Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB)

Sector:

Personal Goods

Index:

S&P 500

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$ 79.46
   
  • Change Today:
    $0.25
  • 52 Week High: $79.76
  • 52 Week Low: $62.57
  • Currency: US Dollars
  • Shares Issued: 392.12m
  • Volume: 7,274,278
  • Market Cap: $31,158m
  • RiskGrade: 50
  • Beta: 0.39

KMB Overview

Kimberly-Clark manufactures and markets a range of health and hygiene products for customers in more than 150 countries. The group is divided in to into three global business segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Business-to-Business. Its leading brands include Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, Scott and Pull-Ups, and its products occupy the number-one and number-two positions in over 80 countries worldwide.

1 Day Chart (25-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.5%
Div Cover 1.4
Op Mrgn 11.7%
ROCE 29.1%
Latest F'cast
P/E 19.8
PEG n/a
Pr/Revenue 1.5
Pr/Book 5.6
Latest F'cast
Revenue 5.6%
PBT -14.2%
EPS -10.1%
DPS 6.1%

KMB Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-07 18,266.00 2,488.00 413.00¢ 16.8 0.6 +26% 212.00¢ 3.1%
31-Dec-08 19,415.00 2,447.00 406.00¢ 13.0 n/a -2% 232.00¢ 4.4%
31-Dec-09 19,115.00 2,740.00 453.00¢ 14.1 1.2 +12% 240.00¢ 3.8%
31-Dec-10 19,746.00 2,731.00 447.00¢ 14.1 n/a -1% 264.00¢ 4.2%
31-Dec-11 20,846.00 2,344.00 402.00¢ 18.3 n/a -10% 280.00¢ 3.8%

KMB Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-12 21,225.99 2,792.23 515.51¢ 15.4 0.5 +28% 294.86¢ 3.7%
31-Dec-13 21,842.44 2,958.11 554.25¢ 14.3 1.9 +8% 315.21¢ 4.0%

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KMB ShareCast News

US open: Stocks down sharply, falling 1% 25-Jul-2011 ShareCast
Travel firms cancel flights as flu panic continues 28-Apr-2009 ShareCast
Swine flu fears hit travel stocks 27-Apr-2009 ShareCast

KMB Top Newspaper Links

3M, Kimberly-Clark benefit as flu drives face ma... 23-Oct-2009 USA Today
Kimberly-Clark to acquire Lake Forest firm I-Flow 11-Oct-2009 LA Times
Kimberly-Clark to cut 1,600 jobs 26-Jun-2009 USA Today

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

KMB Market Data

Currency US Dollars
Share Price $ 79.46
Change Today $ 0.25
% Change 0.32 %
52 Week High $79.76
52 Week Low $62.57
Volume 7,274,278
Shares Issued 392.12m
Market Cap $31,158m
Beta 0.39
RiskGrade 50

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 2
Buy 0
Neutral 12
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 15
neutral
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Trades for 25-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
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