Table: Kao -2023 group results (IFRS)

Kao

07/02/2024 06:00

Feb 7 (Reuters)- 
              Kao Corp 
              CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
     (in billions of yen unless specified) 
                   Year ended      Year ended       Year to        NEXT  
                Dec 31, 2023    Dec 31, 2022   Dec 31, 2024      YEAR    
                   LATEST         YEAR-AGO        COMPANY      COMPANY   
                   RESULTS         RESULT        FORECAST    H1 FORECAST 
  Sales           1.53 trln       1.55 trln      1.58 trln               
                 (-1.2 pct)      (+9.3 pct)     (+3.1 pct)               
  Operating         60.04          110.07         130.00                 
                 (-45.5 pct)     (-23.3 pct)   (+116.5 pct)              
  Pretax            63.84          115.85         131.00                 
                 (-44.9 pct)     (-22.8 pct)   (+105.2 pct)              
  Net               43.87           86.04          98.00                 
                 (-49.0 pct)     (-21.5 pct)   (+123.4 pct)              
  EPS Basic       94.37 yen      183.28 yen     210.81 yen               
  EPS Diluted     94.37 yen      183.27 yen                              
  Ann Div        150.00 yen      148.00 yen     152.00 yen               
  -Q2 Div         75.00 yen       74.00 yen      76.00 yen               
  -Q4 Div         75.00 yen       74.00 yen      76.00 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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