Kao Corporation

Factors to consider:

• Company pays dividends (annually): last record date 2025-12-31, amount 0.39$ (Y0.98%)
• Earnings for 12 months up through Q4 exceed our estimates

Stock Forecast*

* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions

Long term estimates were made for the period from 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31

• 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [35.19$, 48.74$]
• 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [36.13$, 50.16$]

Financial Metrics affecting the KAOCF estimates:

• Negative: with PPE of 27.7 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
• Positive: 7.67 < Operating profit margin, % of 9.01
• Positive: -9.07 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 1.21
• Positive: 42.68 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 57.13 <= 64.29
• Positive: Inventory ratio change, % of -0.25 <= 0
• Positive: Interest expense per share per price, % of 0.13 <= 0.73
• Positive: -0.01 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 4.36
• Positive: 1.87 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 5.46
• Negative: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 6.61 <= 6.64
• Negative: Investing cash flow per share per price, % of -1.51 <= -0.63