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Kuwait Financial Centre KPSC

Kuwait Financial Centre KPSC

KKSE:MARKAZ
119.00
KWF
-5.00
(-4.03%)
9.74EPS
14.78P/E
65.42BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
- -
0.01
- -
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.01
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
0.02
-0.01
-0.01
-0.01
0.02
-0.01
0.01
- -
- -
- -
-0.01
- -
-0.01
Dividend per Share
0.01
0.01
0.01
- -
0.01
0.01
- -
- -
- -
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
- -
Book Value per Share
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.18
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.23
Tangible Book Value per Share
0.19
0.19
0.19
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.19
0.18
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.23
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
505
505
505
505
505
505
502
502
502
502
501
495
489
486
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
11
13
9
12
16
13
14
13
17
16
13
15
15
16
Operating Margin (%)
67.13
37.43
13.31
45.85
46.08
43.27
76.05
6.5
111.74
31.66
-5.72
32.48
39.76
36.25
Depreciation Expense
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Net Income, GAAP
6
4
3
4
4
2
7
-2
15
3
4
4
11
4
Effective Tax Rate (%)
3.85
3.79
8.75
5.18
5.33
11.02
4.56
- -
4.01
3.41
2.45
4.81
4.45
3.82
Profit Margin (%)
56.38
31.54
30.85
32.76
27.86
17.02
49.94
-13.5
90.7
17.51
32.23
29.55
73.87
28.18
Working Capital
56
9
14
23
60
90
103
99
107
105
89
38
80
7
LT Debt
22
27
30
33
43
41
52
55
50
49
43
14
47
67
Total Equity
109
110
112
115
113
114
119
126
136
133
113
118
122
117
Return on Invested Capital (%)
5.47
3.54
0.78
3.22
3.88
2.14
5.25
- -
10.05
2.75
0.27
2.78
3.29
3.03
Return on Capital (%)
4.59
2.99
3.6
3.55
4.03
2.82
5.54
- -
8.13
1.91
1.56
4.1
7.88
4.25
Return on Common Equity (%)
6.7
4.16
3.01
4.3
4.77
2.49
7.47
-1.84
15.31
2.75
3.96
4.18
9.77
4.04

Capital Structure

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
15
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
43
59
63
LT Finance Leases
3
4
4
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
487
485
485
Market Capitalization
77
64
65

Working Capital

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
99
16
16
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
91
7
7
Accounts Receivable, Net
6
7
7
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
19
10
8
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
15
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
1.05%
-0.25%
3.15%
Free Cash Flow
-108.79%
-63.47%
-59.8%
Net Income, GAAP
-77.83%
-171.93%
142.82%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.25%
4.41%
-2.86%
Total Cash Common Dividend
987.24%
1,976.87%
15.46%

Quarterly Revenue

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3
3
4
5
15
2025
3
5
4
4
15
2026
1
7
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.01
- -
- -
- -
0.01
2025
0.01
0.01
0.01
- -
0.02
2026
-0.01
0.01
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KWD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
0.01
- -
- -
0.01
2025
- -
0.01
- -
- -
0.01
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Ali Hussein Khalil
Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment banks/Brokers
Address
Kuwait City Kuwait
IPO Date
Apr 7, 1997
Website
markaz.com
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Business
Kuwait Financial Centre K.P.S.C. (Markaz) is a Kuwait-based financial services company that provides asset management, investment banking, real estate investment, and wealth management services to institutional, corporate, and high-net-worth individual clients. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the firm operates through two primary business divisions: Asset Management and Investment Banking. Its Asset Management offerings comprise MENA equity investment management through conventional and Sharia-compliant mutual funds, including the Markaz Fund for Excellent Yields (Mumtaz), Markaz Arabian Fund, and Markaz Islamic Fund; fixed income management encompassing sovereign and corporate bond and sukuk portfolio strategies; private equity direct investments and funds; and bespoke wealth management, family office advisory, and asset allocation solutions. Its Real Estate investment division offers indirect and direct real estate investments across the Middle East, North Africa, the United States, and Europe, managing the Markaz Real Estate Fund (MREF) alongside cross-border syndications and development programs focused on multifamily residential properties and industrial logistics facilities. Its Investment Banking division provides corporate finance advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, corporate restructuring, divestitures, valuation, and fairness opinions; equity capital markets services, such as initial public offerings (IPOs), rights issues, and private placements; debt capital markets services, including conventional bond and Islamic sukuk structuring, underwriting, and placement; and structured finance and credit advisory. Through its research subsidiary, Marmore MENA Intelligence, the company produces macroeconomic, sector, and capital markets research and consulting services. Geographically, Markaz operates across Kuwait, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the wider MENA region, the United States, and Europe. In recent major developments, Markaz has expanded its international real estate investment program through acquisitions and development initiatives in the European and US industrial logistics sectors; accelerated the rollout of its digital wealth management platform, Invest with Markaz, providing enhanced digital onboarding and automated portfolio management tools; completed key debt capital market advisory mandates and bond issuances for regional entities; realized capital distributions and successful exits from international real estate development portfolios; and integrated environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks across its core investment and asset management processes.