4452 Kao Corporation - Financial Results

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4452

TSE Prime

Kao Corporation

6,166

JPY

(+0.13%)

Mar 13, 3:30 pm JST

38.68

USD

Mar 13, 2:30 am EDT

Result

PTS

outside of trading hours

6,175

Mar 13, 10:33 pm JST

Summary Chart Historical News Financial Result

Current Period Guidance

Annual

Result

Guidance History

Growth Rate

Profitability

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2022	1,551,059	110,071	115,848	86,038	183.3	148	Feb 2, 2023	IFRS
Dec, 2023	1,532,579	60,035	63,842	43,870	94.4	150	Feb 7, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024	1,628,448	146,644	151,024	107,767	231.9	152	Feb 6, 2025	IFRS
Dec, 2025	1,688,633	164,069	169,846	120,081	260.3	154	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS
Dec, 2026 Guidance	1,750,000	182,000	185,000	130,000	287.4	156	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS
YoY	+3.6%	+10.9%	+8.9%	+8.3%	+10.4%

Revision Direction	Revision Date	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Revised Dividend	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2021	Feb 3, 2021	1,430,000	177,000	177,000	127,000	144	IFRS
Results	Feb 3, 2022	1,418,768	143,510	150,002	109,636	144	IFRS
Dec, 2022	Feb 3, 2022	Available in future release
	Aug 3, 2022
Results	Feb 2, 2023
Dec, 2023	Feb 2, 2023
	Aug 3, 2023
Results	Feb 7, 2024
Dec, 2024	Feb 7, 2024
	Aug 8, 2024
Results	Feb 6, 2025
Dec, 2025	Feb 6, 2025
	Aug 6, 2025
Results	Feb 5, 2026
Dec, 2026	Feb 5, 2026	1,750,000	182,000	185,000	130,000	156#	IFRS

Fiscal Year	Revenue	YoY	Operating Profit	YoY	Ordinary Profit	YoY	Adj. EPS	YoY
Mar, 2002	839,026	+2.1	Available in future release
Mar, 2003	865,247	+3.1
Mar, 2004	902,627	+4.3
Mar, 2005	936,851	+3.8
Mar, 2006	971,230	+3.7
Mar, 2007	1,231,808	+26.8
Mar, 2008	1,318,513	+7.0
Mar, 2009	1,276,316	-3.2
Mar, 2010	1,184,384	-7.2
Mar, 2011	1,186,831	+0.2
Mar, 2012	1,216,096	+2.5
Dec, 2012 Changed	1,012,595	－
Dec, 2013	1,315,217	+29.9
Dec, 2014	1,401,707	+6.6
Dec, 2015	1,474,550	+5.2
Dec, 2016	1,457,610	-1.1
Dec, 2017	1,489,421	+2.2
Dec, 2018	1,508,007	+1.2
Dec, 2019	1,502,241	-0.4
Dec, 2020	1,381,997	-8.0
Dec, 2021	1,418,768	+2.7
Dec, 2022	1,551,059	+9.3
Dec, 2023	1,532,579	-1.2
Dec, 2024	1,628,448	+6.3
Dec, 2025	1,688,633	+3.7
Dec, 2026 Guidance	1,750,000	+3.6	182,000	+10.9	185,000	+8.9	287.4	+10.4

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Operating Profit Margin	ROE	ROA	Total Asset Turnover Ratio	Adj. EPS
Dec, 2024	1,628,448	146,644	9.01	10.51	5.93	0.90	231.9
Dec, 2025	1,688,633	164,069	9.72	11.27	6.42	0.90	260.3
Dec, 2026 Guidance	1,750,000	182,000	10.4	12.22	6.93	0.93	287.4

All-Time High

	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS
Record	1,688,633	211,723	210,645	153,698	314.3
Fiscal Year	Dec, 2025	Dec, 2019	Dec, 2019	Dec, 2018	Dec, 2018

