Bloomberg: Capcom Sees 1200% Gain Over Decade - Largest JP Publisher In Terms of Countries w/ Sales

[John Elden Ring]

Japanese game publisher Capcom Co.’s shares are up by a third this year, outpacing the broader Tokyo market and capping off a remarkable 1,200% surge over the past decade. That’s in part because the $11 billion company has punched well above its weight, spawning Hollywood franchises such as Resident Evil and Monster Hunter.

The rally means Capcom, which reports earnings Wednesday, is trading at valuations well in excess of many of its biggest rivals from Konami Group Corp. to Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. It’s doing so despite lagging peers in the smartphone gaming arena, which now makes up half the industry’s sales. Of analysts covering the company, 7 rate it a hold and 10 a buy, with one sell.

The firm sells software in 230 countries and regions, by far the largest number among Japanese publishers, according to Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda. It’s set a goal of selling 100 million copies per year, from the 41.7 million mark it set in the fiscal year ended March.

 

[Systemshock2023]

Realizing that people outside their island use PCs to run games was the best thing that happened to the japanese gaming industry over the past 15 years.

 

[Cool hand luke]

PCs are for work. Transfer all PC development to mobile and capture a bigger piece of the pie.

 

[sugarbetik]

Day-one release on PC is the success recipe for Capcom.

 

[arvfab]

Day-one release on PC is the success recipe for Capcom.

Nah, the success recipe was to stop favoring Xbox like during the X360 era.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

Day-one release on PC is the success recipe for Capcom.

Success recipe is making good games, and that's what they were doing in last 10 years.

 

[Deleted member 223]

Quality sells.