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Kuwaiti (PR) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-1.2%
  • 1Y13.4%
  • YTD-0.7%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has risen 1.2%, driven by gains from Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C.P of 4.5%. In the same time, National Industries Company - KPSC was down 11%. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.1% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Kuwaiti Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 23 Apr 2025د.ك797.8mد.ك339.1mد.ك48.7m12.3x16.4x2.4x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025د.ك807.4mد.ك338.7mد.ك57.2m12.7x14.1x2.4x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025د.ك828.9mد.ك337.4mد.ك58.1m13.1x14.3x2.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025د.ك795.5mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m12.7x13.8x2.4x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024د.ك768.7mد.ك331.6mد.ك51.3m11.6x15x2.3x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024د.ك721.8mد.ك329.9mد.ك44.3m13.2x16.3x2.2x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024د.ك694.5mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.2x15.8x2.1x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024د.ك702.0mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.7x16x2.1x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024د.ك664.5mد.ك318.2mد.ك38.0m13.9x17.5x2.1x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024د.ك656.9mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m11.6x17.1x2.1x
Tue, 28 May 2024د.ك679.1mد.ك250.0mد.ك42.0m11.8x16.2x2.7x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024د.ك691.6mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.6m13.2x14.9x2.8x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024د.ك662.3mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.5m12.6x14.3x2.7x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024د.ك624.1mد.ك241.6mد.ك47.1m12.8x13.3x2.6x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024د.ك659.5mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m12.2x28.1x1.9x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023د.ك634.8mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.2x23.5x1.8x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023د.ك640.8mد.ك355.3mد.ك27.7m11.3x23.2x1.8x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023د.ك692.9mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m12.7x24.9x1.9x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023د.ك730.2mد.ك362.0mد.ك34.8m12.8x21x2x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023د.ك728.6mد.ك363.2mد.ك36.9m11.6x19.7x2x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023د.ك760.1mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m11.1x20.6x2.1x
Wed, 31 May 2023د.ك754.4mد.ك361.5mد.ك38.2m11.7x19.8x2.1x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023د.ك757.4mد.ك358.0mد.ك49.6m13.2x15.3x2.1x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023د.ك714.6mد.ك358.0mد.ك50.3m12.3x14.2x2x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023د.ك745.1mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.8x16.3x2.1x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023د.ك742.7mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.9x16.2x2.1x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022د.ك754.3mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.8x16.5x2.2x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022د.ك787.7mد.ك348.2mد.ك51.6m12.7x15.3x2.3x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022د.ك747.7mد.ك341.0mد.ك48.1m11.4x15.5x2.2x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022د.ك837.7mد.ك340.9mد.ك48.1m12.1x17.4x2.5x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022د.ك875.4mد.ك331.0mد.ك38.9m12.8x22.5x2.6x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022د.ك853.3mد.ك330.1mد.ك37.5m11.9x22.7x2.6x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022د.ك983.6mد.ك329.9mد.ك37.6m13.6x26.2x3x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022د.ك977.1mد.ك322.1mد.ك18.2m17.8x53.6x3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

53.6x


Total Market Cap: د.ك977.1mTotal Earnings: د.ك18.2mTotal Revenue: د.ك322.1mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 19.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Kuwaiti Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 19.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 39% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Kuwaiti Materials sector?

KW Market1.01%
Materials1.24%
Chemicals2.51%
Metals and Mining2.50%
Packaging-0.53%
Basic Materials-0.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 8.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.1% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 14% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 9.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BPCC Boubyan Petrochemical Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.704.5%
+د.ك16.0m		3.6%PE12.2x
ALKOUT Al Kout Industrial Projects Company K.S.C.Pد.ك1.0510.8%
+د.ك10.3m		36.5%PE12.3x
KCEM Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.Cد.ك0.241.7%
+د.ك2.9m		31.3%PE53.2x
ACICO ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)د.ك0.074.3%
+د.ك958.3k		n/aPS0.3x
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