Kao (KAOOY) Debt-to-Equity : 0.27 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Kao Debt-to-Equity?

Kao's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $230 Mil. Kao's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,584 Mil. Kao's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,832 Mil. Kao's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kao's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KAOOY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 0.22 Max: 0.34
Current: 0.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kao was 0.34. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.22.

KAOOY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
61.64% of 1637 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs KAOOY: 0.27

Kao Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kao's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Kao Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kao Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.34

0.30

0.28

0.27

Kao Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.27	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.27

Competitive Comparison of Kao's Debt-to-Equity

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kao's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Kao's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kao's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kao's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Kao Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kao's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(229.606	+	1583.627)	/	6831.836
	=	0.27

Kao's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(229.606	+	1583.627)	/	6831.836
	=	0.27

Kao (OTCPK:KAOOY) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Kao (KAOOY) Business Description

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Address

14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8210

Website

http://www.kao.com

Kao is the largest household and personal care product manufacturer in Japan with a footprint across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Japan remains its largest market, contributing about 60% of sales and an estimated 70% of profits with several leading brands including Attack and Biore. Initially a soap producer established in the 1890s, Kao has expanded into cosmetics, disposable hygiene products, and chemicals, in addition to its home care and toiletry products. Asia, the largest overseas market contributing 20% of group sales, is a key growth driver, led by expansion in China and Indonesia. It has also acquired several Western skin and haircare brands including Jergens, John Frieda, Curel, Molton Brown, and the latest, Oribe.

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