4452 Stock Overview
Develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products.
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
Kao Corporation Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | JP¥6,311.00 |
| 52 Week High | JP¥7,064.00 |
| 52 Week Low | JP¥5,240.00 |
| Beta | 0.13 |
| 11 Month Change | -6.53% |
| 3 Month Change | -9.56% |
| 1 Year Change | 9.41% |
| 33 Year Change | -5.67% |
| 5 Year Change | -17.77% |
| Change since IPO | 464.40% |
Recent News & Updates
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00
Aug 12
Results: Kao Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 11Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price
Aug 01Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 19Recent updates
Kao (TSE:4452) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥76.00
Aug 12Results: Kao Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 11Kao Corporation's (TSE:4452) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price
Aug 01Kao (TSE:4452) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jun 19Kao's (TSE:4452) Dividend Will Be Increased To ¥76.00
Jun 05Investors Could Be Concerned With Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital
May 30Kao Corporation Just Beat EPS By 27%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
May 11Kao's (TSE:4452) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Apr 26Kao (TSE:4452) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥76.00
Apr 11Kao's (TSE:4452) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture
Mar 30Calculating The Fair Value Of Kao Corporation (TSE:4452)
Mar 16Some Investors May Be Worried About Kao's (TSE:4452) Returns On Capital
Mar 01Shareholder Returns
| 4452 | JP Personal Products | JP Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.7% | -6.4% | 4.6% |
| 1Y | 9.4% | -18.1% | 9.6% |
Return vs Industry: 4452 exceeded the JP Personal Products industry which returned -18.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 4452 matched the JP Market which returned 9.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| 4452 volatility | |
|---|---|
| 4452 Average Weekly Movement | 3.6% |
| Personal Products Industry Average Movement | 5.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.3% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in JP Market | 10.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in JP Market | 3.4% |
Stable Share Price: 4452 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Volatility Over Time: 4452'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
| 4452 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | JP¥2.93t |
| Earnings (TTM) | JP¥70.66b |
| Revenue (TTM) | JP¥1.58t |
41.5x
P/E Ratio1.9x
P/S RatioIs 4452 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| 4452 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
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 152.12 |
| Gross Margin | 38.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.47% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 12.6% |
How did 4452 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
2.4%
Current Dividend Yield99%
Payout RatioDoes 4452 pay a reliable dividends?
See 4452 dividend history and benchmarks| Kao dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Dec 27 2024 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 25 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 134 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 222 days |
Does 4452 pay a reliable dividends?
See 4452 dividend history and benchmarks