Kao Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Kao has a total shareholder equity of ¥1,026.8B and total debt of ¥147.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 14.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ¥1,771.7B and ¥744.8B respectively. Kao's EBIT is ¥114.9B making its interest coverage ratio -75.2. It has cash and short-term investments of ¥262.4B.

Key information

14.4%

Debt to equity ratio

JP¥147.37b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio-75.2x
CashJP¥262.40b
EquityJP¥1.03t
Total liabilitiesJP¥744.82b
Total assetsJP¥1.77t

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Aug 01
Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jun 19
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Kao's (TSE:4452) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥76.00

Jun 05
Kao's (TSE:4452) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥76.00

Investors Could Be Concerned With Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

May 30
Investors Could Be Concerned With Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

Kao Corporation Just Beat EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

May 11
Kao Corporation Just Beat EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Kao's (TSE:4452) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 26
Kao's (TSE:4452) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Kao (TSE:4452) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥76.00

Apr 11
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥76.00

Kao's (TSE:4452) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Mar 30
Kao's (TSE:4452) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Calculating The Fair Value Of Kao Corporation (TSE:4452)

Mar 16
Calculating The Fair Value Of Kao Corporation (TSE:4452)

Some Investors May Be Worried About Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

Mar 01
Some Investors May Be Worried About Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 4452's short term assets (¥803.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (¥450.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: 4452's short term assets (¥803.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (¥293.9B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 4452 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: 4452's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 14.4% to 14.4% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 4452's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (136.7%).

Interest Coverage: 4452 earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.


Balance Sheet


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