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Kao

TYO:4452 JP3205800000
39
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    60
  • Combined
    31
  • Sentiment
    75
  • 360° View
    360° View
    39
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Company Description

Kao Corp. is a Japan-based company that manufactures and sells consumer and chemical products. The company operates in the hygiene & living care, health & beauty care, life care, cosmetic, and chemical segments. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $20,863 million, profits of $4,062 million, revenue of $10,360 million, and 32,566 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 35 (better than 35% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kao are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Kao. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 60 or better than 60% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 45, meaning that the share price of Kao is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 19. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country Japan
Industry Personal Products
Size X-Large
Website kao.com
Index
TOPIX 100
Nikkei 225
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 8-Jun-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 13 28 53
Growth
25 78 17 11
Safety
Safety
60 34 41 26
Sentiment
75 48 57 56
360° View
360° View
39 37 18 15
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
41 41 24 38
Opinions Change
43 56 78 57
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 90 91
Market Pulse
75 22 38 31
Sentiment
75 48 57 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 13 28 53
Growth
25 78 17 11
Safety Safety
60 34 41 26
Combined
31 31 8 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
46 30 41 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
37 22 22 48
Price vs. Book (P/B)
33 7 24 43
Dividend Yield
73 49 54 61
Value
42 13 28 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
34 27 8 35
Profit Growth
49 42 21 23
Capital Growth
27 84 29 38
Stock Returns
39 87 69 21
Growth
25 78 17 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
54 43 38 30
Refinancing
33 21 31 37
Liquidity
78 61 67 49
Safety Safety
60 34 41 26

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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