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    Consumer Defensive

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    Household & Personal Products
Kao Corporation

Kao Corporation

KAOCF
Kao CorporationUS flagOther OTC
20.93
USD
- -
- -
37.87BMarket Cap
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
1,279.71
1,377.78
1,470.59
1,459.51
1,511.1
1,541.66
1,554.32
1,436.81
1,491.99
1,652.04
1,648.47
1,752.42
3,660.46
1,701.84
Basic EPS, GAAP
63.02
78.23
104.91
126.72
149.15
157.13
153.35
131.15
115.29
91.64
47.19
115.97
260.3
76.01
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
115
87.93
106.76
104.75
97.3
110.01
155.97
150.61
109.37
57.2
146.32
144.32
- -
150.45
Dividend per Share
32.91
33.28
37.04
44.25
51.03
58.11
62.61
67.56
71.36
73.42
74.58
75.59
- -
75.08
Book Value per Share
458.66
508.57
583.15
651.99
730.79
772.29
813.52
898.59
911.94
879.56
857.51
897.71
1,738.6
867.01
Tangible Book Value per Share
437.87
467.89
536.59
539.69
673.46
622.26
666.27
741.18
786.33
791.74
766.25
848.5
1,699.82
828.96
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1,028
1,017
1,003
999
986
978
966
962
951
939
930
929
461
930
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1,315,217
1,401,707
1,474,550
1,457,610
1,489,421
1,508,007
1,502,241
1,381,997
1,418,768
1,551,059
1,532,579
1,628,448
1,688,633
1,582,039
Operating Margin (%)
9.48
9.51
11.35
12.73
13.75
13.77
14.09
12.7
10.12
7.1
3.92
9.01
9.72
5.82
Depreciation Expense
77,297
79,660
57,423
51,116
54,508
60,662
83,369
86,080
87,341
89,738
89,595
88,422
- -
89,377
Net Income, GAAP
64,764
79,590
105,196
126,551
147,010
153,698
148,213
126,142
109,636
86,038
43,870
107,767
120,081
70,660
Effective Tax Rate (%)
42.75
36.56
36.19
30.28
27.26
25.05
28.62
26.39
25.72
24.26
27.7
26.92
29
26.47
Profit Margin (%)
4.92
5.68
7.13
8.68
9.87
10.19
9.87
9.13
7.73
5.55
2.86
6.62
7.11
4.47
Working Capital
255,651
239,973
329,971
284,892
367,709
295,474
304,499
352,992
387,895
320,582
358,129
404,425
387,697
404,383
LT Debt
80,094
80,188
120,207
90,357
95,322
80,339
243,074
223,954
242,597
177,780
228,013
189,433
196,205
226,470
Total Equity
642,640
638,388
691,987
691,463
819,364
835,509
871,421
938,194
983,877
995,384
1,012,043
1,098,835
1,094,700
1,087,127
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.54
10.95
13.24
15.32
16.38
15.85
13.82
10.61
8.47
6.55
3.39
8.08
8.52
5.06
Return on Capital (%)
10.93
13.07
15.88
17.2
18.11
17.81
15.15
11.47
9.52
7.6
4.01
9.84
11.18
6.43
Return on Common Equity (%)
13.65
16.1
19.09
20.48
21.44
20.83
19.23
15.28
12.66
10.16
5.41
13.21
14.68
8.76

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
ST Debt
33,059
47,726
32,410
LT Borrowings
124,441
119,578
124,724
LT Finance Leases
103,572
104,651
101,746
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
930
930
929
Market Capitalization
1,381,383
1,365,798
1,545,853

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
Total Current Assets
818,063
803,073
868,615
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
298,259
262,401
313,192
Accounts Receivable, Net
225,934
226,538
240,825
Inventories
263,753
276,830
279,041
Total Current Liabilities
459,934
450,873
464,232
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
33,059
47,726
32,410
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.83%
3.18%
-0.38%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
9.6%
14.69%
11.43%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.47%
4.15%
3.7%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
365,797
422,191
- -
- -
1,628,448
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,688,633
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
17.72
28.99
- -
- -
115.97
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
260.3
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
36.79
0.74
- -
- -
75.59
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

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CEO
Yoshihiro Hasebe
Full Time Employees
31,514
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Address
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho Tokyo TY Japan 103-8210
IPO Date
Jan 17, 2012
Website
kao.com
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Business
Kao Corporation (KAOCF) manufactures and markets consumer products and chemical products worldwide. The company operates through four primary consumer product fields--Hygiene Living Care, offering laundry detergents such as Attack, fabric softeners like Humming, household cleaners including Magiclean, and diapers under Merries; Health Beauty Care, providing skin care brands such as Bioré, Curel, Jergens, and sun care products; Cosmetics, featuring premium brands including Sensai, Molton Brown, Kanebo, Sofina, Kate, and Oribe; and Business Connected, delivering co-created solutions for professional hygiene and sustainability needs--as well as a Chemical Business that supplies oleochemicals, surfactants, and specialty materials for industrial applications. Kao serves consumer, professional salon, and industrial markets across Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, the company maintains subsidiaries including Kao USA Inc., Kao Germany GmbH, and Kao (China) Holding Co., Ltd.. In recent strategic developments, Kao revamped its Cosmetics Business strategy in September 2025 to accelerate growth, focusing investments on six key brands--Sensai, Molton Brown, Kanebo, Sofina, Curél, and Kate--with three overseas expansion models targeting doubled luxury sales in Asia, 50% of Curél sales outside Japan primarily in Europe by 2027, and 150% growth for Kanebo and Kate in Thailand; acquired Bondi Sands in Australia to bolster skin protection offerings; completed a major upgrade to its UK Green Street manufacturing site; and launched its medium-term plan K27 emphasizing globalization and technological integration across categories.

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