Kao Corporation (KAOCF) is a Household & Personal Products company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $39.60. It has a SharesGrow Score of 80/100, indicating a strong investment profile with 5 out of 7 criteria passed.
Financials: revenue is $1.7T, +3%/yr average growth. Net income is $120.2B, growing at +36.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 7.1% (thin). Gross margin is 38% (+2.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $334.0B against $1.1T equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.31, conservative). Current ratio is 1.75 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 17.8%. Total assets: $1.9T.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 100/100 (Pass), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 74/100 (Pass), Future ?/100 (Fail), Income 45/100 (Partial).