Consumer Non-Durables

KOSE Corp.

In the news

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China's Kaola.com to spend $5bn on more 'made in Japan' items Mar 17, 2018

Business Summary

KOSÉ Corp. manufactures and distributes cosmetic products. It operates through the following business segments: Cosmetics, Cosmetaries, and Others. The Cosmetics segment includes the production and sales of cosmetics, such as make-up and perfume. The Cosmetaries segment involves in the production and sale of other skin care products, such as soap, lotion, toner, and facial cleanser, as well as hair care products, like shampoo, conditioner, and rinse. The Other segment consists of activities, such as amenities management and real estate leasing. The company was founded by Kozaburo Kobayashi in March 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2021	JPY	USD
Revenue	299,976.58M	2,730.20M
Gross Profit	204,148.82M	1,858.03M
Operating income	25,235.93M	229.68M
Income before tax	28,446.59M	258.90M
Net income	17,789.28M	161.90M
EBITDA	36,471.90M	331.94M
Diluted EPS	311.80	2.83
Dividends Per Share	240	2.18
Total Assets	320,018M	2,779.01M
Total liabilities	65,749M	570.96M
Total equity	238,358M	2,069.88M
Operating cash flow	17,799M	161.99M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	266,762M	303,399M	332,995M	327,724M	299,976.58M
Gross Profit	196,790M	218,664M	240,630M	234,974M	204,148.82M
Operating income	39,161M	48,791M	52,408M	40,417M	25,235.93M
Income before tax	39,425M	48,242M	54,949M	40,365M	28,446.59M
Net income	21,657M	30,612M	37,005M	26,682M	17,789.28M
EBITDA	45,754M	56,584M	61,231M	50,050M	36,471.90M
Diluted EPS	379.65	536.63	648.70	467.75	311.80
Dividends Per Share	110	148	180	190	240
Total Assets	247,191M	270,370M	304,218M	313,442M	320,018M
Total liabilities	70,059M	71,760M	79,375M	73,236M	65,749M
Total equity	163,807M	184,084M	208,823M	223,633M	238,358M
Operating cash flow	17,327M	34,918M	32,989M	37,090M	17,799M

	Mar 2017	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	2,463.46M	2,737.45M	3,002.80M	3,014.22M	2,730.20M
Gross Profit	1,817.29M	1,972.92M	2,169.89M	2,161.16M	1,858.03M
Operating income	361.63M	440.22M	472.59M	371.73M	229.68M
Income before tax	364.07M	435.26M	495.50M	371.25M	258.90M
Net income	199.99M	276.20M	333.69M	245.40M	161.90M
EBITDA	422.52M	510.53M	552.15M	460.33M	331.94M
Diluted EPS	3.50	4.84	5.84	4.30	2.83
Dividends Per Share	1.01	1.33	1.62	1.74	2.18
Total Assets	2,218.35M	2,542.26M	2,748.50M	2,903.45M	2,779.01M
Total liabilities	628.72M	674.75M	717.12M	678.39M	570.96M
Total equity	1,470.04M	1,730.92M	1,886.64M	2,071.53M	2,069.88M
Operating cash flow	160.00M	315.05M	297.48M	341.13M	161.99M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2021
PER	41.85
ROA	5.61%
ROE	7.70%
Operating margin	8.41%
Profit margin	5.93%

Key executives

President & Representative Director: Kazutoshi Kobayashi
Managing Director & Head-Legal Affairs: Koichi Shibusawa
Managing Director, GM-Digital Marketing Division: Masanori Kobayashi
Director & Manager-Accounting: Shinichi Mochizuki
Director & Manager-Product Development: Masahiro Hotta

Shareholders

KOBAYASHI KAZUTOSHI /KOSE/ (10.6%)
KOBAYASHI TAKAO /KOSE/ (10.5%)
KOBAYASHI MASANORI /CHIYODA/ (10.3%)
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. (8.6%)
KOSE Corp. (5.8%)
MFS International (UK) Ltd. (3.4%)
KOBAYASHI KAZUO /KOSE/ (3.1%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.1%)
Kose Cosmetology Research Foundation (2.1%)
KOBAYASHI YASUKIYO (2.0%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.kose.co.jp
Address: 3-6-2 Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-8251, Japan
Phone: +81.3.3273.1511

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Last Updated on 8 Feb, 2023