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The Screen · Financials · Banks - Regional
Kuwait International Bank K.S.C.P.
KIB.KW · KUW · USD · Market cap $436M
Kuwait International Bank K.S.C.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides Islamic banking products and services for individual and corporate customers in Kuwait.
FAIL · Does not pass the screen
250.00 USD
Screen close, 2026-09-20 · not a live quote Last reviewed 16 days ago
Screened 2026-09-20 · the tape above runs as of 09:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
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What this means: price 250.00 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 155.07, 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
Price250.00 USD
Fair value155.07
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Accumulation250.00+0.0% to today ✓
2026-09-03Read Markdown250.00+0.0% to today
2026-07-02Read Distribution256.00-2.3% 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.
Kuwait International Bank K.S.C.P. holds its Accumulation at $250.00. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 18 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-09-20
Phase
Accumulation
Quantitative state
The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 18 days
Price at the screen
$250.00
Valuation
25,000.00 trailing · 25,000.00 forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL
Beta
0.26
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services (interest-based)
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
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
Kuwait International Bank K.S.C.P. 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.
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-20 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 38.0% above the base estimate.
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.
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 2026-09-20 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
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.
Where & How to Trade
KIB.KW trades on KUW (the company is based in Kuwait). 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 framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $284. Since the last review it its composite score eased.
2026-09-03Markdown · changed$250.00+0.0%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. 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 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $284.
2026-08-03Distribution$250.00-2.3%Entry 4
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $284.
2026-07-18Distribution$256.00+0.0%Entry 3
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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 2% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 7%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 16%. The street (2 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $284.
2026-07-03Distribution$256.00+0.0%Entry 2
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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.
2026-07-02Distribution$256.00Entry 1
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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.