KAO Stock Overview
Develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
Rewards
Risk Analysis
No risks detected for KAO from our risk checks.
Kao Corporation Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | JP¥37.52 |
| 52 Week High | JP¥44.84 |
| 52 Week Low | JP¥33.40 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| 11 Month Change | -9.87% |
| 3 Month Change | -3.15% |
| 1 Year Change | 11.34% |
| 33 Year Change | -20.51% |
| 5 Year Change | -46.40% |
| Change since IPO | 72.11% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| KAO | DE Personal Products | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.5% | -1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1Y | 11.3% | -6.0% | 8.3% |
Return vs Industry: KAO exceeded the German Personal Products industry which returned -6.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KAO exceeded the German Market which returned 8.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| KAO volatility | |
|---|---|
| KAO Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Personal Products Industry Average Movement | 3.6% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
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 (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 34,257 | Yoshihiro Hasebe | www.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
| KAO fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €17.96b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €507.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €9.83b |
35.4x
P/E Ratio1.8x
P/S RatioIs KAO overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| KAO income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | JP¥1.60t |
| Cost of Revenue | JP¥984.88b |
| Gross Profit | JP¥611.83b |
| Other Expenses | JP¥529.48b |
| Earnings | JP¥82.36b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 177.30 |
| Gross Margin | 38.32% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.16% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 13.3% |
How did KAO perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.4%
Current Dividend Yield85%
Payout RatioDoes KAO pay a reliable dividends?
See KAO dividend history and benchmarks| Kao dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Dec 27 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 25 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 39 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 127 days |
Does KAO pay a reliable dividends?
See KAO dividend history and benchmarks