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Kao

TSE:4452 JP3205800000
48
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    16
  • Sentiment
    98
  • 360° View
    360° View
    48
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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

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 48 (better than 48% 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 of the metrics below and half above average for Kao. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 55% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 98, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 98% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 11, which means that the share price of Kao is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 89% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 42, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 58% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Last update: 10-Sep-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 13 28 53
Growth
55 78 17 11
Safety
Safety
42 34 41 26
Sentiment
98 48 57 56
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360° View
48 37 18 15
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
67 41 24 38
Opinions Change
86 56 78 57
Pro Holdings
n/a 87 90 91
Market Pulse
47 22 38 31
Sentiment
98 48 57 56
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 13 28 53
Growth
55 78 17 11
Safety Safety
42 34 41 26
Combined
16 31 8 13
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 22 22 48
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
24 30 41 50
Price vs. Book (P/B)
11 7 24 43
Dividend Yield
46 49 54 61
Value
11 13 28 53
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
16 27 8 35
Profit Growth
61 42 21 23
Capital Growth
72 84 29 38
Stock Returns
49 87 69 21
Growth
55 78 17 11
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
50 43 38 30
Refinancing
24 21 31 37
Liquidity
74 61 67 49
Safety Safety
42 34 41 26

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