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Kao (KAOOY) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 3.08 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Kao 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Kao's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.08.


The historical rank and industry rank for Kao's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

KAOOY' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 1.99   Max: 4.09
Current: 3.08


During the past 13 years, Kao's highest Yield on Cost was 4.09. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 1.99.


KAOOY's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
54.2% of 1096 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.83 vs KAOOY: 3.08

Competitive Comparison of Kao's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kao's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kao's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kao's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Kao 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Kao is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Kao  (OTCPK:KAOOY) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Kao (KAOOY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8210
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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