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    Packaged Foods
Grupo KUO, S.A.B. de C.V.

Grupo KUO, S.A.B. de C.V.

KUOB.MX
Grupo KUO, S.A.B. de C.V.MX flagMexican Stock Exchange
58.00
MXN
- -
- -
26.27BMarket 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
36.47
41.09
42.99
47.37
53.63
59.78
60.91
67.79
88.33
88.32
74.46
78.19
80.49
80.32
Basic EPS, GAAP
2.73
-1.2
1.25
2.37
3.76
4.86
4.89
-1.25
5.94
4.1
1.61
-2.96
9.28
6.7
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.24
-1.87
-0.82
1.92
-3.21
-8.65
-1.44
1.84
3.95
-0.49
3.03
2.86
8.37
4.58
Dividend per Share
0.31
0.33
0.35
0.45
0.61
0.75
0.44
0.44
0.86
0.96
- -
0.87
4.53
4.33
Book Value per Share
10.48
8.97
15.82
17.63
20.81
24.97
28.99
27.72
32.7
33.65
34.35
31.34
35.87
35.11
Tangible Book Value per Share
15.6
14.9
16.35
20.34
21.24
19.68
18.01
18.94
25.05
28.82
28.97
29.49
35.73
33.86
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
456
437
457
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
16,645
18,753
19,621
21,618
24,473
27,282
27,797
30,936
40,309
40,308
33,981
35,685
35,165
36,691
Operating Margin (%)
5.27
5.62
6.3
8.36
10.93
8.63
7.25
3.55
4.84
0.81
-0.31
1.41
2.78
3.1
Depreciation Expense
506
513
519
582
578
652
1,173
1,933
1,919
1,946
1,789
1,886
1,861
1,884
Net Income, GAAP
1,248
-549
571
1,079
1,718
2,217
2,233
-570
2,710
1,872
736
-1,350
4,054
3,061
Effective Tax Rate (%)
45.54
161.21
58.81
- -
28.43
27.32
9.47
- -
15.12
8.16
12.36
- -
57.57
58.89
Profit Margin (%)
7.5
-2.93
2.91
4.99
7.02
8.13
8.03
-1.84
6.72
4.64
2.16
-3.78
11.53
8.34
Working Capital
2,061
943
2,524
1,518
-151
333
423
3,376
1,921
2,016
2,288
3,462
293
2,386
LT Debt
6,280
6,131
7,904
9,000
9,789
14,365
16,799
17,657
15,671
14,436
12,617
13,582
7,908
8,756
Total Equity
7,542
7,442
7,809
9,754
10,999
12,826
13,948
13,925
16,231
17,141
16,494
16,188
17,432
18,013
Return on Invested Capital (%)
3.39
-4.44
3.32
- -
9.54
7.02
6.1
- -
4.96
0.9
2.11
- -
1.43
- -
Return on Capital (%)
13.01
-7.17
5.75
- -
12.18
11.3
10.5
- -
11.13
8.83
5.24
- -
17.11
30.22
Return on Common Equity (%)
29.81
-12.37
10.09
14.14
19.59
21.22
18.13
-4.4
19.66
12.36
4.74
-9.01
27.05
18.72

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
ST Debt
395
289
280
LT Borrowings
12,789
8,641
8,035
LT Finance Leases
793
775
720
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
437
437
437
Market Capitalization
19,151
18,300
20,098

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
Total Current Assets
17,897
15,372
15,352
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,487
3,511
3,771
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,845
2,006
2,151
Inventories
7,548
7,809
7,267
Total Current Liabilities
14,436
13,324
12,965
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
395
289
280
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.71%
4.85%
7.69%
Free Cash Flow
-127.97%
-107.1%
180.5%
Net Income, GAAP
-129.85%
-270.21%
-400.31%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
- -
-1.46%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
397.52%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
8,200
8,916
9,235
9,334
35,685
2025
9,035
9,086
8,259
- -
35,165
2026
7,917
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.41
-0.39
-0.43
-2.54
-2.96
2025
8
1.69
-0.93
- -
9.28
2026
0.19
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.87
2025
3.35
0.99
- -
- -
4.53
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
CEO
Alejandro de la Barreda Gomez
Full Time Employees
25,252
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Address
Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-B Mexico City DF Mexico 05120
IPO Date
Jan 3, 2000
Website
kuo.com.mx
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Business
Grupo KUO, S.A.B. de C.V. (KUOB.MX) operates as an industrial conglomerate with business units in consumer, chemical, and automotive sectors; it manufactures and sells processed foods, beverages, pork meat, synthetic rubber, plastics, manual transmissions, automotive components including pistons, joints, seals, gaskets, and aftermarket parts for engines, power trains, and brakes. The company maintains six strategic business units encompassing Pork Meat, JV Herdez Del Fuerte for branded foods, JV Synthetic Rubber, Plastics, Transmissions, and Aftermarket; it produces pork in Mexico for export to Japan and South Korea while serving original equipment and replacement markets in automotive. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Mexico City at Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-B, the firm conducts operations primarily in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe with approximately 22,591 employees. In June 2024, Grupo KUO divested KUO Refacciones, its aftermarket automotive parts unit, to Fras-le for approximately $402.9 million in a friendly transaction; it also formed a joint venture with Divgi Metalwares Private Limited to assemble and market manual transmissions and components in India and the SAARC region. The company continues expansions in pork meat and transmissions businesses, reports strong consumer segment sales reaching 29.58 billion MXN in 2024, and refinanced a US$300 million revolving credit facility.