Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-07-19 · Permanent

Ali Al-Ghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.P. ALG.KW

Clears both ethical standards

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Ali Al-Ghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.P., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the automotive business in Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.

The label
Distribution

read at $902.00

Ali Al-Ghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.P. holds its Distribution at $902.00.

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  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Distribution label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · passes the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-07-19
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 262 days
Price$902.00
Valuation12.89 trailing · 9.02 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS
Beta0.26

The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth

Read at
$902.00
12.89 P/E · 9.02 fwd
Our fair value
$551.10
39% premium
Analyst target (avg)
$1,100.00
+22% to current

Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going

$1,144$826$507TODAY3y agoPROJECTIONAnalyst avg$1,100.00 +16%Analyst high$1,100.00 +16%Conservative$551.10 -42%Our fair value$551.10 -42%

The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street

Current
$902.00
you are here
Conservative
$551.10
-39%
Analyst avg
$1,100.00
+22%
Our fair value
$551.10
-39%
Analyst high
$1,100.00
+22%

Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.

Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as fully-to-richly valued here, while the Street is more bullish — a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.

Revenue growth-27.10%
Profit margin10.30%
Debt to equity64.32
Analyst consensusNone · 1 covering

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English

This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:

The common standard · AAOIFI
Used by most halal investing apps
✓ PASSES
Our stricter standard · asset-based
The one Titan applies
✓ PASSES

What these two standards are, and how they differ →

Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E9.0x
very cheap relative to earnings
Trailing P/E12.9x
reasonably valued
Revenue growth-27.1%
revenue is shrinking
Profit margin10.3%
thin but positive margins
Return on equity30.9%
an exceptional return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity0.64
moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio1.33
adequate liquidity, worth monitoring
Beta0.26
barely tracks the market's swings
Market cap$355M

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Kuwait and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Related securities · others in ALG.KW's space worth a look

Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 4.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, 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 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (1 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1100. Entered 2026-07-21 · Markdown

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-21 Markdown $902.00 -4.4% Entry 5

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 4.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, 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 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (1 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1100.

2026-07-18 Markdown $944.00 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, 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 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (1 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1100.

2026-07-17 Markdown $944.00 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, 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 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 11%. The street (1 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $1100.

2026-07-03 Markdown $944.00 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markdown $944.00 Entry 1

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical screening pending. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent 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
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $1,007.00 -5.9% · $941 -5.9%
2 months $1,006.34 -5.8% $26.86 $969 -3.1%
3 months $1,013.61 -6.5% $26.86 $962 -3.8%
6 months $1,043.61 -9.2% $26.86 $934 -6.6%
1 year $1,019.95 -7.1% $51.28 $980 -2.0%
2 years $712.51 +33.1% $100.23 $1,471 +47.1%
3 years $692.19 +37.0% $149.18 $1,585 +58.5%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever ALG.KW does next, these words stay.

Ali Al-Ghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.P. · ALG.KW · Distribution · $902.00
Recorded 2026-07-19 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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