Gulf Finance House
| Name | Gulf Finance House | |
| Sector | Finance & Insurance - Investment Banks | |
| Trading | BHSE | |
| RIC Code | GFHB.BH | |
| Location | BAHRAIN |
Profile and Background
Gulf Finance House ('GFH') dedicated to the international Islamic banking industry. Their commitment is to the Islamic Sharia philosophy of wealth and the company was established on October 16, 1999 in the Kingdom of Bahrain as an Islamic investment bank, GFH has a paid-up capital of US$ 65 million and an authorized capital of US$ 150 million.
Major projects include:
Bahrain Financial Harbour - leveraging national expertise
Lebanon's Arab Finance House - channeling Islamic finance for national growth and re-building
'Solidarity' - takaful life assurance, annuity savings products, car, education and medical takaful - offering Islamic products and services to individuals
GARE and GAF - diversifying into commercial real estate in the United Kingdom and France
AQAR - commercial real estate in Bahrain
Menajet - low cost airline initiative for the GCC and MENA region
Balexco - aluminium extrusion in GCC
International franchises - Avis, Costa Coffee, Chilies, Nandos, Johnny Carinos
Halcore - leading US ambulance manufacturer
Major projects include:
Bahrain Financial Harbour - leveraging national expertise
Lebanon's Arab Finance House - channeling Islamic finance for national growth and re-building
'Solidarity' - takaful life assurance, annuity savings products, car, education and medical takaful - offering Islamic products and services to individuals
GARE and GAF - diversifying into commercial real estate in the United Kingdom and France
AQAR - commercial real estate in Bahrain
Menajet - low cost airline initiative for the GCC and MENA region
Balexco - aluminium extrusion in GCC
International franchises - Avis, Costa Coffee, Chilies, Nandos, Johnny Carinos
Halcore - leading US ambulance manufacturer
Shareholding Groups
| Individuals | N/A |
| Institutions | 40% |
| Floating | N/A |
| Government | N/A |
Stock Performance
Market Information
| Stock | UAE Index | |
| Last Closing | USD 4.2 | 1786.18 |
| YTD % |  37.922% | 2.37% |
| Weekly % |  -1.861% | -0.33% |
| Year High | USD 4.41 | 1824.72 |
| Year Low | USD 3.05 | 1632.74 |
| 52 Week High | USD 4.41 | 1824.72 |
| 52 Week Low | USD 2.09 | 1497.57 |
| BETA | 3.3966 | |
| Outstanding Shares | 796,389,367 | |
| Market Cap | USD 3,344,835,341 | |
| Market Cap in $ | USD $3,344,835,341 | |
| % of UAE Market | 16.04% | |
| % of Sector | 18.96% | |
| Rank by Cap | 3 |
Key Figures in '000 USD
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
| Total Assets | 420,438 | 257,479 | 134,020 |
| Shareholder's Equity | 205,421 | 83,524 | 86,756 |
| NIAT | 150,902 | 17,074 | 13,310 |
| Dividends | 94,091 | N/A |
Financial Ratios
| 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | |
| Assets Growth | 63.29% | 92.12% | 51.81% |
| Earning Growth | 233.28% | 28.28% | 33.90% |
| ROaA | 16.79% | 8.72% | 11.98% |
| ROaE | 104.45% | 20.05% | 16.19% |
| No. Of Shares | 409,090,909 | ||
| EPS | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| EPS Growth | 233.28% | 28.28% | 33.90% |
| Payout Ratio | 62.352 | N/A |
Valuation Ratios
| Trailing | |
| PE | 22.17 |
| PB | |
| DVPS | N/A |
| Div Yield | N/A |
| EV | 752,727.27 |
| EV/Equity | 3.66 |
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