Kao Corporation (TYO:4452)

Japan flag Japan · Delayed Price · Currency is JPY
6,526.00
+75.00 (1.16%)
Feb 21, 2025, 3:30 PM JST
15.69%
Market Cap 3.03T
Revenue (ttm) 1.63T
Net Income (ttm) 107.77B
Shares Out 464.48M
EPS (ttm) 231.94
PE Ratio 28.14
Forward PE 25.49
Dividend 154.00 (2.36%)
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 27, 2024
Volume 1,259,000
Average Volume 1,322,625
Open 6,532.00
Previous Close 6,451.00
Day's Range 6,507.00 - 6,583.00
52-Week Range 5,531.00 - 7,273.00
Beta 0.10
RSI 60.79
Earnings Date Feb 6, 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]

Founded 1887
Employees 34,257
Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol 4452
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 Statements

News

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

TOKYO — 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 119th Annual General...

7 days ago - Financial Post

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...

7 days 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 ETCompany ParticipantsMasakazu Negoro - Senior Managing Executive...

14 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Full Year 2024 Kao Corp Earnings Presentation Transcript

Full Year 2024 Kao Corp Earnings Presentation Transcript

14 days ago - GuruFocus

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 ...

2 months ago - Business Wire

Kao Corporation: Regarding Shareholder Statement

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

2 months ago - Financial Post

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...

2 months ago - Business Wire

Kao Corporation 2024 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

The following slide deck was published by Kao Corporation in conjunction with their 2024 Q3 earnings call.

3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Q3 2024 Kao Corp Earnings Presentation Transcript

Q3 2024 Kao Corp Earnings Presentation Transcript

3 months ago - GuruFocus

Kao Corp (TSE:4452) Q3 2024 Earnings Report Preview: What To Expect

Kao Corp (TSE:4452) Q3 2024 Earnings Report Preview: What To Expect

3 months ago - GuruFocus

Kao: 60 Years of Kirei, Enhancing Thai Lives

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has been enhancing the lives of Thai people with products like Attack, Magiclean, Haiter, Curel, and Laurier. As the fir...

4 months ago - Bangkok Post

Kao, CP forge partnership for sustainable products

Kao Corporation, a global manufacturer of consumer and industrial chemical products, and Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to drive collabor...

5 months ago - Bangkok Post

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...

10 months 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...

11 months ago - WSJ

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

Our 3-step process focuses on wide-moat stocks (as per Morningstar's rating). We are only interested in those targets that are attractively valued in historical comparison. We share the heat map of th...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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

Our 3-step process focuses on wide-moat stocks (as per Morningstar's rating). We are only interested in those targets that are attractively valued in historical comparison.

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...

1 year 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