Kao is the largest household and personal care product manufacturer in Japan with a footprint across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Japan remains its largest market, contributing about 60% of sales and an estimated 70% of profits with several leading brands including Attack and Biore. Initially a soap producer established in the 1890s, Kao has expanded into cosmetics, disposable hygiene products, and chemicals, in addition to its home care and toiletry products. Asia, the largest overseas market contributing 20% of group sales, is a key growth driver, led by expansion in China and Indonesia. It has also acquired several Western skin and haircare brands including Jergens, John Frieda, Curel, Molton Brown, and the latest, Oribe.

Financial Strength

6/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	1.14
Equity-to-Asset	0.56
Debt-to-Equity	0.27
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.66
Interest Coverage	17.42
Piotroski F-Score	5/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	4.15	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.89	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	4.7
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	-15.2
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	-28.9
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-1
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	3.3
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	36.93
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	2.48

Momentum Rank

5/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	63.52
	9-Day RSI	68.38
	14-Day RSI	68.51
	6-1 Month Momentum %	1.04
	12-1 Month Momentum %	2.85

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.78
	Quick Ratio	1.2
	Cash Ratio	0.65
	Days Inventory	105.34
	Days Sales Outstanding	52.85
	Days Payable	88.39

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	2.35
	Dividend Payout Ratio	1.59
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	2.3
	Forward Dividend Yield %	2.38
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	2.92
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	1.1
	Shareholder Yield %	2.4

Profitability Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	36.57
	Operating Margin %	3.92
	Net Margin %	2.86
	FCF Margin %	8.88
	ROE %	4.47
	ROA %	2.53
	ROIC %	3.58
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	9.55
	ROCE %	5.21
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	67.67
	Forward PE Ratio	29.67
	PE Ratio without NRI	67.67
	Shiller PE Ratio	25.8
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	24.99
	PS Ratio	1.94
	PB Ratio	3.02
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	4.35
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	21.82
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	14.66
	EV-to-EBIT	43.56
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	20.79
	EV-to-EBITDA	18.68
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	14.65
	EV-to-Revenue	1.91
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	1.9
	EV-to-FCF	21.55
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.54
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.91
	Price-to-Graham-Number	3.61
	Price-to-Net-Current-Asset-Value	95.69
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	2.3
	FCF Yield %	4.58
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	-5.81

GF Value: 円5814.78

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