- Business
- Wacom Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures and sells digital pen input devices and related technologies worldwide, operating through its Branded Business and Technology Solutions Business segments. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Kazo-shi, Saitama, Japan, the company supplies proprietary Active Electrostatic (AES) and Electromagnetic Resonance (EMR) pen sensor systems, multi-touch sensors, digital pens, input components and touch panels to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of smartphones, tablets, notebook PCs, foldable devices and e-paper products; its Branded Business offers creative pen displays including Cintiq series, Cintiq Pro, Wacom One and the new Portable Creative category models such as Movink 13 and MovinkPad Pro 14, alongside pen tablets like Intuos Pro and Intuos Pro Paper, smart pads comprising Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, stylus pens including Bamboo Ink series, and business solutions for digital signatures, medical records and public administration; it also provides complementary software and services such as Bamboo Paper, Inkspace, Wacom Notes and Wacom Platform. Products serve professional creators, designers, animators, educators, businesses and consumers across more than 150 countries, with subsidiaries in the US, Europe (Germany), China, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and India supporting global sales where the Americas account for about 30%, Europe around 27% and Asia/Oceania approximately 25%. Recent developments include the launch of Wacom Movink 13 in May 2024 and flagship Intuos Pro in February 2025 to bolster the Portable Creative category amid Branded Business restructuring, alongside strategic capital alliances such as a ¥1.0 billion investment in AI firm Preferred Networks in November 2024 to advance digital ink and artistic expression technologies, a ¥20 million stake in IoT provider JENESIS in March 2025 for education-focused solutions, and a ¥97.6 million investment in medical imaging software company Holoeyes in May 2025 to expand VR-based healthcare applications; the company unveiled its "Wacom Chapter 4" medium-term plan in May 2025 targeting FY3/29 net sales of ¥150 billion and operating profit of ¥15 billion through technology innovation in AI, XR and security, co-creation in use cases like creation, learning, work and well-being, and a progressive dividend policy with share buybacks including recent ¥2.5 billion and ¥2.0 billion programs.