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4452.T - Kao Corp
Q1 2025 Kao Corp Earnings Presentation
May 08, 2025 / NTS GMT
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Today, I will explain in the order of the materials provided to you.
First, please take a look at the key highlights on page 5.
We have positioned fiscal 2025 as a year to build the solid foundation for global growth toward achieving K27.
To that end, we will accelerate a budget cycle of steadily increasing profitability, primarily in our stable earnings area and reinvesting the profit and there into growth areas.
In the first quarter, we simply executed our basic strategy and made strong progress toward achieving the K27 target.
We achieved both sales growth and an increase in operating margin.
In cosmetics, we made a smooth start toward achieving the operating income target of 7 billion yenan