Company Kao Corporation

4452

JP3205800000

Personal Products

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Jun. 05	Kao Ramps Up Global Push for KATE Brand With New Campaigns and Asia-Focused Expansion	MT
May. 08	Kao Corporation Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025	CI

Business description: Kao Corporation

Kao Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products and chemical products. The Company operates in five business segments. The Hygiene & Living Care segment provides fabric care products, home care products, and sanitary products. The Health & Beauty Care segment provides skin care products, hair care products, and personal health products. The Life Care segment is mainly involved in the provision of commercial hygiene products, health drinks and other life care products. The Cosmetic segment produces counseling cosmetics and self-cosmetics. The above four business segments are included in the consumer products business. Chemical segment provides oil and fat products, such as oleochemical alcohols, oleochemical amines, fatty acids, and edible oils and fats for commercial use, functional material products, such as surfactants, additives for plastics, and high-performance water reducers for concrete, as well as specialty chemicals products.

Number of employees: 32,566

Sales by Activity: Kao Corporation

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Consumer Products - Hygiene and Living Care Business	-	497B	517B	523B	544B
Consumer Products - Fabric and Home Care Business	374B	-	-	-	-
Consumer Products - Health and Beauty Care Business	-	354B	370B	393B	424B
Consumer Products Business - Cosmetics Business	234B	239B	251B	239B	244B
Consumer Products Business - Skin Care and Hair Care Business	309B	-	-	-	-
Chemical Business	269B	314B	403B	366B	406B
Consumer Products - Business Connected Business	-	53.03B	55.73B	56.27B	55.9B
Unallocated Adjustment	-38.52B	-39.22B	-44.74B	-43.86B	-45.68B
Consumer Products - Human Health Care Business	234B	-	-	-	-

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Geographical breakdown of sales: Kao Corporation

Fiscal Period: December	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Japan	854B	824B	847B	854B	904B
Asia	284B	313B	357B	327B	332B
Americas	129B	149B	188B	192B	213B
Europe	116B	134B	159B	160B	179B

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Executive Committee: Kao Corporation

Manager	Title	Age	Since
Yoshihiro Hasebe PSD	President	64	2020-12-31
Masakazu Negoro DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	65	2020-12-31
Hideaki Kubo CTO	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-	-
Toru Nishiguchi PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	63	2006-02-28
Satoru Tanaka PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

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Composition of the Board of Directors: Kao Corporation

Director	Title	Age	Since
Masakazu Negoro BRD	Director/Board Member	65	2023-03-23
Yoshihiro Hasebe BRD	Director/Board Member	64	2016-02-29
Osamu Shinobe BRD	Director/Board Member	72	2018-02-28
Eriko Sakurai BRD	Director/Board Member	64	2022-03-24
Toru Nishiguchi BRD	Director/Board Member	63	2023-02-28
Takaaki Nishii BRD	Director/Board Member	65	2023-02-28
Makoto Takashima BRD	Director/Board Member	67	2024-02-29

Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Kao Corporation

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. 5.724 %	26,668,700	5.724 %	1 221 M ¥
Oasis Management Co. Ltd. 5.226 %	24,347,342	5.226 %	1 115 M ¥
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. 3.327 %	15,501,200	3.327 %	710 M ¥
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.496 %	6,968,200	1.496 %	319 M ¥
Nippon Life Insurance Co. 1.436 %	6,691,000	1.436 %	306 M ¥

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
RhumbLine Advisers LP 0.002295 %	53,464	0.002295 %	489 516 ¥
GAMMA Investing LLC 0.00035 %	8,151	0.00035 %	74 631 ¥
First Horizon Advisors, Inc. 0.000103 %	2,391	0.000103 %	21 892 ¥

List of KAO CORPORATION shareholders

Holdings: Kao Corporation

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01%	265,460	0.01%	11,244,267 $
AEON CO., LTD. 0.03%	282,541	0.03%	8,684,081 $
KAO CORPORATION 0.02%	89,200	0.02%	4,083,684 $
ZEON CORPORATION 0.06%	130,000	0.06%	1,310,405 $
NICHIREKI GROUP CO., LTD. 0.17%	52,807	0.17%	920,403 $
SANKYO KASEI CORPORATION 2.25%	35,112	2.25%	795,705 $
THE YAMAGATA BANK, LTD. 0.23%	73,458	0.23%	762,605 $
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 0%	14,477	0%	401,517 $
MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP,INC. 0.01%	50,223	0.01%	247,748 $
PLANET, INC. 0.36%	24,000	0.36%	209,571 $

Company details: Kao Corporation

Kao Corp.

1-14-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho Chuo-Ku

103-8210, Tokyo

+81 3 3660 7111

http://www.kao.co.jp

Group companies: Kao Corporation

Name	Category and Sector
Kao Corp. SA Kao Corp. SA Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Part of Kao Corp., Kao Chemicals SA is a Spanish company that provides high-performance, innovative, and sustainable special chemical agents for various industries. The company is based in Barbera del Valles, Spain. The company's focus is on creating products inspired by the power of nature to promote people's well-being. Kao Chemicals offers cost-effective solutions for the mining industry to optimize yields and improve purity. Founded in 1887, Kao Group has expanded to all five continents and currently employs 32,707 people.	Chemicals: Major Diversified
Kao Germany GmbH Kao Germany GmbH Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Part of Kao Corp., Kao Germany GmbH is a company that manufactures soaps, fragrances and related toiletries. The company is based in Darmstadt, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Michael Cramer, Hiroyuki Takahashi.	Household/Personal Care
Kao Chemicals Europe SL Kao Chemicals Europe SL Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries Part of Kao Corp., Kao Chemicals Europe SL is a provider of high-performance, innovative, and sustainable special chemical agents for various industries. The company is based in Barbera del Valles, Spain. Kao Chemicals Europe partners with innovation to create products inspired by the power of nature, working for the well-being of people. The Spanish company also offers cost-effective solutions for the mining industry, optimizing yields and improving purity.	Chemicals: Major Diversified

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