Company Wacom Co., Ltd.

6727

JP3993400005

Computer Hardware

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 02:00:00 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
596 ^JPY	0.00%		+2.76%	-9.28%

Apr. 24	Wacom Announces the Launch of Wacom Movink, The First OLED Pen Display Developed and Designed for Creative Professionals and the Thinnest and Lightest Wacom Pen Display Ever	CI
Apr. 11	Jefferies Starts Wacom at Hold With 660 Yen Price Target	MT

Business Summary

Wacom Co Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sale of brand products and technology solution products, as well as service operations. The Company operates through two business segments. The Technology Solutions segment is engaged in the provision of digital pens, sensors, touch panel components and modules. They are used for mobile devices such as tablet computers, e-books and mobile terminals. The Branded Products segment provides three kinds of services. Creative business provides pen tablets, mobiles and displays. The consumer business provides stylus pens, smart pads, and digital stationery. They are mainly used for illustration and memo making on digital terminals. Business solutions provides pen tablets. They are mainly used in the fields of education, medical care, and digital signatures.

Number of employees: 1,076

Sales per Business

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Technology Solution 63.5 %	56,149	51.6 %	71,569	63.5 %	+27.46%
Brand Product 36.5 %	52,641	48.4 %	41,161	36.5 %	-21.81%

Sales per region

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Japan 41.9 %	33,518	30.8 %	47,264	41.9 %	+41.01%
China 21.5 %	24,791	22.8 %	24,281	21.5 %	-2.06%
Others 17.2 %	22,473	20.7 %	19,445	17.2 %	-13.48%
United States 10.0 %	14,919	13.7 %	11,256	10.0 %	-24.55%
Europe 9.3 %	13,088	12.0 %	10,484	9.3 %	-19.90%

Managers

Managers	Title	Age	Since
Nobutaka Ide CEO	Chief Executive Officer	53	13-07-31
Yoichi Machida DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	61	17-12-31
Sadao Yamamoto CTO	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	63	87-02-28
Aaron G. Atkinson COO	Chief Operating Officer	-	-
Yukio Usuda BRD	Director/Board Member	55	04-12-31
Robert Marlinghaus HRO	Human Resources Officer	-	17-03-31
Jeff Mandell PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	15-04-14
Koji Shimoda PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-
Masahiro Oba PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-
Hidetoshi Kamoto PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Members of the board

Members of the board	Title	Age	Since
Sadao Yamamoto CTO	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	63	87-02-28
Osamu Hosokubo BRD	Director/Board Member	63	19-06-20
Shigeki Higashiyama BRD	Director/Board Member	66	18-05-31
Takashi Kamura BRD	Director/Board Member	73	02-05-31
Nobutaka Ide CEO	Chief Executive Officer	53	13-07-31
Yoichi Machida DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	61	17-12-31
Yukio Usuda BRD	Director/Board Member	55	04-12-31
Ken Inazumi BRD	Director/Board Member	50	18-05-31

Share class

	Vote	Quantity	Free-Float	Company-owned shares	Total Float
Stock A	0	152,000,000	130,033,711 ( 85.55 %)	6,749,889 ( 4.441 %)	85.55 %

Shareholders

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Asset Value Investors Ltd. 8.283 %	13,086,400	8.283 %	57 M ¥
Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. 6.932 %	10,952,700	6.932 %	48 M ¥
Baillie Gifford & Co. 6.376 %	10,074,600	6.376 %	44 M ¥
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. 5.699 %	9,004,100	5.699 %	39 M ¥
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 5.315 %	8,398,400	5.315 %	37 M ¥
WACOM CO., LTD. 4.276 %	6,756,189	4.276 %	30 M ¥
Masahiko Yamada 2.385 %	3,768,000	2.385 %	16 M ¥
Wilnau Co. 1.930 %	3,050,000	1.930 %	13 M ¥
SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.9065 %	1,432,297	0.9065 %	6 M ¥
BNY Mellon Investment Management Japan Ltd. 0.7140 %	1,128,099	0.7140 %	5 M ¥