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Kao Corporation

Kao Corporation

KAOOY
Kao CorporationUS flagOther OTC
7.46
USD
+0.00
- -
16.86BMarket 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
511.88
551.11
588.23
583.8
604.43
616.66
621.72
574.72
596.79
660.81
659.38
700.96
732.1
680.73
Basic EPS, GAAP
25.21
31.29
41.96
50.69
59.66
62.85
61.34
52.46
46.12
36.66
18.87
46.39
52.06
30.4
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
46
35.17
42.7
41.9
38.92
44.01
62.39
60.25
43.75
22.88
58.53
57.73
- -
60.18
Dividend per Share
13.16
13.31
14.81
17.7
20.41
23.24
25.04
27.03
28.54
29.37
29.83
30.24
- -
30.03
Book Value per Share
183.46
203.43
233.26
260.79
292.31
308.91
325.4
359.43
364.77
351.82
343
359.08
347.72
346.8
Tangible Book Value per Share
175.15
187.15
214.63
215.87
269.38
248.9
266.5
296.47
314.53
316.69
306.5
339.4
339.97
331.58
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2,569
2,543
2,507
2,497
2,464
2,445
2,416
2,405
2,377
2,347
2,324
2,323
2,307
2,324
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
465
465
464
Market Capitalization
2,676,211
2,626,019
3,030,381

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
7.09
11.6
- -
- -
46.39
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
52.06
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
14.72
0.3
- -
- -
30.24
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

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CEO
Yoshihiro Hasebe
Full Time Employees
32,566
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Household & Personal Products
Address
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho Tokyo Japan 103-8210
IPO Date
Mar 16, 2004
Website
kao.com
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Business
Kao Corporation (KAOOY) manufactures and markets consumer products and chemical products worldwide. The company operates through consumer products in four core fields: Hygiene Living Care, including laundry detergents, household cleaners and fabric care products such as Attack brand; Health Beauty Care, featuring skin care, hair care and body care items like Biore, Curel and Jergens; Cosmetics, encompassing prestige brands in skin care and makeup; and Business Connected, providing hygiene solutions for commercial and institutional use; alongside a chemical business offering oleochemicals, surfactants, specialty chemicals and performance materials for industrial applications. Kao conducts operations across Japan, Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, serving household consumers, salons and diverse industries. Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company pursues global growth through its K27 medium-term plan, revamping its cosmetics division around six core brands with overseas expansion strategies targeting ¥400 billion in sales and 15% margins beyond 2030, while entering a multi-year purchase agreement with Future Origins for sustainable NALO fatty alcohol to bolster home and personal care supply chains, and opening a new tertiary amine production plant in the U.S. to meet rising global demand.

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