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It is derived from Capsule Computer.
Please refer to "Origin of Capcom Name" for more information.
It was founded on May 30th, 1979.
Capcom has built a structure of "Single Content Multiple Usage" to maximize the profitability of single content within the group by adapting our game content to other entertainment businesses. Creating new hit titles will thus lead to increased profit in the Consumer Online Games business as well as in others.
For details, please refer to "Business Segments".
Capcom's strength is threefold. First, we have "long-lasting intellectual properties with universal market appeal" such as million-selling titles and popular characters like "Resident Evil". Secondly, we have an "advanced ability to develop original game content" without relying on licenses obtained from external sources. We also possess a "high level of technology," assisted by the "MT Framework," an integrated development environment built to provide common development tools for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC platforms. Thirdly, we have "strong overseas marketing capabilities" as represented by effective sales operations in overseas markets, which are the majority of our markets, with a proper understanding of regional preference for game titles and market characteristics and business practices.
It was offered over the counter in October 1990.
It was listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 2000.
The map to the office is available in "Locations"
There is a link "Capcom Group" in the Corporate information.
Please refer to "Management Objectives" and "Management Strategies".
During the five-year period ending in March 2015, our goal is to:
1) Place priority on achieving an operating margin of at least 15% while
2) Accumulative sales to 500 billion yen and operating income to 75 billion yen.
One of our management priorities is to provide stable and continuous dividends to all shareholders, taking account into our future business strategies as well as our management environment. Please refer to "Principle related to dividends" for details.
For current and historical dividend data, please refer to "Dividends" in Stock & Debt Information.
Please refer to "Corporate Governance".
Please refer to "Directors' and Auditors' Remuneration" in "Corporate Governance".
We have appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Arata as the accounting auditor of us pursuant to resolutions of ordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 5, 2007.
For more information, please refer to "Accounting Audit" in "Corporate Governance".
Financial information are stated in the "Financial Review", and "Financial Results"sections.
We project net sales of 105,000 million yen and operating income of 15,800 million yen for this fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.
We expect to record high profit due to allocation of management resources to high growth potential online content (mobile, PC online and downloads for consumer games) and release of major titles oriented toward the overseas market, including "Resident Evil 6".
Please refer to "Presentation Materials & Video" for details.
They will be available in the "Consolidated Balance Sheets" and "Consolidated Statements of Income".
They are found in the "Management Index, Segment Information, Financial Index"
There are no convertible bonds rated by Moody's and R&I at this time. Please refer to "Bond Issues / Ratings" for more information.
Please download the file from "Annual Report" or request it from "Request for Documents".
Please download the file from "Materials".
It is on March 31.
Please refer to "IR Calendar".
You can play the video and audio recording of the financial results presentation (in Japanese) on a portable media player.
Please refer to "Video and Audio of the Presentation" for details.
Please refer to "Analysts' Evaluation".
It is 9697.
One trade size is for 100 shares/unit.
Shareholders' meeting will be held in late June. Please refer to "IR Calendar" for other IR schedule.
The latest split was for 1 to 1.5 in May 2000. Please refer to "Stock Splits" for current and historical information.
Capcom provides no preferential services for shareholders and treats all equally.
Our annual dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012 is expected to 40 yen.
For current and historical dividend, please refer to "Dividends" in Stock & Debt Information.
As of March 31, 2011, our biggest shareholder is The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Investment Ratio is 11.32%). Regarding other major shareholders information, please refer to "Stock Data" in Stock & Debt Information.
Shareholdings' rate by foreign investors is 22.17% (as of March 31, 2011).
For other shareholders' composition, please refer to "Shareholders' Breakdown by Investor Type" in Stock Information.
There is year-end dividend on March 31st, and interim dividend on September 30th.
We hold treasury stock amounting to 8,637,967 shares as of May 31, 2011.
We are sorry to say that we do not arrange on-site tours for visitors to the company.
Please register "E-mail Alerts".
Once you register your e-mail address, you will receive e-mails in the future whenever we update our website.
We send documents such as annual report by mail upon request. Please submit your request via the "Request for Document".
Please refer to "Total Sales Units" for each title sales result.
Please refer to "Number of Titles Released".
As a home video games company, we conduct awareness campaigns to promote the proper understanding of home video games, by providing educational support to students and through social education. For more details, please refer to "CSR Activities" .
For questions or requests concerning IR information, please fill in and submit the inquiry form obtained below.
To contact Capcom by telephone, please click the link below for a list of divisional telephone numbers.



