KOSE - Public Comps and Valuation Multiples

KOSE Overview

About KOSE

Kose is the third-largest cosmetics company in Japan and the second in the premium segment, and is renowned for its prestige skincare brands including Decorte and Albion. The firm has been managed by the Kobayashi family since it was established in 1946. Albion, a fully consolidated subsidiary in which Kose holds a 79.5% stake, is operated independently by another branch of the Kobayashi family. The group, with a collection 37 brands/lines spanning a wide range of price points, has captured 13.6% of Japan’s premium beauty segment, according to Euromonitor. Japan remains the largest market contributing over 60% of sales, followed by North America and Europe (22%). Its distribution channels include department stores, specialty retailers, drugstores, travel retailers, and e-commerce.

Founded

1948

HQ

Employees

14.1K+

Website

kose.co.jp

Sectors

Health & Beauty

Financials

LTM Revenue $2.2B

LTM EBITDA $195M

EV

$1.6B

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KOSE Financials

KOSE has a last 12-month revenue of $2.2B and a last 12-month EBITDA of $195M.

In the most recent fiscal year, KOSE achieved revenue of $2.1B and an EBITDA of $196M.

KOSE expects next 12-month revenue of XXX and NTM EBITDA of XXX

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KOSE P&L

	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	LTM	NTM
Revenue	$2.0B	$2.1B	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Profit	$1.4B	$1.4B	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Margin	68%	65%	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA	$200M	$196M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	10%	9%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Profit	$125M	$77.5M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Margin	6%	4%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Debt	n/a	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX

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KOSE Stock Performance

As of April 15, 2025, KOSE's stock price is JPY 6106 (or $41).

KOSE has current market cap of JPY 348B (or $2.3B), and EV of JPY 246B (or $1.6B).

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KOSE Stock Data

EV	Market Cap	Price 1D	Price 1M	Price 3M	Price 12M	EPS
$1.6B	$2.3B	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	$1.12

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KOSE Valuation Multiples

As of April 15, 2025, KOSE has market cap of $2.3B and EV of $1.6B.

KOSE's trades at 0.8x LTM EV/Revenue multiple, and 8.4x LTM EBITDA.

Analysts estimate KOSE's 2025E EV/Revenue multiple at XXX and 2025E EV/EBITDA multiple at XXX

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KOSE Financial Valuation Multiples

	FY 2024	FY 2025E	FY 2026E	FY 2027E
EV	$1.6B	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/Revenue	0.8x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/EBITDA	8.3x	XXX	XXX	XXX
P/E	46.4x	XXX	XXX	XXX
P/E/Growth	1.0x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/FCF	-92.1x	XXX	XXX	XXX

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KOSE's NTM/LTM revenue growth is 4%

KOSE's revenue per employee for the last fiscal year averaged $0.2M, while opex per employee averaged $0.1M for the same period.

Over next 12 months, KOSE's ratio of sales and marketing spend to revenue is estimated to be XXX , while its R&D spend to revenue to be XXX .

Analysts estimate KOSE's 2025E EV/Revenue multiple at XXX and 2025E EV/EBITDA multiple at XXX

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KOSE Operational Valuation Multiples

	FY 2024	NTM	FY 2025E	FY 2026E	FY 2027E
Revenue Growth	7%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	9%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Growth	-2%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Rule of 40 (SaaS-only)	13%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Revenue per Employee	$0.2M	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex per Employee	$0.1M	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
S&M Expenses to Revenue	24%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
G&A Expenses to Revenue	6%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
R&D Expenses to Revenue	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex to Revenue	64%	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX

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