Kimberly-Clark Corp. engages in the manufacture and marketing of products made from natural or synthetic fibers. It operates through the following segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional (KCP). The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products. The Consumer Tissue segment produces and sells facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, and related products for household use. The K-C Professional segment supplies workplace supporting products such as wipers, tissue, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers. The firm's brands include Depend, Huggies, Kleenex, Kotex, and Scott. The company was founded by John A. Kimberly, Havilah Babcock, Charles B. Clark, and Frank C. Shattuck in 1872 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
Highlights
The quick ratio has soared by 50% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
Kimberly Clark's equity has increased by 25% QoQ
The company's EPS rose by 18% YoY but it fell by 8% QoQ
The net income has grown by 17% YoY but it has contracted by 8% from the previous quarter
Kimberly Clark's debt has increased by 8% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of KMB
Market
Shares outstanding
340.14M
Market cap
$44.73B
Enterprise value
$51.58B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
19.03
Price to book (P/B)
133.89
Price to sales (P/S)
2.37
EV/EBIT
15.97
EV/EBITDA
12.73
EV/Sales
2.73
Earnings
Revenue
$18.89B
EBIT
$3.23B
EBITDA
$4.05B
Free cash flow
$2.57B
Per share
EPS
$6.91
Free cash flow per share
$7.54
Book value per share
$0.98
Revenue per share
$55.38
TBVPS
$44.31
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.53B
Total liabilities
$15.95B
Debt
$8.37B
Equity
$335M
Working capital
-$27M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
24.98
Current ratio
1
Quick ratio
0.6
Net debt/EBITDA
1.69
Margins
EBITDA margin
21.5%
Gross margin
35.6%
Net margin
12.5%
Operating margin
17.2%
Efficiency
Return on assets
14.8%
Return on equity
2,342.4%
Return on invested capital
21.4%
Return on capital employed
31%
Return on sales
17.1%
Dividend
Dividend yield
3.22%
DPS
$4.24
Payout ratio
61.4%
KMB stock price
How has the Kimberly Clark stock price performed over time
Financial performance
How have Kimberly Clark's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$18.89B
Gross profit
$6.72B
Operating income
$3.25B
Net income
$2.36B
Gross margin
35.6%
Net margin
12.5%
The net income has grown by 17% YoY but it has contracted by 8% from the previous quarter
Kimberly Clark's gross profit has increased by 15% YoY
Kimberly Clark's net margin has increased by 14% YoY but it has decreased by 8% from the previous quarter
The operating income has increased by 13% YoY but it has decreased by 7% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Kimberly Clark's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Kimberly Clark stock price valuation
P/E
19.03
P/B
133.89
P/S
2.37
EV/EBIT
15.97
EV/EBITDA
12.73
EV/Sales
2.73
KMB's price to earnings (P/E) is 22% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 24.5 and 6% less than its last 4 quarters average of 20.2
The company's EPS rose by 18% YoY but it fell by 8% QoQ
Kimberly Clark's equity has increased by 25% QoQ
KMB's P/S is 5% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.5
Kimberly Clark's revenue has increased by 2.4% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Kimberly Clark business performance
The company's return on sales rose by 11% YoY but it fell by 8% QoQ
The return on invested capital has declined by 11% since the previous quarter but it has increased by 6% year-on-year
Kimberly Clark's ROA has decreased by 10% from the previous quarter but it has increased by 10% YoY
Dividends
What is KMB's dividend history
DPS
$4.24
Dividend yield
3.22%
Payout ratio
61.4%
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did Kimberly Clark financials performed over time
KMB's total assets is 3.6% greater than its total liabilities
The quick ratio has soared by 50% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
The current ratio is up by 33% year-on-year and by 10% since the previous quarter
The debt to equity has soared by 145% YoY but it has contracted by 17% from the previous quarter
Kimberly Clark's debt has increased by 8% YoY and by 3.7% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.