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Kao OTCPK:KAOO.Y Stock Report

Last Price

US$8.03

Market Cap

US$18.9b

7D

-1.7%

1Y

8.1%

Updated

17 Nov, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

KAOO.Y Stock Overview

Develops and sells hygiene and living care, health and beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products. More details

KAOO.Y fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for KAOO.Y from our risk checks.

Kao Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Kao
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥8.03
52 Week HighJP¥10.16
52 Week LowJP¥7.13
Beta0.11
11 Month Change-11.47%
3 Month Change-8.75%
1 Year Change8.08%
33 Year Change-25.85%
5 Year Change-48.39%
Change since IPO-42.64%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

KAOO.YUS Personal ProductsUS Market
7D-1.7%-0.5%-2.1%
1Y8.1%-14.2%29.6%

Return vs Industry: KAOO.Y exceeded the US Personal Products industry which returned -14.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KAOO.Y underperformed the US Market which returned 30.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KAOO.Y's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KAOO.Y volatility
KAOO.Y Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Personal Products Industry Average Movement8.4%
Market Average Movement6.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.5%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: KAOO.Y has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: KAOO.Y's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
188734,257Yoshihiro Hasebewww.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

How do Kao's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KAOO.Y fundamental statistics
Market capUS$18.90b
Earnings (TTM)US$533.74m
Revenue (TTM)US$10.35b

35.4x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KAOO.Y income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥1.60t
Cost of RevenueJP¥984.88b
Gross ProfitJP¥611.83b
Other ExpensesJP¥529.48b
EarningsJP¥82.36b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)177.30
Gross Margin38.32%
Net Profit Margin5.16%
Debt/Equity Ratio13.3%

How did KAOO.Y perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.4%

Current Dividend Yield

85%

Payout Ratio