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Kao Corporation 4452.T
Kao Corporation (4452.T) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.44% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was ¥1.69T at a 7.1% net margin.
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About Kao Corporation
Kao Corporation develops and sells hygiene living care, health beauty care, life care, cosmetics, and chemical products in Japan. It offers fabric, kitchen, home, and sanitary care products; facial, body, hair, and oral care, hair styling and color, salon, in-bathroom health care, and warming products; and self-selection cosmetics, as well as provides cosmetics counselling services. It also provides oleo chemicals, such as oleochemicals, fat and oil derivatives, surfactants, and fragrances; water-reducing admixtures for concrete, casting sand binders, plastics additives, and process chemicals for various industries; and toners/toner binders, inkjet ink colorants, ink, fine polishing agents and cleaners for hard disk, and materials and process chemicals for semiconductor. The company was formerly known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kao Corporation in 1982. Kao Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Chuo, Japan.
How it ranks in Consumer Defensive · percentile among 79 companies
Percentile vs other Consumer Defensive companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.207 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.382 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.088 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.364 |
FAQ
Is 4452.T financially healthy?
Kao Corporation's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does 4452.T pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Kao Corporation pays a dividend yielding about 2.44% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is 4452.T?
In FY2025, Kao Corporation had a net margin of 7.1% and a return on equity of 11.3%.
Computed from company filings · JP · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in JPY. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.