Kao Corp operates in the Toilet preparations sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Kao Corp with three other
cosmetics and toiletry producers in Asia:
AmoreG
of South Korea
(2017
sales of 6.03 trillion Korean Won [US$5.66 billion]
of which 98%
was Cosmetics Manufacture/Sales),
LG Household & Health Care Limited
of South Korea
(6.27 trillion Korean Won [US$5.89 billion]
of which 53%
was Cosmetics Segment), and
Shiseido Co Ltd
(1.01 trillion Japanese Yen [US$9.38 billion]
of which 43%
was Japan Business).
Sales Analysis.
Kao Corp reported sales of ¥1.49 trillion (US$13.90 billion)
for the
year ending
December of 2017.
This
represents
an
increase of 2.2%
versus 2016, when the company's sales were ¥1.46 trillion.
Sales of Chemicals saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
15.0% in 2017, from
¥237.76 billion to ¥273.43 billion.
Kao Corp also saw significant increases in sales in
Human Healthcare Business (up 7.8% to ¥294.29 billion)
.
Not all segments of Kao Corp experienced an increase in sales in 2017:
sales of Fabric and Homecare Business fell 2.7% to ¥335.71 billion.
Kao Corp also experienced decreases in sales in
Beauty Care Business (down 2.6% to ¥586.00 billion)
.