KAO0 Stock Overview
Develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Kao Corporation Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | JP¥8.10 |
| 52 Week High | JP¥8.20 |
| 52 Week Low | JP¥6.75 |
| Beta | 0.12 |
| 1 Month Change | 0% |
| 3 Month Change | 0% |
| 1 Year Change | 17.39% |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 8.00% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| KAO0 | DE Personal Products | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1Y | 17.4% | -5.9% | 8.1% |
Return vs Industry: KAO0 exceeded the German Personal Products industry which returned 4.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: KAO0 underperformed the German Market which returned 19.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| KAO0 volatility | |
|---|---|
| KAO0 Average Weekly Movement | n/a |
| Personal Products Industry Average Movement | 3.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: KAO0's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine KAO0's volatility change 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
| KAO0 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €19.03b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €429.94m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €9.63b |
44.3x
P/E Ratio2.0x
P/S RatioIs KAO0 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| KAO0 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | JP¥1.58t |
| Cost of Revenue | JP¥976.89b |
| Gross Profit | JP¥605.15b |
| Other Expenses | JP¥534.49b |
| Earnings | JP¥70.66b |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Nov 07, 2024
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 152.12 |
| Gross Margin | 38.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.47% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 12.6% |
How did KAO0 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.3%
Current Dividend Yield149%
Payout RatioCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/10/26 02:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/07/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Mitsuko Miyasako | Barclays |
| James Moon | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Akiko Kuwahara | BofA Global Research |