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Kao DB:KAO Stock Report

Last Price

€39.83

Market Cap

€18.9b

7D

-3.1%

1Y

8.8%

Updated

18 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Kao Corporation

DB:KAO Stock Report

Market Cap: €18.9b

KAO Stock Overview

Develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. More details

KAO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Earnings are forecast to grow 12.27% per year

Earnings grew by 36.7% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 2.33%

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for KAO from our risk checks.

My Notes

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Kao Corporation Competitors

Beiersdorf

XTRA:BEI

€27.6b

Henkel KGaA

XTRA:HEN3

€32.6b

Estée Lauder Companies

NYSE:EL

US$28.1b

Puig Brands

BME:PUIG

€10.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Kao
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥39.83
52 Week HighJP¥44.84
52 Week LowJP¥33.40
Beta0.11
1 Month Change4.19%
3 Month Change-6.87%
1 Year Change8.83%
3 Year Change-14.73%
5 Year Change-46.18%
Change since IPO82.71%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

KAODE Personal ProductsDE Market
7D-3.1%0.6%-1.1%
1Y8.8%-5.9%8.1%

Return vs Industry: KAO exceeded the German Personal Products industry which returned -5.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KAO matched the German Market which returned 8.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KAO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KAO volatility
KAO Average Weekly Movement3.4%
Personal Products Industry Average Movement3.8%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.8%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: KAO has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: KAO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
188734,257Yoshihiro Hasebewww.kao.com/jp/

Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. The company offers fabric, kitchen, home, and sanitary care products; facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, salon, in-bathroom health care, and warming products; and self-selection cosmetics, as well as provides cosmetics counselling services. It also provides oleo chemicals, such as oleo chemicals; fat and oil derivatives; surfactants; fragrances; water-reducing admixtures; casting sand binders; plastics additives; process chemicals; toners and toner binders; inkjet ink colorants and ink; fine polishing agents and cleaners; and materials and process chemicals.

Kao Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Kao's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KAO fundamental statistics
Market cap€18.91b
Earnings (TTM)€513.71m
Revenue (TTM)€9.96b

36.8x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Is KAO overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KAO income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥1.60t
Cost of RevenueJP¥984.88b
Gross ProfitJP¥611.83b
Other ExpensesJP¥529.48b
EarningsJP¥82.36b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 06, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)177.30
Gross Margin38.32%
Net Profit Margin5.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio13.3%

How did KAO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

85%

Payout Ratio

Does KAO pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy KAO by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Kao dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 27 2024
Dividend Pay DateMar 25 2025
Days until Ex dividend8 days
Days until Dividend pay date96 days

Does KAO pay a reliable dividends?

See KAO dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 01:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Kao Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mitsuko MiyasakoBarclays
James MoonBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Akiko KuwaharaBofA Global Research