KAOCF
Kao Corporation
OTC Markets OTCPKUSDEQUITY
Consumer Defensive
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Last price
20.85
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Price
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Open
20.85
Prev close
20.85
Day high
20.85
Day low
20.85
Volume
400
Market cap
$18.86B
P/E (TTM)
23.69
52W range
20.20 – 47.84
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
0.00%
+1.4%
1M
-0.38%
-4.1%
3M
-40.55%
-43.6%
6M
-50.65%
-61.7%
YTD
-47.77%
-60.1%
1Y
-52.57%
-72.6%
3Y
-47.11%
-121.3%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
—
Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
—
Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
18.32M
Total on file
Fundamentals
Market cap$18.86B
Enterprise value$-40.50B
Revenue (TTM)$1.75T
Gross profit$703.55B
EBITDA$253.41B
Net income$136.11B
EPS (TTM)$0.88
Free cash flow$108.27B
Total cash$326.66B
Total debt$237.21B
Book value / share$7.77
Shares outstanding904.76M
Float747.45M
Short % of float—
Dividend yield2.39%
Beta (5Y)0.18
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E23.69
Forward P/E—
PEG ratio3.17
Price / sales—
Price / book2.69
EV / revenue-0.02
EV / EBITDA-0.16
Gross margin40.17%
Operating margin11.10%
Profit margin7.77%
Return on equity12.32%
Return on assets6.55%
Debt / equity20.64
Current ratio1.81
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.69T | $1.63T | $1.53T | $1.55T | +3.7% |
| Operating revenue | $1.69T | $1.63T | $1.53T | $1.55T | +3.7% |
| Cost of revenue | $1.02T | $990.04B | $972.15B | $1.00T | +3.1% |
| Gross profit | $668.17B | $638.40B | $560.43B | $548.34B | +4.7% |
| Selling, general & admin | $505.13B | $498.14B | $466.77B | $440.91B | +1.4% |
| Total operating expense | $504.10B | $491.76B | $500.39B | $438.27B | +2.5% |
| Operating income | $164.07B | $146.64B | $60.03B | $110.07B | +11.9% |
| Net interest income | $2.37B | $898.00M | $1.42B | $3.23B | +164.0% |
| Pre-tax income | $169.85B | $151.02B | $63.84B | $115.85B | +12.5% |
| Tax provision | $49.26B | $40.65B | $17.68B | $28.11B | +21.2% |
| Net income | $120.08B | $107.77B | $43.87B | $86.04B | +11.4% |
| Net income to common | $120.08B | $107.77B | $43.87B | $86.04B | +11.4% |
| Basic EPS | 130.15 | 115.97 | 47.19 | 91.64 | +12.2% |
| Diluted EPS | 130.15 | 115.97 | 47.19 | 91.64 | +12.2% |
| EBIT | $173.67B | $155.11B | $67.29B | $118.27B | +12.0% |
| EBITDA | $173.67B | $243.54B | $156.88B | $208.00B | -28.7% |
| Basic shares | 922.62M | 929.24M | 929.70M | 938.87M | -0.7% |
| Diluted shares | 922.62M | 929.24M | 929.70M | 938.91M | -0.7% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $323.28B | $357.71B | $291.66B | $268.25B | -9.6% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $334.21B | $368.24B | $298.26B | $271.85B | -9.2% |
| Accounts receivable | $245.29B | $238.08B | $225.93B | $230.60B | +3.0% |
| Inventory | $292.37B | $274.63B | $263.75B | $278.38B | +6.5% |
| Total current assets | $905.89B | $914.02B | $818.06B | $807.21B | -0.9% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $556.30B | $539.89B | $546.82B | $577.95B | +3.0% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $310.54B | $310.36B | $299.66B | $252.04B | +0.1% |
| Total assets | $1.88T | $1.87T | $1.77T | $1.73T | +0.4% |
| Total current liabilities | $518.20B | $509.60B | $459.93B | $486.62B | +1.7% |
| Current debt | $26.06B | $35.75B | $14.04B | $65.67B | -27.1% |
| Long-term debt | $105.60B | $95.31B | $124.44B | $62.17B | +10.8% |
| Total debt | $243.14B | $245.33B | $261.07B | $262.89B | -0.9% |
| Total liabilities | $780.35B | $768.40B | $757.47B | $730.97B | +1.6% |
| Retained earnings | $716.62B | $748.78B | $711.80B | $740.37B | -4.3% |
| Shareholder equity | $1.06T | $1.07T | $983.66B | $972.06B | -0.3% |
| Working capital | $387.70B | $404.43B | $358.13B | $320.58B | -4.1% |
| Net tangible assets | $753.53B | $756.42B | $684.00B | $720.02B | -0.4% |
| Shares issued | 907.20M | 931.80M | 931.80M | 931.80M | -2.6% |
| Line item | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $151.02B | $63.84B | $115.85B | $150.00B | +136.6% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $88.42B | $89.59B | $89.74B | $87.34B | -1.3% |
| Change in working capital | -$3.33B | $43.42B | -$21.15B | -$39.05B | -107.7% |
| Operating cash flow | $201.59B | $202.48B | $130.91B | $175.52B | -0.4% |
