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Gulf Bank KSC (KUW:GBK) Book Value per Share : KWD0.20 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gulf Bank KSC Book Value per Share?

Gulf Bank KSC's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.20.

During the past 12 months, Gulf Bank KSC's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Gulf Bank KSC was 295.80% per year. The lowest was -65.00% per year. And the median was 5.20% per year.

Gulf Bank KSC's current price is KWD0.262. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.20. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Gulf Bank KSC is 1.33.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Gulf Bank KSC was 2.41. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.28.


Gulf Bank KSC Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Bank KSC's Book Value per Share 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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Gulf Bank KSC Book Value per Share Chart

Gulf Bank KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.22

Gulf Bank KSC Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share 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 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.20

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Bank KSC's Book Value per Share

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Gulf Bank 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.


Gulf Bank KSC's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Gulf Bank KSC's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Bank KSC's PB Ratio falls into.



Gulf Bank KSC Book Value per Share Calculation

Gulf Bank KSC's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(816.8-0.0)/3,802.5
=0.21

Gulf Bank KSC's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(787.5-0.0)/3,992.6
=0.20

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Gulf Bank KSC  (KUW:GBK) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Gulf Bank KSC (KUW:GBK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Mubarak Al Kabir Street, P. O. Box 3200, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13032
Gulf Bank KSC is predominantly a Kuwait-based banking service company. The bank's business activities are mapped into two business lines which are Commercial Banking, Treasury & Investments. Commercial Banking engages in the acceptance of deposits from individuals, corporate and institutional customers, and providing consumer loans, overdrafts, credit card facilities, and funds transfer facilities to individuals; and other credit facilities to corporate and institutional customers. The Treasury & Investments segment provides money market, trading, and treasury services, as well as the management of the Bank's funding operations by use of Kuwait Government treasury bonds, government securities, placements, and acceptances with other banks.

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