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Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited

HK$49.00-HK$1.15-2.29%

HKSE / HKD

Market cap

HK$154.4B

P/E

34.9

EPS (TTM)

HK$0.18

Dividend yield

1.39%

Beta

1.54

1Y return

+288.27%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$3.7B2021

$2.9B2022

$2.1B2023

$2.4B2024

$2.6B2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity0.45Low
Current ratio1.61
Cash ratio0.16
Net margin17.1%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

1888.HK34.9
Industrials sector median8.6
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 306% above its sector, the market expects faster growth.

Ratios

PEG0.19
Price to book8.37
EPS (TTM)HK$0.18
Payout ratio4,401%
FCF yield-0.18%

Range & risk

HK$10.50HK$107.20

Trading in the middle of its 52-week band

Beta1.54

Profile

What Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited actually does

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells laminates in the People's Republic of China, Europe, other Asian countries, and the United States. The company operates through Laminates, Properties, and Investments segments. It offers glass epoxy and paper laminates. The company also provides upstream component materials, such as copper foils, glass yarns, glass fabrics, bleached kraft papers, epoxy resins, kraft papers for copper-clad laminates, and PVB. In addition, it sells and rents properties; trades in copper; and provides hotel accommodation services. Further, the company manufactures and distributes chemicals; electronic special materials; and specialty resins. Its investment property portfolio comprises commercial, residential, and industrial properties. Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jamplan (BVI) Limited.

CEO

Kwok Keung Cheung

Employees

11,300

Headquarters

Hong Kong, HI

Founded

2006-12-07

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1888.HK has a beta of 1.54, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta above 1 suggests higher relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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