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The PEX records average PE of 10.4x and average P/BV of 0.78x in 9M 2025

2025-11-27

Sahem weekly trading report (23-27)-11-2025

In this week, and with the approaching end of November, Al-Quds Index closed at the level of 598.51 points; down by 2.08% than the previous week, coinciding with the decline in the prices of blue-chips with heaviest weights and effects on the Index. While Palestine Stock Exchange PEX lacked any trading momentum and witnessed absence in executing institutional transactions that may raise the trading value in the PEX from time to time. On the other hand and if we exclude the disclosures of the banking and financial services sector that was postponed to 15/12/2025, and with the disclosures’ completion of 38 companies out of 40 listed companies required to disclose their data for 9M 2025, the PEX records an average PE ratio of 10.4x and an average P/BV of 0.78x.
Regarding the data of the PEX’s sectors, the insurance sector contributed in 5.98% from total disclosed companies’ profits attributable to the parent companies; the lowest contribution among other sectors. Where all of the sector’s companies recorded profits in 9M 2025. According to the disclosed data, the insurance sector records an average PE of 20.5x, the largest among other sectors, and an average P/BV of 1.12x.  In the services sector, 78% of the sector’s companies disclosed their 9M 2025 financial results; where the services sector contributed by 45. 65% from the total disclosed companies among all sectors in the PEX, the highest among all sectors, while two companies couldn’t disclose their data within the granted period. Whereas, 86% of the disclosed companies in the sector recorded profits in 9M 2025, while 14% of them realized net losses in 9M 2025. Whereby, Palestine Telecommunications Company PALTEL’s profits contributed in 81.17% from the total sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies, in which increased in total by 35.62% compared to the corresponding period of last year. According to the disclosed data, the sector records average PE of 14.4x, and average P/BV of 2.33x; the highest among all sectors.

On the other hand, the investment sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies contributed in 23.82% from the total disclosed companies’ profits attributable to the parent companies. While, the investment sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies increased by 78.60% in 9M 2025. Where the sector records an average PE of 28.7x, the largest among other sectors, and average P/BV of 0.98x. Regarding the Industry sector, it witnessed an increase in the sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies by 106.28% in 9M 2025; constituting 24.55% from total sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies, whereby, Birziet Pharmaceuticals and the Vegetable Oil Industries Company VOIC achieved the highest profits, in which both contributed for 52.32% from total sector’s profits attributable to the parent companies. Accordingly, the Industry sector records an average PE of 10.4x, the lowest among other sectors, and average P/BV of 1.07x.