Kao Corporation (FRA:KAO)

Germany flag Germany · Delayed Price · Currency is EUR
38.88
+2.37 (6.49%)
At close: May 9, 2025, 10:00 PM CET
0.41%
Market Cap 18.27B
Revenue (ttm) 10.21B
Net Income (ttm) 705.24M
Shares Out n/a
EPS (ttm) 1.52
PE Ratio 25.90
Forward PE n/a
Dividend 0.90 (2.33%)
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 27, 2024
Volume 240
Average Volume 100
Open 38.88
Previous Close 36.51
Day's Range 38.88 - 38.88
52-Week Range 35.19 - 44.84
Beta n/a
RSI 60.81
Earnings Date May 8, 2025

About Kao Corporation

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; ... [Read more]

Industry Soap, Detergents, And Cleaning Preparations; Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations
Founded 1887
Employees 32,566
Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol KAO
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2024, Kao Corporation's revenue was 1.63 trillion, an increase of 6.26% compared to the previous year's 1.53 trillion. Earnings were 107.77 billion, an increase of 145.65%.

Financial numbers in JPY Financial Statements

News

Kao Corporation Discloses the "Board of Directors' Opinion on Shareholder Proposal and Kao's Strategy to Enhance Corporate Value"

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) disclosed its opinion on February 14, 2025, regarding the shareholder proposals submitted by Oasis Japan Strategic Fund Ltd. (“Oasis”) for the 119t...

3 months ago - Business Wire

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Masakazu Negoro - Senior Managing Executive Officer Yoshihiro Hasebe - President Confere...

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation: Regarding the Nomination of Director Candidates for Our Company

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kao's Board of Directors and management team strive to increase shareholder value from a long-term perspective based on our business strategy. For the purpose of enhancing our ...

5 months ago - Business Wire

Kao Corporation: Regarding Shareholder Statement

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oasis Management Company Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Oasis Management”), an investment management firm and a shareholder of our company, released a statement regarding Di...

5 months ago - Business Wire

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Conference Call Participants Unidentified Company Representative Now please turn to Page...

6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2024 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Yoshihiro Hasebe - President & Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Yoshihiro...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corp. Shares Rise After Activist Investor Urges Action to Reach 'Full Potential'

Kao Corp. shares rose sharply after Hong Kong-based activist investor Oasis Management urged the Japanese company to focus on the international growth of its cosmetics and skin-care brands, and tap it...

1 year ago - WSJ

International Wide-Moat Stocks On Sale - The March 2024 Heat Map

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

International Wide-Moat Stocks On Sale - The February 2024 Heat Map

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call November 8, 2023 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Masakazu Negoro - Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible, Management Finance Con...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 3, 2023 4:00 AM ET Company Participants Masakazu Negoro - Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Management Finance Yo...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q1 2023 Results Conference Call May 10, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Masakazu Negoro - Managing Executive Officer Masakazu Negoro Please look at the slides and tu...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

Kao Corporation (KAOCF) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

Kao Corporation (OTCPK:KAOCF) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call February 2, 2023 3:00 AM ET Company Participants Masakazu Negoro - Managing Executive Officer Yoshihiro Hasebe - President Conference Cal...

2 years ago - Seeking Alpha