| Capital expenditure | -$67.48B | -$66.45B | -$77.20B | -$71.52B | -1.5% |
| Investing cash flow | -$45.90B | -$109.30B | -$74.91B | -$67.23B | +58.0% |
| Share buybacks | — | -$17.00M | -$50.03B | -$51.79B | — |
| Dividends paid | -$70.25B | -$69.34B | -$68.93B | -$67.86B | -1.3% |
| Financing cash flow | -$104.58B | -$79.98B | -$139.31B | -$141.57B | -30.8% |
| Free cash flow | $134.11B | $136.03B | $53.70B | $104.00B | -1.4% |
| End cash position | $357.71B | $291.66B | $268.25B | $336.07B | +22.6% |
| Line item | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic EPS | 34.27 | 24.60 | +39.3% |
| Diluted EPS | 34.27 | 24.60 | +39.3% |
| Basic shares | 904.68M | 929.04M | -2.6% |
| Diluted shares | 904.68M | 929.04M | -2.6% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $326.66B | $323.28B | $321.58B | +1.0% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $336.84B | $334.21B | $325.66B | +0.8% |
| Accounts receivable | $244.26B | $245.29B | $222.88B | -0.4% |
| Inventory | $317.47B | $292.37B | $288.48B | +8.6% |
| Total current assets | $938.63B | $905.89B | $872.92B | +3.6% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $541.86B | $556.30B | $529.51B | -2.6% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $313.44B | $310.54B | $299.83B | +0.9% |
| Total assets | $1.90T | $1.88T | $1.80T | +1.2% |
| Total current liabilities | $520.04B | $518.20B | $463.02B | +0.4% |
| Current debt | $51.74B | $26.06B | $25.80B | +98.5% |
| Long-term debt | $80.57B | $105.60B | $105.28B | -23.7% |
| Total debt | $237.21B | $243.14B | $240.62B | -2.4% |
| Total liabilities | $748.81B | $780.35B | $723.67B | -4.0% |
| Retained earnings | $747.53B | $716.62B | $763.15B | +4.3% |
| Shareholder equity | $1.12T | $1.06T | $1.05T | +5.2% |
| Working capital | $418.58B | $387.70B | $409.90B | +8.0% |
| Net tangible assets | $806.01B | $753.53B | $753.05B | +7.0% |
| Shares issued | 453.60M | 907.20M | 931.80M | -50.0% |
No filings published for this symbol yet.
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Newly listed companies often have nothing on file until their first annual report.
Options analytics
Put / call volume
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—
Put / call open interest
—
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
—
—
ATM implied vol
—
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
—
—
Call volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
—
—
Heaviest put OI
—
—
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | — | — | $443.70B | +4.9% |
| Next quarter | — | — | $476.30B | +4.3% |
| Current year | — | — | $1.79T | +91.5% |
| Next year | — | — | $1.85T | +3.5% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target—
High target—
Low target—
Implied upside—
Analyst count—
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy— / —
Hold—
Sell / Strong sell— / —
Held by insiders2.02%
Held by institutions70.59%
Institutions holding387
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
20.85
-0.00% from price
SMA 20
20.86
-0.03% from price
SMA 50
28.12
-25.84% from price
SMA 100
33.21
-37.22% from price
SMA 200
36.66
-43.13% from price
EMA 12
20.97
-0.56% from price
EMA 26
22.62
-7.81% from price
EMA 50
26.19
-20.40% from price
RSI (14)
9.7
Oversold
MACD (12,26,9)
-1.65
Hist 0.57
ATR (14)
0.00
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Realised vol 30D
1.9%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
20.91
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
20.80
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Death
28.12 vs 36.66
Trend bias
Below 200
-43.13%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.36
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.07
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
1.9%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
12.9%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-56.5%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-65.7%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.00
Average true range
Beta (reported)
0.18
5Y monthly, from filing
Dividends & splits
Forward rate$0.50 / yr
Forward yield2.39%
5-year avg yield2.58%
Payout ratio55.46%
Ex-dividend dateDec 29, 2026
Next pay dateMar 26, 2018
Last split—
Split date—
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