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Consumer Staples Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores
  • Price (USD)8.30
  • Today's Change0.21 / 2.60%
  • Shares traded98.05k
  • 1 Year change+3.88%
  • Beta0.0662
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About the company

Kao Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products and chemical products. The Company operates in five business segments. The Cosmetic segment produces counseling cosmetics and self-cosmetics. Skin Care & Hair Care segment produces skin care products, such as makeup soaps, facial cleansers and whole-body cleaners, as well as hair care products, such as shampoos, rinses and hair styling agents. Human Health Care segment produces food and beverage products, sanitary products and personal health products such as bath salts, toothpastes and toothbrushes. Fabric & Home Care segment produces fabric care products, such as laundry detergents and laundry finishes, as well as home care products, such as kitchen detergents and household detergents. The above four business segments are included in the consumer products business. Chemicals segment manufactures and sells fats and oils products, functional materials products and specialty chemicals products.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)9.90bn
  • Net income in USD283.32m
  • Incorporated1940
  • Employees34.26k
  • Location
    Kao Corp1-14-10, Nihombashi Kayaba-choCHUO-KU 103-8210JapanJPN
  • Phone+81 336607111
  • Fax+81 336607113
  • Websitehttps://www.kao.com/jp/
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
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Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
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(5 yr growth rate)
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(YOY change %)
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Inter Parfums, Inc.1.32bn152.65m4.15bn607.0027.275.9320.223.154.754.7541.0021.850.98411.765.922,170,799.0014.0210.9422.8417.6355.8055.4014.2512.671.44119.360.153648.3721.2614.2926.2323.2033.7622.53
elf Beauty Inc890.15m129.38m8.96bn339.0071.5714.5756.2610.072.262.2615.5311.081.071.859.512,625,800.0015.55--20.32--70.33--14.53--0.826644.990.3012--47.61--182.64------
Coty Inc6.01bn310.60m10.10bn11.35k32.672.2813.311.680.34530.34536.814.940.47192.9212.87529,471.402.70-5.473.59-7.0363.6961.325.72-16.090.57741.770.4485--4.71-4.08791.89---12.98--
Clorox Co7.31bn80.00m18.01bn8.70k237.52339.7954.092.460.61110.611158.580.42711.226.0811.43840,229.901.5610.612.4115.0841.9841.531.278.940.568310.620.92685.363.973.83-67.75-27.463.286.29
Kao Corp - ADR9.90bn283.32m19.44bn34.26k68.093.0422.171.960.12190.12194.262.730.87673.596.71288,928.502.64--3.70--36.5739.613.017.101.20--0.205165.58-1.190.3238-48.91-22.14----
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.5.87bn755.60m25.84bn5.55k34.726.6826.354.403.053.0523.7015.860.69385.2112.371,057,279.008.939.0110.5611.1044.1143.9912.8813.230.644410.350.384336.209.167.1982.565.8529.91-1.24
Corning Inc12.59bn581.00m26.99bn49.80k46.882.2413.382.140.67290.672914.9114.090.43413.117.65252,771.102.233.672.704.3231.2333.095.158.501.0511.020.388194.99-11.282.20-55.85-9.71-9.669.24
Tractor Supply Co14.56bn1.11bn27.35bn25.00k25.1112.7318.231.8810.0910.09132.6319.911.653.4811,829.13582,229.6012.5312.9716.8717.5035.9235.257.617.450.283931.800.450731.872.4712.971.7015.7722.0427.98
Data as of Apr 22 2024. Currency figures normalised to Kao Corp's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

0.00%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
RhumbLine Advisers LPas of 31 Dec 202357.90k0.00%
GAMMA Investing LLCas of 31 Mar 20243.17k0.00%
ShariaPortfolio, Inc.as of 04 Apr 20242.02k0.00%
First Avenue Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.as of 31 Mar 20210.000.00%
BBVA Asset Management SA SGIICas of 31 Dec 20230.000.00%
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