Description: Kao Corporation develops and sells consumer and chemical products in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Cosmetics Business, Skin and Hair Care Business, Human Health Care Business, Fabric and Home Care Business, and Chemical Business segments. It offers face care products, such as face washes, makeup removers, face sheets, lotions, emulsions, creams, essences, sunscreen, packs, and lip care products; makeup products, including face powders and eye makeup products; body care products comprising body soaps, hand care products, body sheets, and antiperspirant deodorants; and oral care products, such as toothpastes and toothbrushes. The company also provides hair care products, including shampoos and rinses, scalp care products, and hair growth tonics; hair styling products; hairsprays; hair color products; shaving products; men's grooming products; in-bath health care products comprising bath additives and shower care products; and warming products consisting of steam thermo patches, good-night steam sheets, and steam eye masks. In addition, it offers sanitary products, including baby diapers, sanitary pads, panty liners, sanitary napkins for incontinence, feminine care products, and medicated cleaners for buttocks; fabrics and air fresheners; food products comprising drinks; and cleaning products for clothes, kitchens, general home care, fabric softeners, and paper cleaning products. Further, the company provides various chemical products, such as fatty alcohols, acids, amines, and amides; esters; glycerin; and anionic, nonionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants. The company was formerly known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Kao Corporation in 1982. Kao Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Home Page: www.kao.com/jp/
14-10, Nihonbashi Kayabacho
Tokyo,
103-8210
Japan
Phone:
81 3 3660 7111
Officers
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr. Yoshihiro Hasebe | Pres, CEO & Representative Director |
| Mr. Kenichi Yamauchi | Exec. Officer and Sr. VP of Global Fin. & Accounting |
| Mr. Yasushi Wada | Managing Exec. Officer and SVP of Legal, Compliance & Product Quality Management |
| Mr. Hideki Mamiya | Sr. VP of Human Capital Devel. |
| Mr. Tomoharu Matsuda | Sr. Managing Exec. Officer, Pres of Global Consumer Product & Director |
| Mr. Atsushi Koizumi | Exec. Officer and Sr. VP of Global Consumer Products - Bus. Planning & Management |
| Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Sr. Exec. Officer & Pres of Kao (singapore) Private limited |
| Mr. Satoru Tanaka | Managing Exec. Officer and Pres of Consumer Products, Americas & EMEA |
| Mr. Toshiaki Takeuchi | Sr. Managing Exec. Officer & Representative Director |
| Mr. Masakazu Negoro | Managing Exec. Officer & Sr. VP of Global Procurement |
Exchange: PINK
Country: US
Currency: US Dollar ($)
| Forward PE: | 19.6464 |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE: | 27.3218 |
| Price-to-Book MRQ: | 2.558 |
| Price-to-Sales TTM: | 0.012 |
| IPO Date: | |
| Fiscal Year End: | December |
| Full Time Employees: | 33507 |