Valuation: Kao Corporation

Market Cap 3,21700Cr 2.02TCr 1.73TCr 1.62TCr 1.48TCr 2.79TCr 1,93600Cr 2.82TCr 19TCr 7.47TCr 97TCr 7.6TCr 7.43TCr P/E 2026 *
23.3x
P/E 2027 * 21.9x
Enterprise Value 3,04500Cr 1.92TCr 1.64TCr 1.54TCr 1.41TCr 2.64TCr 1,83300Cr 2.67TCr 18TCr 7.07TCr 92TCr 7.19TCr 7.04TCr EV / Sales 2026 *
1.7x
EV / Sales 2027 * 1.63x
Free-Float
97.57%
Yield 2026 *
2.2%
Yield 2027 * 2.23%
Current month-3.54%
Current year-3.54%
3 years 5.62
Extreme 5.625
6.88
5 years 5.38
Extreme 5.375
7.6
10 years 5.38
Extreme 5.375
7.6
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 66 01/04/1990
Director of Finance/CFO 66 01/01/2021
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer - -
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 66 24/03/2023
Director/Board Member 66 01/03/2016
Director/Board Member 65 25/03/2022
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
0.00%-2.31% - - 2.02TCr
+0.99%+0.21%-8.74%-4.55% 33TCr
+0.69%+1.99%-11.36%+4.83% 14TCr
+1.52%-0.92%+5.59%+23.44% 7.15TCr
-0.64%-3.68%-24.53%-21.13% 4.98TCr
+0.74%-0.65%-11.03%-16.70% 3.64TCr
+5.16%+17.06%+14.90%-33.21% 3.48TCr
+0.08%-0.03%+3.90%+25.19% 2.02TCr
+1.20%+1.63%-20.99%-33.22% 2TCr
+0.11%-1.69%+7.55%+6.38% 1.95TCr
Average +0.96%+0.14%-4.97%-5.44% 8.01TCr
Weighted average by Cap. +0.95%-0.00%-7.42%-2.80%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 1,79000Cr 1.13TCr 964.42Cr 902.38Cr 826.02Cr 1.55TCr 1,07700Cr 1.57TCr 11TCr 4.16TCr 54TCr 4.23TCr 4.14TCr 1,85300Cr 1.17TCr 998.43Cr 934.21Cr 855.16Cr 1.6TCr 1,11500Cr 1.63TCr 11TCr 4.3TCr 56TCr 4.38TCr 4.28TCr
Net income 13TCr 84Cr 72Cr 68Cr 62Cr 116.29Cr 8.08TCr 117.83Cr 799.8Cr 311.9Cr 4.06TCr 317.14Cr 310.24Cr 15TCr 92Cr 78Cr 73Cr 67Cr 126.09Cr 8.76TCr 127.75Cr 867.14Cr 338.16Cr 4.4TCr 343.84Cr 336.36Cr
Net Debt -17TCr -108.35Cr -93Cr -87Cr -79Cr -149.19Cr -10TCr -151.16Cr -1.03TCr -400.13Cr -5.21TCr -406.86Cr -398.01Cr -20TCr -128.13Cr -109.76Cr -102.7Cr -94Cr -176.43Cr -12TCr -178.76Cr -1.21TCr -473.17Cr -6.16TCr -481.13Cr -470.66Cr
Logo Kao Corporation
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 Hygiene & Living Care segment provides fabric care products, home care products, and sanitary products. The Health & Beauty Care segment provides skin care products, hair care products, and personal health products. The Life Care segment is mainly involved in the provision of commercial hygiene products, health drinks and other life care products. The Cosmetic segment produces counseling cosmetics and self-cosmetics. The above four business segments are included in the consumer products business. Chemical segment provides oil and fat products, such as oleochemical alcohols, oleochemical amines, fatty acids, and edible oils and fats for commercial use, functional material products, such as surfactants, additives for plastics, and high-performance water reducers for concrete, as well as specialty chemicals products.
Employees
31,514
Date Price Change Volume
22/26/22 6.350 0.00% 0
20/26/20 €6.350 0.00% 0
19/26/19 €6.350 0.00% 0
18/26/18 €6.350 0.00% 0
17/26/17 €6.350 -1.55% 0
Trader
Investor
Global
Quality
ESG MSCI
-
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
13
Last Close Price
3,556.00JPY
Average target price
3,741.15JPY
Spread / Average Target
+5.21%

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