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Kao Corp

Kao Corp (4452 JP)

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Consumer Staples • Japan
Kao Corporation is a manufacturer of household and chemical products. The company produces cosmetics, laundry and cleaning products, hygiene products, fatty chemicals, edible oils, and specialty chemicals.
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bullish•Kao Corp
•29 Jan 2018 12:33

Supported by Its Home-Care and Human Healthcare Businesses, Kao Stands to Deliver High ROICs.

We believe Kao has built up a wide moat in its home market of Japan, particularly around its home-care (24% of sales) and human healthcare (19% of...

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bullish•Kao Corp
•31 Oct 2017 16:26

Robust Growth on Human Health Care Business More than Offset Kao's Beauty Care Business in 3Q

Wide-moat Kao’s strong brand power in the diaper and home-care business further fueled its 11% sales growth in human health care business (18% of...

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bullish•Kao Corp
•18 Sep 2017 15:13

China Consumers - Chinese Prefer Japanese Diapers - We Go Shopping to Find Out

China has the highest level of consumer confidence in the world. China disposable income up 7.3% YoY. China napkins and diaper segments grew 11%...

bullish•Kao Corp
•31 Jul 2017 08:07

Kao's Diaper Business Sees Stronger Growth in Emerging Asia, Raise FVE to JPY 7,900

Wide-moat Kao’s human health care business, which sells diapers and sanitary napkins, delivered 4 percentage point higher sales growth (16.7% year...

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bearish•Nestle SA
•03 Mar 2017 08:36

Brexit and Its Impact on the Largest FMCG Companies

As the UK is set to leave the EU, we can examine the potential impact of Brexit on retail sales of FMCG companies covered in Passport. The exact...

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