Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 

On October 30, Kao Corporation announced its financial results for the nine month period ending September 30, 2019. These may be downloaded here: https://www.kao.com/global/en/news/business-finance/2019/20191030-001/

Net sales increased 1.0% compared with the same period a year earlier to 1,109.3 billion yen. On a like-for-like basis, net sales increased 2.2%. Operating income was 151.0 billion yen, an increase of 8.8 billion yen compared with the same period a year earlier, and income before taxes was 149.4 billion yen, an increase of 7.5 billion yen. Net income was 105.1 billion yen, an increase of 4.5 billion yen. 

Sales in the Consumer Products Business increased 3.8% compared with the same period a year earlier to 923.4 billion yen. On a like-for-like basis, sales increased 4.7%. Sales in the Cosmetics Business increased 10.6% copmpared to the same period a year earlier to 214.3 billion yen. On a like-for-like basis, sales increased 11.8%. Sales in the Skin Care and Hair Care Business increased 0.1% compared with the same period earlier in the year to 254.8 billion yen. On a like-for-like basis, sales increased 1.2%.