Table: Kao -2018 group results (IFRS)

Kao

04/02/2019 06:00

Feb 4 (Reuters)- 
              Kao Corp 
              CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
     (in billions of yen unless specified) 
                   Year ended      Year ended       Year to        NEXT  
                Dec 31, 2018    Dec 31, 2017   Dec 31, 2019      YEAR    
                   LATEST         YEAR-AGO        COMPANY      COMPANY   
                   RESULTS         RESULT        FORECAST    H1 FORECAST 
  Sales           1.51 trln       1.49 trln      1.58 trln               
                 (+1.2 pct)      (+2.2 pct)     (+4.8 pct)               
  Operating        207.70          204.79         225.00                 
                 (+1.4 pct)      (+10.4 pct)    (+8.3 pct)               
  Pretax           207.25          204.29         225.00                 
                 (+1.4 pct)      (+11.4 pct)    (+8.6 pct)               
  Net              153.70          147.01         162.00                 
                 (+4.5 pct)      (+16.2 pct)    (+5.4 pct)               
  EPS Basic      314.25 yen      298.30 yen     332.88 yen               
  EPS Diluted    314.12 yen      298.09 yen                              
  Ann Div        120.00 yen      110.00 yen     130.00 yen               
  -Q2 Div         60.00 yen       54.00 yen      65.00 yen               
  -Q4 Div         60.00 yen       56.00 yen      65.00 yen               
 
  NOTE - Kao Corp. 
  (Figures are reported based on international accounting rules (IFRS).) 
  If there is no Q1 or Q3 dividend, Q2 will in most cases correspond to the first-half 
  dividend and Q4 to the second-half dividend announced before a new corporate law in 
  2006 allowed companies to pay and report dividends on a quarterly basis.
  *Net - represents Net profit attributable to owners of the parent company.
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