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Kuwaiti (PR) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-0.4%
  • 3M5.7%
  • 1Y36.1%
  • YTD11.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has remained flat, although notably ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public) gained 6.4%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 36% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 16 Aug 2025د.ك893.7mد.ك343.2mد.ك51.8m15.9x17.3x2.6x
Mon, 14 Jul 2025د.ك865.5mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m17.6x18.9x2.6x
Wed, 11 Jun 2025د.ك895.2mد.ك336.8mد.ك45.8m16.5x19.5x2.7x
Fri, 09 May 2025د.ك810.4mد.ك339.1mد.ك48.7m12.1x16.6x2.4x
Sun, 06 Apr 2025د.ك805.6mد.ك336.4mد.ك46.5m12.9x17.3x2.4x
Tue, 04 Mar 2025د.ك847.8mد.ك337.4mد.ك58.1m13.5x14.6x2.5x
Thu, 30 Jan 2025د.ك804.7mد.ك338.2mد.ك57.4m12.5x14x2.4x
Sat, 28 Dec 2024د.ك788.7mد.ك331.6mد.ك51.3m13.3x15.4x2.4x
Mon, 25 Nov 2024د.ك791.2mد.ك331.5mد.ك51.3m14.6x15.4x2.4x
Wed, 23 Oct 2024د.ك695.9mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m12.6x15.9x2.1x
Fri, 20 Sep 2024د.ك705.0mد.ك327.7mد.ك43.9m13.4x16.1x2.2x
Sun, 18 Aug 2024د.ك657.5mد.ك328.7mد.ك43.9m13.5x15x2x
Tue, 16 Jul 2024د.ك657.0mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m11.9x17.1x2.1x
Thu, 13 Jun 2024د.ك705.0mد.ك317.7mد.ك38.5m12.1x18.3x2.2x
Sat, 11 May 2024د.ك687.3mد.ك244.7mد.ك49.5m12.2x13.9x2.8x
Mon, 08 Apr 2024د.ك661.7mد.ك243.6mد.ك46.6m12.8x14.2x2.7x
Wed, 06 Mar 2024د.ك638.5mد.ك242.1mد.ك46.6m12.9x13.7x2.6x
Fri, 02 Feb 2024د.ك639.1mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m12.8x27.3x1.8x
Sun, 31 Dec 2023د.ك627.2mد.ك351.5mد.ك23.4m11.9x26.7x1.8x
Tue, 28 Nov 2023د.ك637.3mد.ك354.1mد.ك27.1m11.3x23.5x1.8x
Thu, 26 Oct 2023د.ك657.8mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m11.9x23.7x1.8x
Sat, 23 Sep 2023د.ك709.4mد.ك357.8mد.ك27.8m13.7x25.5x2x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023د.ك728.6mد.ك362.0mد.ك34.8m11.6x20.9x2x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023د.ك752.5mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m12x20.4x2.1x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023د.ك791.3mد.ك362.4mد.ك36.8m11.7x21.5x2.2x
Sun, 14 May 2023د.ك738.7mد.ك358.9mد.ك56.1m9.7x13.2x2.1x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023د.ك721.7mد.ك358.0mد.ك49.6m12.6x14.5x2x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023د.ك731.3mد.ك349.5mد.ك44.9m12.2x16.3x2.1x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023د.ك751.2mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m11.9x16.4x2.2x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023د.ك764.1mد.ك348.6mد.ك45.8m12.4x16.7x2.2x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022د.ك777.8mد.ك346.4mد.ك42.1m12.2x18.5x2.2x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022د.ك750.6mد.ك341.0mد.ك48.1m11.5x15.6x2.2x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022د.ك816.4mد.ك341.0mد.ك48.1m12.2x17x2.4x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022د.ك870.5mد.ك337.7mد.ك40.8m12.5x21.3x2.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.3x


Total Market Cap: د.ك870.5mTotal Earnings: د.ك40.8mTotal Revenue: د.ك337.7mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Kuwaiti Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Kuwaiti Materials industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 18.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.3x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 2.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have grown 8.2% 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 Market1.15%
Materials-0.41%
Metals and Mining2.12%
Chemicals0%0
Basic Materials-0.69%
Packaging-5.68%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.7x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 11.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 28% per year.
  • In contrast, the Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
ACICO ACICO Industries Company - K.S.C. (Public)د.ك0.0926.4%
+د.ك1.8m		33.2%PE11.9x
KCEM Kuwait Cement Company K.P.S.Cد.ك0.350.6%
+د.ك1.4m		100.0%PE66.8x
KFOUC Kuwait Foundry Company K.S.C.Pد.ك0.632.1%
+د.ك845.0k		16.6%PE18x

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