JPY5,778.00
7.30% day before yesterday
Tokyo, Apr 11, 08:15 am CET
ISIN
JP3205800000
Symbol
4452
Index

Kao Stock price

JPY5,762.00
-607.00 9.53% 1M
-1,139.00 16.50% 6M
-626.00 9.80% YTD
-346.00 5.66% 1Y
+863.00 17.62% 3Y
-2,963.00 33.96% 5Y
-360.00 5.88% 10Y
Tokyo, Closing price Fri, Apr 11 2025
-471.00 7.56%
ISIN
JP3205800000
Symbol
4452
Index

Key metrics

Market capitalization JPY2.68t
Enterprise Value JPY2.60t
P/E (TTM) P/E ratio 24.84
EV/FCF (TTM) EV/FCF 18.01
EV/Sales (TTM) EV/Sales 1.59
P/S ratio (TTM) P/S ratio 1.64
P/B ratio (TTM) P/B ratio 2.51
Dividend yield 2.67%
Last dividend (FY25) JPY154.00
Revenue growth (TTM) Revenue growth 6.26%
Revenue (TTM) Revenue JPY1.63t
EBIT (operating result TTM) EBIT JPY140.27b
Free Cash Flow (TTM) Free Cash Flow JPY144.18b
Cash position JPY357.71b
EPS (TTM) EPS JPY231.96
P/E forward 22.04
P/S forward 1.60
EV/Sales forward 1.55
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Analyst Opinions

10 Analysts have issued a Kao forecast:

5x Buy
50%
5x Hold
50%

Analyst Opinions

10 Analysts have issued a Kao forecast:

Buy
50%
Hold
50%

Financial data from Kao

Income Statement P&L | Balance Sheet | Cash Flow


Quarter TTM Annually
Dec '24
+/-
%
1,628,449 1,628,449
6% 6%
100%
- Direct Costs 1,018,378 1,018,378
2% 2%
63%
610,071 610,071
15% 15%
37%
- Selling and Administrative Expenses 319,292 319,292
11% 11%
20%
- Research and Development Expense 62,092 62,092
1% 1%
4%
228,687 228,687
25% 25%
14%
- Depreciation and Amortization 88,422 88,422
1% 1%
5%
EBIT (Operating Income) EBIT 140,265 140,265
50% 50%
9%
Net Profit 107,768 107,768
146% 146%
7%

In millions JPY.

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Company Profile

Kao Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of consumer and chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Beauty Care, Human Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Chemicals. The Beauty Care segment includes cosmetics, skin care, and hair care products. The Human Health Care segment offers food, beverage, sanitary, and personal health products. The Fabric and Home Care segment manufactures and sells fabric care and home care products. The Chemical segment consists of oleo, performance and specialty chemicals. The company was founded by Tomiro Nagase on June 19, 1887 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Head office Japan
CEO David Muenz
Employees 32,566
Founded 1887
Website www.kao.co.jp

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