Kingboard HoldingsKBDCF 67 Interest Coverage is 4.99 as of Dec. 2025, which is 57% below its 10-year median of 11.60. GuruFocus rates KBDCF with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.97 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 427 Conglomerates companies, Kingboard Holdings ranks worse than 50.12% 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. Kingboard Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $226 Mil. Kingboard Holdings's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-45 Mil.
Kingboard Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 4.99.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kingboard Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
KBDCF'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.69 Med: 11.6 Max: 55.09
Current: 5.29
KBDCF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 50.12% of 427
companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.29
vs KBDCF: 5.29
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 .
Kingboard Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
Kingboard Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kingboard Holdings'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.
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Kingboard Holdings'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.
Kingboard Holdings Interest Coverage vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Kingboard Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kingboard Holdings'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.
Kingboard Holdings (KBDCF) has a Interest Coverage of 4.99 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Kingboard Holdings and its competitors. This is 57% below median its historical median of 11.60. Over the past decade, Kingboard Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.69 to 55.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Kingboard Holdings ranks #214 out of 427 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 50.1%.
Is Kingboard Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Kingboard Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 4.99 is 57% below median its 10-year median of 11.60. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.69 to a high of 55.09. The Conglomerates industry median Interest Coverage is 5.29. Kingboard Holdings' value of 4.99 is 5.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kingboard Holdings ranks #214 out of 427 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Kingboard Holdings has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kingboard Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to HON and MMM?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Kingboard Holdings ranks #214 out of 427 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Kingboard Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.29. Kingboard Holdings' value of 4.99 is 5.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Kingboard Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.69 to 55.09 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 11.60 vs. the industry median of 5.29, Kingboard Holdings 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 Conglomerates company?
The median Interest Coverage among Conglomerates companies is 5.29, based on 427 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. Kingboard Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 4.99 is 5.7% 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 Kingboard Holdings and its competitors. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.29 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kingboard Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 4.99, which is 57% below median its own 10-year median of 11.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kingboard Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingboard Holdings (KBDCF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.97, compared to a current price of $15.00 — trading 405.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 4.99, which is 57% below median its 10-year median of 11.60 and 5.7% below the Conglomerates industry median of 5.29. Kingboard Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 9 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 Kingboard Holdings (KBDCF), the current Interest Coverage is 4.99 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.
Is Kingboard Holdings (KBDCF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingboard Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.00 is trading 405.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.97.
GuruFocus considers Kingboard Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for KBDCF:
Interest Coverage: 4.99 (57% below median its 10-year median of 11.60)
GF Value™: $2.97 vs. price of $15.00 (405.1% above fair value)
Industry Position: 5.7% below the Conglomerates median (#214 of 427)
No single metric tells the full story. See the KBDCF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Kingboard Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company in China. It operates in six segments: laminates, printed circuit boards, chemicals, properties, investments, and others, including service income, manufacture, and sale of magnetic products, and hotel business. The company's products include Tar, coke, methanol, benzene, acetic acid, glass epoxy laminate, paper laminate, single and double-sided printed circuit boards, and others. Geographically, it has operations in China, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Europe, America, and Africa, out of which China accounts for the majority of the revenue.
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