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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Regional

GFH Bank B.S.C.

GFH.KW · KUW · USD · Market cap $594M

GFH Bank B.S.C., an Islamic wholesale investment bank, provides investment advisory and transaction services in GCC countries, the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, North America, and internationally.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
168.00 USD

Screen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 15 days ago

Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 17:01 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
15.65

What this means: price 168.00 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 15.65, over the last year.

Current read
Markdown ?
Screened · screened 2026-09-21
  • Trend Markdown
  • Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price168.00 USD
Fair value15.65
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-07-02Read Markdown178.00-5.6% 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.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

GFH Bank B.S.C. holds its Markdown at $168.00. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-21
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days
Price at the screen$168.00
Valuation525.00 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL
Beta0.51
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services (interest-based)

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Its core business involves an activity the values screen does not clear. Fail

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

GFH Bank B.S.C. 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

Price History & Projections
$205$103$2TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONOur fair value$15.65 -91%

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
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E525.0xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead
EPS, trailing0.32
Revenue growth+5.8%slow but positive growth
Profit margin34.7%highly profitable on every dollar of sales
Return on equity14.4%a solid return on shareholder capital
Beta0.51steadier than the market
52-week range108.00 - 202.00
MoatMODERATE
Market cap$594M

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 Bahrain and to currency swings.

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

Where & How to Trade

GFH.KW trades on KUW (the company is based in Bahrain). 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

2026-10-02 Markdown $168.00 -2.3% Entry 6

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 2.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.

2026-08-30 Markdown $172.00 +0.0% Entry 5

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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.

2026-07-31 Markdown $172.00 -3.4% Entry 4

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.4% 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 holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.

2026-07-18 Markdown $178.00 +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 holding around 8% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 88%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.

2026-07-03 Markdown $178.00 +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 $178.00 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.

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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 $191.00 -3.7% · $963 -3.7%
2 months $179.00 +2.8% · $1,028 +2.8%
3 months $176.98 +4.0% $6.60 $1,077 +7.7%
6 months $184.98 -0.5% $6.60 $1,030 +3.0%
1 year $97.78 +88.2% $8.23 $1,966 +96.6%
2 years $88.77 +107.3% $13.27 $2,222 +122.2%
3 years $80.86 +127.6% $18.31 $2,502 +150.2%
5 years $61.92 +197.2% $26.91 $3,406 +240.6%

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 GFH.KW does next, these words stay.

GFH Bank B.S.C. · GFH.KW · Markdown · $168.00
Recorded 2026-09-21 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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