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China Boton Group Co., Ltd.

China Boton Group Co., Ltd.

HHKEX:3318
3.02
HKD
+0.01
(+0.17%)
1.87BMarket Cap
Mar 19Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
1.09
1.1
1.06
1.43
1.57
1.46
1.85
1.87
2.12
2.15
1.91
1.53
1.38
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.14
0.19
0.16
0.13
0.12
0.17
0.04
0.14
0.02
-0.96
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.06
-0.35
-0.1
-0.73
-0.21
-0.07
0.02
-0.03
0.15
-0.04
0.05
-0.31
-0.27
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
0.01
- -
0.01
- -
0.04
- -
- -
- -
0.03
0.01
- -
Book Value per Share
1.7
1.82
2.05
3.25
3.1
2.92
2.9
2.52
2.7
2.75
2.89
2.91
1.95
1.95
Tangible Book Value per Share
1.62
1.74
1.92
0.14
0.42
0.56
0.66
0.68
0.91
1.02
1.16
1.28
1.17
1.17
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
629
640
656
675
694
786
889
990
1,081
1,081
1,081
1,080
1,080
1,080
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
688
703
698
963
1,089
1,146
1,641
1,853
2,286
2,325
2,064
1,653
1,496
- -
Operating Margin (%)
14.23
11.85
11.27
24.61
25.12
20.31
20.52
18.55
17.32
14.7
17.06
13.2
-3.64
- -
Depreciation Expense
24
14
20
75
110
110
129
135
136
134
132
121
143
- -
Net Income, GAAP
75
68
72
92
130
127
119
117
184
48
146
18
-1,032
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
14.85
23.47
28.07
35.62
22.37
19.66
23.08
26.36
25.44
24.71
23.35
26.12
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
10.93
9.7
10.24
9.55
11.95
11.12
7.28
6.29
8.03
2.08
7.09
1.11
-68.99
- -
Working Capital
568
341
307
22
60
75
45
64
139
189
101
47
27
27
LT Debt
- -
- -
18
853
657
784
919
908
702
755
698
963
1,292
1,292
Total Equity
1,147
1,185
1,429
2,274
2,501
2,652
2,757
2,940
3,170
3,262
3,376
3,409
2,391
2,391
Return on Invested Capital (%)
7.37
5.35
6.28
6.25
6.63
5.79
5.38
5.2
5.84
2.47
3.89
2.21
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
6.45
5.68
4.07
5.11
5.09
4.95
3.53
2.86
4.06
1.18
4.14
0.43
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
7.22
6.15
5.68
5.16
5.67
5.19
4.67
4.38
6.51
1.64
4.8
0.59
-39.36
- -

Capital Structure

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'25
Dec'25
ST Debt
897
910
954
LT Borrowings
956
1,133
1,259
LT Finance Leases
7
12
33
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
1,080
1,080
1,080
Market Capitalization
1,472
1,715
1,679

Working Capital

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'25
Dec'25
Total Current Assets
1,864
1,720
3,056
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
404
377
530
Accounts Receivable, Net
467
386
487
Inventories
337
283
250
Total Current Liabilities
1,817
1,653
3,029
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
897
910
954
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
7.11%
-2.93%
-29.86%
Free Cash Flow
-166.24%
-365.4%
-14.17%
Net Income, GAAP
-555.51%
-1,122.9%
-5,713.7%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.68%
-3.12%
-9.52%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-73.81%

Semi-annual Revenue

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
2,064
2024
- -
- -
1,653
2025
- -
- -
1,496

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
0.14
2024
- -
- -
0.02
2025
- -
- -
-0.96

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
2024
- -
- -
0.03
2025
- -
- -
0.01

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Ming Fan Wang
Full Time Employees
1,685
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Industrial conglomerates
Address
Boton Technology Innovation Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong
IPO Date
Dec 9, 2005
Website
boton.com.hk
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Business
China Boton Group Company Limited (3318.HK) is an investment holding company principally engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of flavors and fragrances, including flavor enhancers for tobacco, food flavors for beverages, daily foods, preserved foods, savory and confectionery industries, and fine fragrances for cosmetics, perfumes, soaps, toiletries, hair care products, deodorants, detergents and air fresheners; it also manufactures and sells electronic atomizer products such as disposable e-cigarettes, rechargeable e-cigarettes and related accessories, alongside comprehensive health industry offerings and industrial park operation and management. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China, with key production bases in Guangdong, Shanghai, Hubei and Indonesia, the group employs over 4,500 people and serves leading global customers including British American Tobacco, Givaudan, Wrigley and Liby across more than 40 countries in Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, South Africa and the Middle East. Recent developments include the August 2024 voluntary business update announcement, interim results for the six months ended June 2024 released in August 2024 highlighting ongoing operations amid profit warnings, a January 2025 change in its Cayman Islands principal share registrar, inside information profit warnings in February 2025 and July 2025, annual results for 2024 published in March 2025, executive director appointments and resignations in April and June 2025 respectively, a connected transaction supplemental agreement in July 2025 for the disposal of equity interest in Boton Flavors, and interim results for the six months ended June 2025 issued in August 2025.