Kao Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
Kao's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -19%, while the Personal Products industry saw earnings growing at 6.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 0.8% per year. Kao's return on equity is 4.6%, and it has net margins of 2.9%.
Key information
-19.0%
Earnings growth rate
-18.2%
EPS growth rate
| Personal Products Industry Growth | 5.4% |
| Revenue growth rate | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% |
| Net Margin | 2.9% |
| Next Earnings Update | 09 May 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How Kao makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 1,532,579 | 43,870 | 376,376 | 62,575 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 1,549,232 | 60,260 | 367,346 | 60,601 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 1,555,686 | 63,774 | 365,826 | 60,601 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 1,552,058 | 72,611 | 357,795 | 60,601 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 1,551,059 | 86,038 | 353,805 | 60,601 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 1,525,519 | 85,886 | 359,028 | 58,993 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 1,477,490 | 95,986 | 348,128 | 58,993 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 1,445,005 | 102,161 | 344,753 | 58,993 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 1,418,768 | 109,636 | 341,864 | 58,993 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 1,397,696 | 122,271 | 332,412 | 58,509 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 1,390,018 | 128,080 | 329,084 | 58,509 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,364,788 | 125,196 | 324,544 | 58,509 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,381,997 | 126,142 | 330,099 | 58,509 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,398,171 | 130,575 | 334,875 | 59,143 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,448,000 | 141,518 | 342,248 | 59,143 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 1,493,104 | 148,438 | 354,906 | 59,143 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 1,502,241 | 148,213 | 357,044 | 59,143 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,519,528 | 157,841 | 373,712 | 57,673 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,500,376 | 148,188 | 374,424 | 57,673 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,504,266 | 152,364 | 373,179 | 57,673 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 1,508,007 | 153,698 | 371,126 | 57,673 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 1,506,980 | 150,023 | 375,723 | 56,703 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 1,501,147 | 153,347 | 375,996 | 56,703 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 1,494,887 | 150,615 | 378,385 | 56,703 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 1,489,421 | 147,010 | 382,309 | 56,703 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 1,482,771 | 136,617 | 433,772 | 54,567 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 1,475,385 | 133,015 | 478,584 | 54,567 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 1,467,697 | 129,919 | 521,092 | 54,567 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 1,457,610 | 126,551 | 561,392 | 54,567 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 1,464,403 | 117,019 | 589,237 | 51,987 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 1,476,153 | 114,821 | 592,058 | 51,987 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 1,478,106 | 107,647 | 597,191 | 51,987 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,471,791 | 98,862 | 597,203 | 51,987 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 1,456,939 | 97,120 | 584,508 | 51,739 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 1,430,934 | 81,989 | 583,111 | 51,739 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 1,389,284 | 66,411 | 584,281 | 51,739 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 1,401,707 | 79,590 | 584,493 | 51,739 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 1,371,924 | 75,882 | 584,376 | 49,650 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 1,356,204 | 78,148 | 579,035 | 49,650 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 1,367,372 | 79,437 | 575,557 | 49,650 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 1,315,217 | 64,764 | 568,142 | 49,650 |
Quality Earnings: 4452 has a large one-off loss of ¥40.2B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: 4452's current net profit margins (2.9%) are lower than last year (5.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 4452's earnings have declined by 19% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 4452's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 4452 had negative earnings growth (-49%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Personal Products industry average (19.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 4452's Return on Equity (4.6%) is considered low.