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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Q4 FY2021 earnings: revenue $5.0 billion, up 2.7% on the year

Kimberly Clark Corp. (KMB) reported revenue of $5.0 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 2.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $357 million, down 33.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.06. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-K it filed with the SEC on 10 February 2022.

Revenue
$5.0 billion
+2.7% on the year · -0.9% on the quarter
Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021
Operating margin
10.5%
15.5% a year earlier
Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021
Net income
$357 million
-33.8% on the year · -23.9% on the quarter
Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021
Diluted EPS
$1.06
-32.9% on the year · -23.7% on the quarter
Q1 FY2020Q4 FY2021

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ4 FY2021Q3 FY2021Q4 FY2020On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue4,9655,0104,836-0.9%+2.7%
Cost of revenue3,529n/an/a
Gross profit1,436n/an/a
Gross margin28.9%n/an/a
Operating income521657749-20.7%-30.4%
Operating margin10.5%13.1%15.5%
Interest expense64.0n/an/a
Income tax93.0n/an/a
Net income357469539-23.9%-33.8%
Net margin7.2%n/an/a
Diluted EPS$1.06$1.39$1.58-23.7%-32.9%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ4 FY2021Q3 FY2021Q4 FY2020On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow1,062n/an/a
Capital expenditure273n/an/a
Free cash flow789n/an/a
Free cash flow margin15.9%n/an/a
Cash from investing-320n/an/a
Cash from financing-755n/an/a
Depreciation and amortisation1941941900.0%+2.1%
Buybacks7.0n/an/a
Dividends paid383n/an/a
Diluted shares, weighted338m338m342m+0.2%-1.3%
Shares outstanding at period end337m337m339m+0.0%-0.6%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ4 FY2021Q3 FY2021Q4 FY2020On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity514474626+8.4%-17.9%
Non-controlling interest223n/an/a
Debt8,5748,9428,364-4.1%+2.5%
Other liabilities8,526n/an/a
Total liabilities and equity17,837n/an/a
Fixed assets8,097n/an/a
Goodwill1,840n/an/a
Intangible assets810n/an/a
Cash and equivalents270286303-5.6%-10.9%
Receivables2,207n/an/a
Inventory2,239n/an/a
Other assets2,374n/an/a
Total assets17,837n/an/a

Questions

What was Kimberly Clark's revenue in Q4 FY2021?

Kimberly Clark (KMB) reported revenue of $5.0 billion for Q4 FY2021, the quarter ended 31 December 2021, up 2.7% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Kimberly Clark earn in Q4 FY2021?

Net income for Q4 FY2021 was $357 million, down 33.8% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.06.

When did Kimberly Clark report Q4 FY2021 results?

Kimberly Clark filed its 10-K for the year that ended with the quarter on 10 February 2022; the fourth quarter is the year less the first three.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022Q2 FY2022Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 *Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024 †Q2 FY2024 †Q3 FY2024 †Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025 †Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue4,9655,0955,0635,0534,9645,1955,1345,1324,9704,3264,2314,1444,1044,0544,1634,1504,0804,1634,1894,134
Cost of revenue3,5293,5753,5343,5103,3373,4693,4033,2943,2333,2382,6372,5803,2532,5452,7072,6572,6152,6292,5862,693
Gross profit1,4361,5201,5291,5431,6271,7261,7311,8381,7371,6861,5941,5641,4451,5091,4561,4931,4651,5341,6031,441
Gross margin29%30%30%31%33%33%34%36%35%39%38%38%35%37%35%36%36%37%38%35%
Operating income5216936216557127871137746708535391,026548631592621507753633516
Operating margin10%14%12%13%14%15%2%15%13%20%13%25%13%16%14%15%12%18%15%12%
Interest expense64.065.068.073.076.073.076.074.070.067.072.067.064.064.067.065.060.058.053.048.0
Pre-tax incomen/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a461962n/a557513546436685572471
Tax raten/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a13%19%n/a24%23%45%24%24%38%20%
Net income3575234374675075661025875096475449074475675094464996653451,793
Net margin7%10%9%9%10%11%2%11%10%15%13%22%11%14%12%11%12%16%8%43%
Diluted EPS$1.06$1.55$1.29$1.38$1.50$1.67$0.30$1.73$1.50$1.91$1.61$2.69$1.34$1.70$1.53$1.34$1.50$2.00$1.04$5.37
Operating cash flow1,0622047407989916137879271,2154381,021958817327770708972745908755
Capital expenditure273253217209197201188160217194158160209204197340397424352263
Free cash flow789-49.0523589794412599767998244863798608123573368575321556492
Buybacks7.025.024.025.026.030.033.032.013054.010259624861.059.020.01.00.00.00.0
Dividends paid383384391392391391399399399398411411408405419418418418425425
Shares outstanding337m337m338m338m338m337m338m338m337m337m337m334m332m332m332m332m332m332m333m333m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-K10-Q10-Q10-K10-K10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-K for the period ended 31 December 2021, filed 10 February 2022: the filing.