KaoKao Corporation4452東証プライム化学FY ending Dec 2025, consolidated, IFRS

Kao FY ending Dec 2021 results

About 45% of Kao's sales come from Consumer products business, with Hygiene and living care business and Health and beauty care business making up much of the rest.

Out of every ¥100 of sales, about ¥10 is left as operating profit.

Revenue changed +2.7% from the prior year, operating profit -18.3%.

Revenue and profit pattern

Revenue up, profit downRevenue grew faster

Revenue +2.7% · profit -18.3%, calculated from disclosed figures.

Operating leverage: -6.86× (profit growth ÷ revenue growth)

What changed from last year

FY ending Dec 2020 → FY ending Dec 2021

Revenue
+2.7%¥1.38T → ¥1.42T
Gross profit
-3.0%¥590.7B → ¥573.2B
Operating income
-18.3%¥175.6B → ¥143.5B
Net income attributable to owners
-13.1%¥126.1B → ¥109.6B
Operating cash flow
-18.3%¥214.7B → ¥175.5B
Free cash flow
-28.2%¥144.9B → ¥104B

Where the money goes

FY ending Dec 2020 → FY ending Dec 2021

※ Segment revenues include inter-segment sales and are scaled to consolidated revenue

Where ¥100 of sales goes

For every ¥100 Kao sells, how much goes where, and how much is kept.

FY ending Dec 2021
Cost of sales
¥60
SG&A
¥30
Operating profit
¥10
Net profit kept
¥8

Annual margin trends

Gross margin40.4%
FY ending Dec 2019: 43.5%43.5%FY ending Dec 2020: 42.7%42.7%FY ending Dec 2021: 40.4%40.4%FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21
Operating margin10.1%
FY ending Dec 2019: 14.1%14.1%FY ending Dec 2020: 12.7%12.7%FY ending Dec 2021: 10.1%10.1%FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21
Net margin7.7%
FY ending Dec 2016: 8.7%8.7%FY ending Dec 2017: 9.9%9.9%FY ending Dec 2018: 10.2%10.2%FY ending Dec 2019: 9.9%9.9%FY ending Dec 2020: 9.1%9.1%FY ending Dec 2021: 7.7%7.7%FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21

Aligned fiscal years compare the shares of revenue remaining as gross, core, and net profit. Missing years are left unconnected.

Which businesses earn the money

Revenue by business segment, and the profit each one keeps.

FY ending Dec 2021
  • Consumer products business¥1.14T
    45%
    Op. margin 9.8%
  • Hygiene and living care business¥496.8B
    19%
    Op. margin 10.4%
  • Health and beauty care business¥354.5B
    14%
    Op. margin 14.0%
  • Chemical Business¥275.1B
    11%
    Op. margin 10.8%Industry: Chemicals
  • Cosmetics business¥239.3B
    9%
    Op. margin 3.1%Industry: Cosmetics
  • Life care business¥53B
    2%
    Op. margin 6.8%

Profit by segment

※ Segment figures include inter-segment sales and do not sum to the company total

Sources

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    有価証券報告書-第120期(2025/01/01-2025/12/31)

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    ID S100NQCA2022-03-25Open
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