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 company's EPS rose by 43% YoY and by 9% QoQ
The net income has grown by 42% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of KMB
Market
Shares outstanding
341.05M
Market cap
$53.15B
Enterprise value
$59.77B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
20.83
Price to book (P/B)
198.03
Price to sales (P/S)
2.82
EV/EBIT
17.02
EV/EBITDA
13.67
EV/Sales
3.17
Earnings
Revenue
$18.84B
EBIT
$3.51B
EBITDA
$4.37B
Free cash flow
$3.06B
Per share
EPS
$7.48
Free cash flow per share
$8.98
Book value per share
$0.79
Revenue per share
$55.33
TBVPS
$43.38
Balance sheet
Total assets
$16.17B
Total liabilities
$15.68B
Debt
$8.07B
Equity
$268M
Working capital
-$590M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
30.12
Current ratio
0.91
Quick ratio
0.53
Net debt/EBITDA
1.52
Margins
EBITDA margin
23.2%
Gross margin
35.5%
Net margin
13.6%
Operating margin
18.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
16.5%
Return on equity
N/A
Return on invested capital
24%
Return on capital employed
36.3%
Return on sales
18.6%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.7%
DPS
$4.2
Payout ratio
56.1%
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
$18.84B
Gross profit
$6.69B
Operating income
$3.5B
Net income
$2.56B
Gross margin
35.5%
Net margin
13.6%
The net income has grown by 42% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
Kimberly Clark's net margin has increased by 39% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The operating income has increased by 33% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
The operating margin has grown by 29% YoY and by 8% from the previous quarter
Valuation
What is Kimberly Clark stock price valuation
P/E
20.83
P/B
198.03
P/S
2.82
EV/EBIT
17.02
EV/EBITDA
13.67
EV/Sales
3.17
The company's EPS rose by 43% YoY and by 9% QoQ
KMB's price to earnings (P/E) is 22% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 26.7
KMB's P/S is 18% above its 5-year quarterly average of 2.4 and 13% above its last 4 quarters average of 2.5
Kimberly Clark's revenue has increased by 2.5% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Kimberly Clark business performance
Kimberly Clark's ROA has increased by 36% YoY and by 7% from the previous quarter
The company's return on sales rose by 33% YoY and by 8% QoQ
The return on invested capital has increased by 30% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
Dividends
What is KMB's dividend history
DPS
$4.2
Dividend yield
2.7%
Payout ratio
56.1%
Recent dividends
Financial health
How did Kimberly Clark financials performed over time
KMB's total assets is 3.2% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio is up by 12% year-on-year and by 4.6% since the previous quarter
KMB's total assets is up by 5% year-on-year and by 3.2% since the previous quarter
The debt to equity has soared by 167% YoY and by 160% from the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated
quarterly, unless otherwise specified.