First Half

Result

Guidance History

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2023	738,528	25,900	28,639	16,624	35.8	75	Aug 3, 2023	IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2024	787,987	57,939	64,408	43,413	93.4	76	Aug 8, 2024	IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2025	809,022	69,469	71,766	49,631	106.9	77	Aug 6, 2025	IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2026 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	78	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Revision Direction	Revision Date	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Revised Dividend	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	Feb 2, 2023	ー	ー	ー	ー	75	IFRS
- - - - Results	Aug 3, 2023	738,528	25,900	28,639	16,624	75	IFRS
Jun, 2024	Feb 7, 2024	Available in future release
Results	Aug 8, 2024
Jun, 2025	Feb 6, 2025
Results	Aug 6, 2025
Jun, 2026	Feb 5, 2026	ー	ー	ー	ー	78#	IFRS

Cash Flow

Annual

Fiscal Year	Operating Profit	Fee Cash Flow	Operating Cash Flow	Investing Cash Flow	Financial Cash Flow	Cash & Equivalents	Cash Ratio	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	60,035	93,179	202,481	-109,302	-79,983	291,663	16.48	IFRS
Dec, 2024	146,644	155,683	201,585	-45,902	-104,578	357,713	19.16	IFRS
Dec, 2025	164,069	129,913	199,680	-69,767	-175,134	323,282	17.24	IFRS

Actual Performance and Financial Trends

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	1,532,579	60,035	63,842	43,870	94.4	150	Feb 7, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024	1,628,448	146,644	151,024	107,767	231.9	152	Feb 6, 2025	IFRS
Dec, 2025	1,688,633	164,069	169,846	120,081	260.3	154	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS
YoY	+3.7%	+11.9%	+12.5%	+11.4%	+12.2%

Quarterly Results

Result

Growth Rate

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024	365,797	21,984	24,764	16,470	35.4	6.0	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2024	422,190	35,955	39,644	26,943	58.0	8.5	Aug 8, 2024	IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2024	402,024	43,116	39,608	27,614	59.4	10.7	Nov 7, 2024	IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2024	438,437	45,589	47,008	36,740	79.1	10.4	Feb 6, 2025	IFRS
Jan - Mar, 2025	389,857	31,184	31,574	22,850	49.2	8.0	May 8, 2025	IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2025	419,165	38,285	40,192	26,781	57.7	9.1	Aug 6, 2025	IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2025	423,012	45,398	47,646	35,088	75.6	10.7	Nov 6, 2025	IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2025	456,599	49,202	50,434	35,362	76.7	10.8	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS
YoY	+4.1%	+7.9%	+7.3%	-3.8%	-3.1%

Fiscal Year	Revenue	YoY	Operating Profit	YoY	Ordinary Profit	YoY	Adj. EPS	YoY
Jan - Mar, 2021	320,558	-5.1	Available in future release
Apr - Jun, 2021	354,621	+7.7
Jul - Sep, 2021	345,780	+2.3
Oct - Dec, 2021	397,809	+5.6
Jan - Mar, 2022	346,795	+8.2
Apr - Jun, 2022	387,106	+9.2
Jul - Sep, 2022	393,809	+13.9
Oct - Dec, 2022	423,349	+6.4
Jan - Mar, 2023	347,794	+0.3
Apr - Jun, 2023	390,734	+0.9
Jul - Sep, 2023	387,355	-1.6
Oct - Dec, 2023	406,696	-3.9
Jan - Mar, 2024	365,797	+5.2
Apr - Jun, 2024	422,190	+8.1
Jul - Sep, 2024	402,024	+3.8
Oct - Dec, 2024	438,437	+7.8
Jan - Mar, 2025	389,857	+6.6
Apr - Jun, 2025	419,165	-0.7
Jul - Sep, 2025	423,012	+5.2
Oct - Dec, 2025	456,599	+4.1	49,202	+7.9	50,434	+7.3	76.7	-3.0

All-Time High Quarterly Results

	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS
Record	456,599	67,000	66,928	54,262	110.9
Fiscal Year	Dec, 2025	Dec, 2017	Dec, 2017	Dec, 2018	Dec, 2018

Key Balance Sheet Figures

Fiscal Year	BPS	Equity Ratio	Total Asset	Equity	Retained Earnings	Interest-Bearing Debt Ratio	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	2,116.01	55.6	1,769,514	983,658	711,802	0.27	Feb 7, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024	2,296.69	57.1	1,867,237	1,066,776	748,781	0.23	Feb 6, 2025	IFRS
Dec, 2025	2,352.49	56.7	1,875,054	1,064,077	716,621	0.23	Feb 5, 2026	IFRS

Kao Corporation(4452) Financial Results