Bloomberg: Capcom has gone up by 1200 in 10 years%
In the summer of 2023, Capcom‘s capitalization exceeded $11 billion for the first time. As Bloomberg noted, the publisher’s shares are now worth 1207.7% more than a decade ago.
Over the past 10 years, Capcom has risen in price much more than other major gaming companies from Japan. For example, Bandai Namco‘s stock price increased by 528%, Square Enix — by 396%, Konami – by 246%, and SEGA – by 34.6%.
According to analysts interviewed by Bloomberg, the key to Capcom’s success were the following factors:
▪️A business model focused on supporting popular games from the back catalog. Titles released years ago continue to bring the company a stable income;
▪️focus on developing high-quality projects;
Capcom started releasing its console hits on PC earlier than many Japanese companies, thus prolonging their lives;
Capcom sells games in 230 countries — this is the largest figure among Japanese publishers.
However, analysts fear that Capcom’s position could worsen if the company loses CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto. He is now 82 years old.
At the time of writing the news, Capcom shares are trading at a price of ¥5.66 thousand ($40.36) apiece.
