good Sign:

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC stock PB Ratio (=3.97) is close to 1-year low of 3.6

Warning Sign:

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC stock PB Ratio (=3.97) is close to 2-year high of 4.38

The historical rank and industry rank for Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ALG' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.97   Med: 3.91   Max: 4.38
Current: 3.82

During the past 3 years, Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's highest PB Ratio was 4.38. The lowest was 2.97. And the median was 3.91.

KUW:ALG's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
85.16% of 1247 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.45 vs KUW:ALG: 3.82

During the past 12 months, Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC'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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Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC PB Ratio Chart

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
- 3.03 3.51

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.57 3.52 4.22 3.51 4.20

Competitive Comparison of Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC'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.


Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio falls into.



Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC 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.

Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Mar. 2024)
=1.063/0.278
=3.82

* 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.


Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC  (KUW:ALG) 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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Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC (KUW:ALG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Airport Road 55, P.O. Box 21540, Safat, Opposite Kaifan Telecommunication, Shuwaikh, KWT, 13076
Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Co KSC is engaged in the automotive business. The Primary Activities of the Company are selling and purchasing cars and spare parts, importing and exporting light and heavy vehicles and cars, renting cars, maintaining light & heavy vehicles and cars, trading auto spare parts, and renting equipment and their maintenance. The Group is divided into four main geographical segments which are the State of Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. The majority is derived from Kuwait.