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KOSE Corp (KOSE) manufactures and markets cosmetics and beauty products. The company’s products portfolio includes skincare products, moisturizers and toners, lipsticks, shampoos, hair conditioners, soaps, face wash powders, anti-aging and anti-whitening lotions and liquids and cosmetic tools and beauty supplements. It markets these products under Decorate, Jill Stuart, Bioliss, Clear Turn, Suncut, Infinity, Predia and Awake brand names. KOSE distributes these products through specialty cosmetics stores, department stores, mass retailers, drugstores and other retail outlets. It operates and manages production facilities, sales offices and R&D centers in Japan, Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America regions. KOSE is headquartered in Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Headquarters
Japan
Address
3-6-2, Nihombashi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 1038251
Website
www.kose.co.jp
Telephone
81 3 32731511
No of Employees
7,558
Industry
Consumer Packaged Goods
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
4922 (TYO)
Revenue (2022)
$2.2B
3.9%
(2022 vs 2021)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2022)
XYZ
-37.9%
(2022 vs 2021)
Market Cap*
$3.1B
Net Profit Margin (2022)
XYZ
-40.2%
(2022 vs 2021)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services
| Products | Services | Brands |
|---|---|---|
| Skin Care Products | Service: | Decorate |
| Cleansing Creams | Retailing | JillStuart |
| Face Wash Powders | Sekkisei Miyabi | |
| XYZ | XYZ | |
| XYZ | XYZ | |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Products/Services | In April, the company's Sekkisei launched an online storefront in Amazon’s US Store. |
| 2023 | Contracts/Agreements | In August, the company in collaborative research with South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed Magnolia champaca flower extract. |
| 2022 | Others | In November, the company secured a US patent for a colorless oily makeup cosmetic. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | KOSE Corp | L'Oreal SA | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc | Kao Corp | Beiersdorf AG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | France | United States of America | Japan | Germany |
| City | Chuo-Ku | Clichy | New York | Chuo-Ku | Hamburg |
| State/Province | Tokyo | Ile-de-France | New York | Tokyo | Baden-Wurttemberg |
| No. of Employees | 7,558 | 94,605 | 62,000 | 35,411 | 21,958 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazutoshi Kobayashi | Chief Executive Officer; Director; President | Executive Board | 2007 | 61 |
| Atsuko Ogura | Head-R&D Laboratories; Director; Executive Officer | Executive Board | - | - |
| Masahiro Horita | Director; Executive Officer; General Manager of Product Development Department | Executive Board | 2021 | 61 |
| Koichi Shibusawa | Director | Executive Board | 2018 | 63 |
| Shinichi Mochizuki | General Manager – Accounting and Finance Department; Director | Executive Board | 2021 | 62 |
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