Kao (KAOCF) COGS-to-Revenue : 0.61 (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is Kao COGS-to-Revenue?

Kao's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,618 Mil. Its Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $2,674 Mil.

Kao's COGS to Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.61.

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin. Kao's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was 39.48%.

Kao COGS-to-Revenue Historical Data

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Kao COGS-to-Revenue Chart

Kao Annual Data

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COGS-to-Revenue

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0.56

0.57

0.60

0.65

0.63

Kao Quarterly Data
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Kao COGS-to-Revenue Calculation

Kao's COGS to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	6751.923	/	10644.277
	=	0.63

Kao's COGS to Revenue for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

COGS to Revenue	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Revenue
	=	1618.497	/	2674.458
	=	0.61

Kao (OTCPK:KAOCF) COGS-to-Revenue Explanation

Cost of Goods Sold is directly linked to profitability of the company through Gross Margin.

Kao's Gross Margin % for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross Margin %	=	1	-	COGS to Revenue
	=	1	-	Cost of Goods Sold / Revenue
	=	1	-	1618.497 / 2674.458
	=	39.48 %

A company that has a moat can usually maintain or even expand their Gross Margin. A company can increase its Gross Margin in two ways. It can increase the prices of the goods it sells and keeps its Cost of Goods Sold unchanged. Or it can keep the sales price unchanged and squeeze its suppliers to reduce the Cost of Goods Sold. Warren Buffett believes businesses with the power to raise prices have moats.

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KAOOY:USA 4452:Japan KAO0:Germany

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 50% of sales and operating 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 contributes around 15% of group sales. Kao has also acquired several Western skin and haircare brands including Jergens, John Frieda, Curel, Molton Brown, and the latest, Oribe.