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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Regional
Saudi British Bank
1030.SR · TADAWUL · SAR · Market cap $16.6B · 1,490 employees
The Saudi Investment Bank provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, and corporate and institutional customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
14.63 SAR
Screen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote Last reviewed 16 days ago
Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 23:45 UTC · 6 Oct · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
What this means: price 14.63 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 14.32, over the last year.
Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price14.63 SAR
Fair value14.32
Ethical score30.0/100
RatingAVOID
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-07-02Read Accumulation13.30+10.0% to today ✓
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Saudi British Bank holds its Accumulation at $14.63. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 106 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-21
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 106 days
Price at the screen
$14.63
Valuation
8.66 trailing · 9.32 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 30.0
Beta
0.30
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity screen
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Excluded
Core business clean
Bank — FAIL on business activity
Fail
Debt load
1.71%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 1.7% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
4.31%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 4.3% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
0.07%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 0.1% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
-0.21%
Below 5%
Only -0.2% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Saudi British Bank does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in conventional financial services, which the screen treats as interest-based, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is Worth
The Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID: it trades above our $14.32 fair value estimate, 1.00% revenue growth.
Fair value range in SAR, drawn from the 2026-09-21 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 2.2% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 6 covering, consensus None. The average target sits −1% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Our model and the Street both land near the screened price: fairly valued, with no strong edge either way.
Price History & Projections
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-21 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words
Why it gives us pause
At 9.3x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. It trades 2% above our $14.32 fair value, so you would be buying at a premium, not a discount.
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Saudi Arabia and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
1030.SR trades on TADAWUL (the company is based in Saudi Arabia). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-02Accumulation$14.63+10.0%Entry 8
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved up 10.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-09-18Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 7
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-08-19Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 6
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-07-19Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 5
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-07-18Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 4
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 4%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 8%. The street (6 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.
2026-07-15Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-03Accumulation$13.30+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Accumulation$13.30Entry 1
The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$13.05
+1.1%
$0.30
$1,034
+3.4%
2 months
$13.14
+0.5%
$0.30
$1,027
+2.7%
3 months
$12.46
+6.0%
$0.30
$1,084
+8.4%
6 months
$12.97
+1.7%
$0.30
$1,041
+4.1%
1 year
$13.72
-3.8%
$0.70
$1,013
+1.3%
2 years
$11.98
+10.2%
$1.46
$1,224
+22.4%
3 years
$11.77
+12.1%
$2.14
$1,303
+30.3%
5 years
$8.29
+59.3%
$3.16
$1,974
+97.4%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Ledger's Promise
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever 1030.SR does next, these words stay.
Saudi British Bank · 1030.SR · Accumulation · $14.63
Recorded 2026-09-21 · before the outcome · scored mechanically