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Seeking Alpha - GCC stocks to watch

These are the best of times to be an investor in GCC stock markets. With the Tadawul about to open up to foreign investors for the first time, and the increasing internationalisation of bourses across the region, liquidity looks set to buoy the markets as we move into final months of 2008.


But where should investors be headed?


Which stocks are ripe for investment?


The first port of call to assess whether a stock is under or over valued is its price to earnings ratio. In this table we have ranked - from lowest (and therefore potentially better value) to highest the 100 must under valued stocks in the region.


The question you need to work out is why...? Is there a legitimate reason the stocks are valued at that price, or have investors missed a trick?


For those wishing to go further, click on a company name for the full financial profile of that company, interactive stock charts, company profile, the latest news stories, disclosures, press releases... from that company.


The table also includes other key ratios - Earnings Per Share, and Price to Book value, along with the company's Net Profit.


The figures quoted in the chart are kept up to date dynamically pulling from a live markets feed.


All prices are in USD.

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# COMPANY COUNTRY INDUSTRY PE Ratio NET PROFIT EPS PRICE TO BOOK
1Gulf Finance House - BahrainBahrainAsset Management0.93291.89
Million
USD 0.380.67
2Innovative InvestmentsBahrainInvestment Companies1.0645.19
Million
USD 0.530.53
3United Gulf BankBahrainAsset Management2.24207.28
Million
USD 0.461.21
4Nass CorporationBahrainBuilding Contractors3.5834.57
Million
BHD 0.081.53
5Seef PropertiesBahrainLandlord and Developers4.4841.70
Million
BHD 0.030.70
6Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company BahrainDealers and Distributers5.1430.34
Million
BHD 0.081.09
7Bahrain Tourism CompanyBahrainLandlord and Developers6.3511.23
Million
BHD 0.050.87
8Al Salam Bank - BahrainBahrainAsset Management7.0567.76
Million
BHD 0.010.85
9Gulf Hotels GroupBahrainHotel Management7.5227.06
Million
BHD 0.082.14
10National Hotels CompanyBahrainHotel Management7.9715.50
Million
BHD 0.060.75
11Albaraka Banking GroupBahrainCommercial Banks8.09113.70
Million
USD 0.130.68
12Bahrain Telecommunications CompanyBahrainInternet Service Providers8.20276.43
Million
BHD 0.071.91
13United Paper IndustriesBahrainPaper and Card Board8.551.11
Million
BHD 0.051.73
14Bahrain Kuwait Insurance CompanyBahrainInsurance Companies8.719.87
Million
BHD 0.061.39
15Delmon Poultry CompanyBahrainMeat and Poultry8.862.29
Million
BHD 0.030.52
16Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile InternationalBahrainCanned and Frozen Goods9.2426.90
Million
BHD 0.071.91
17Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering CompanyBahrainShipbuilding and Repair9.829.82
Million
BHD 0.181.28
18BBKBahrainAsset Management10.4471.84
Million
BHD 0.041.61
19Bahrain Duty Free Shop ComplexBahrainDepartment and Variety Stores10.7115.99
Million
BHD 0.081.53
20United Gulf Investment CorporationBahrainInvestment Companies11.837.09
Million
BHD 0.011.03
21Bahrain Flour Mills CompanyBahrainMills and Bakeries13.572.69
Million
BHD 0.030.70
22Arab Banking Corporation - BahrainBahrainCommercial Banks19.82-880.00
Million
USD 0.030.75
23General Trading and Food Processing CompanyBahrainWholesale Distributers22.125.71
Million
BHD 0.011.08
24National Bank of BahrainBahrainCommercial Banks24.2692.16
Million
BHD 0.032.34
25Esterad Investment CompanyBahrainInvestment Companies24.35-29.26
Million
BHD 0.010.82
26Ahli United Bank - BahrainBahrainAsset Management25.91255.72
Million
USD 0.021.17
27Shamil BankBahrainAsset Management28.0322.83
Million
USD 0.021.62
28Khaleeji Commercial BankBahrainAsset Management45.7672.43
Million
BHD 0.001.03
29Bahrain Car Parks CompanyBahrainCar Parks50.161.89
Million
BHD 0.000.97
30Bahrain National Holding CompanyBahrainInsurance Companies71.545.49
Million
BHD 0.011.43
31Banader Hotels CompanyBahrainHotel Management110.000.34
Million
BHD 0.001.03
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