Kao (TSE:4452) Price-to-Tangible-Book

: 4.20 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-19), Kao's share price is 円6175.00. Kao's Tangible Book per Share of Dec. 2023 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円1,469.27. Hence, Kao's Price to Tangible Book Ratio of today is 4.20.

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

TSE:4452' s Price-to-Tangible-Book Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.39 Med: 5.34 Max: 6.89
Current: 4.2

During the past 13 years, Kao's highest Price to Tangible Book Ratio was 6.89. The lowest was 3.39. And the median was 5.34.

TSE:4452's Price-to-Tangible-Book is ranked worse than
81.88% of 1694 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.64 vs TSE:4452: 4.20

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. As of today, Kao's share price is 円6175.00. Kao's Book Value per Sharefor the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,116.01. Hence, Kao's P/B Ratio of today is 2.92.

Kao Price-to-Tangible-Book Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kao's Price-to-Tangible-Book can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kao Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Tangible-Book

6.89

5.49

3.91

3.39

3.95

Kao Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Price-to-Tangible-Book																3.39	3.44	3.28	3.54	3.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kao's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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 Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kao's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.

Kao Price-to-Tangible-Book Calculation

Kao's price-to-tangible-book ratio for today is calculated as:

Price to Tangible Book	=	Share Price	/	Tangible Book per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	6175.00	/	1469.274
	=	4.20

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price to Tangible Book	=	Market Cap	/	Tangible Equity
	=	Market Cap	/	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock	-	Intangible Assets)

A closely related ratio is called PB Ratio. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book Ratio and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.

Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The Price-to-Book Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the Price-to-Book Ratio cannot be applied to them.

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Kao (TSE:4452) 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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