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Kao (KAOOY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 20.27 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Kao Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-29), Kao's share price is $8.15. Kao's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40. Hence, Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.27.

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

KAOOY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.71   Med: 28.27   Max: 55.25
Current: 21.82

During the past 13 years, Kao's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 55.25. The lowest was 12.71. And the median was 28.27.

KAOOY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
62.9% of 1116 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.59 vs KAOOY: 21.82

Kao's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.20. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.40.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kao was 155.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Kao's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 36.80% per year. The lowest was -28.40% per year. And the median was 0.40% per year.


Kao Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Kao Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.94 26.46 27.52 45.94 19.82

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-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.94 39.19 24.94 23.44 19.82

Competitive Comparison of Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Kao Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kao's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=8.15/0.402
=20.27

Kao's Share Price of today is $8.15.
Kao's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.40.

* 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.

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

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Kao  (OTCPK:KAOOY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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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