Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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Overview
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About Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- CEO
- Michael D. Hsu
- Headquarters
- PO Box 619100, Dallas, TX, US
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- CEO
- Michael D. Hsu
- Headquarters
- PO Box 619100, Dallas, TX, US
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional.
The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, swimpants, training and youth pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, Poise, and other brand names.
The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names.
The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands.
The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors and e-commerce.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Starting points for Kimberly-Clark Corporation: P/E 16.7, EPS $5.88, beta 0.27 — an Household & Personal Products name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Kimberly-Clark Corporation stands at $5.88. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Comparables
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Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Senate Trading
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