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Butong GroupHKSE:06090 -3.37%20 Interest Coverage is 6.17 as of Dec. 2025, which is 53% above its 10-year median of 4.02. GuruFocus rates HKSE:06090 with a GF Score™ of 20/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,501 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Butong Group ranks worse than 55.83% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Butong Group's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$41 Mil. Butong Group's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-7 Mil.
Butong Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 6.17.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Butong Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
HKSE:06090'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47 Med: 4.02 Max: 6.9
Current: 6.9
HKSE:06090's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 55.83% of 1501
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.72
vs HKSE:06090: 6.90
Butong Group (HKSE:06090) Interest Coverage Explanation
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Butong Group Interest Coverage Related Terms
Butong Group Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Butong Group's Interest Coverage can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
HKSE:06090 vs PG, CL, EL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Butong Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Butong Group Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Butong Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Butong Group's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Butong Group (HKSE:06090) has a Interest Coverage of 6.17 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Butong Group and its competitors. This is 53% above median its historical median of 4.02. Over the past decade, Butong Group's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.47 to 6.90. According to the industry distribution chart, Butong Group ranks #838 out of 1501 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 55.8%.
Is Butong Group's Interest Coverage too high?
Butong Group's current Interest Coverage of 6.17 is 53% above median its 10-year median of 4.02. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.47 to a high of 6.90. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.72. Butong Group's value of 6.17 is 29.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Butong Group ranks #838 out of 1501 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Butong Group has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Butong Group's Interest Coverage compare to PG and CL?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Butong Group ranks #838 out of 1501 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Butong Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.72. Butong Group's value of 6.17 is 29.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Butong Group's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.47 to 6.90 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.02 vs. the industry median of 8.72, Butong Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.72, based on 1,501 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Butong Group's current Interest Coverage of 6.17 is 29.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Butong Group and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Butong Group's current Interest Coverage is 6.17, which is 53% above median its own 10-year median of 4.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Butong Group stock overvalued right now?
Butong Group (HKSE:06090) has a current Interest Coverage of 6.17. The current Interest Coverage is 6.17, which is 53% above median its 10-year median of 4.02 and 29.2% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.72. Butong Group's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Butong Group (HKSE:06090), the current Interest Coverage is 6.17 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Butong Group is principally engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and selling of nursery products. The Group mainly sells its nursery products to customers through offline channels such as direct sales via distributors and retailers, and online channels such as self-operated stores and platform-operated stores on e-commerce platforms. Its products include Outing, Sleeping, Feeding, and Hygiene & Care items. The Group mainly generates revenue from sales of products, including travel gear such as strollers and accessories, car seats, and baby carriers, sleep gear such as cribs, pajamas, and pillows, feeding gear such as highchairs and tableware, and baby care products such as diapers and wipes. The Group generates the majority of its revenue from the Chinese Mainland.
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