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Annual Report
2016
© 2016 Wacom Co., Ltd. Wacom is a trademark of the Wacom Company, Ltd.
All rights reserved. All other company names and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
Certification Authority : BVC
Applied Offices : Head Office, Tokyo Branch
ISO9001 Certification Number : 3535516
ISO14001 Certification Number : 3535518
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  • Page 1
    Annual Report 2016 Open up. Sense more. Certification Authority : BVC Applied Offices : Head Office, Tokyo Branch ISO9001 Certification Number : 3535516 ISO14001 Certification Number : 3535518 © 2016 Wacom Co., Ltd. Wacom is a trademark of the Wacom Company, Ltd. All rights reserved. All other ...

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    ... of our customer base for Active ES pen technology in tablets, our business was impacted by a reduction in demand for smartphone and notebook PCs. During the year we signed an agreement with Microsoft to develop the next generation pen technology for the Windows market. At the corporate level, we...

  • Page 3
    ...for digital pens. Our Mission Wacom provides total pen solutions to accelerate digital pen adoption in the market Wacom's unique EMR® digital pen sensor system was adopted by GALAXY Note 5 as well as other OEM customer products. The Active ES system, which integrates pen and touch controllers for...

  • Page 4
    ...brand and promote digital ink. In January 2016, Wacom exhibited at CES 2016 (consumer electronics show) held in Las Vegas, U.S. In September 2015, Wacom exhibited and introduced a new digital stationery at IFA 2015 (consumer electronics show) held in Berlin, Germany. Wacom held the event in China...

  • Page 5
    ... mobility of Windows tablets, also showed a strong performance. In pen tablets, the "Intuos" products launched in autumn 2015 are attracting sales in line with projections as we forecast. The Intuos Pro is leading the way with high-level pen pressure and tilt detection as well as multi-touch gesture...

  • Page 6
    ...user interface solution to realize handwritten input with digital pen through a natural, intuitive multi-touch operation. Touch panel + Controller IC Digital pen Selectable from types of EMR, Active ES, and Passive ES for a variety of devices More and more people are using smartphones and tablets...

  • Page 7
    ... Wacom brand and create demandgeneration activities that capture the imagination of customers and motivate them to buy our products. Our sales teams are some of the best in the business and span North and Latin America , Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Japan, and Asia and Oceania including China...

  • Page 8
    ... Corporate Governance Report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange ("TSE") on September 29, 2015, in compliance with the TSE' s newly established Corporate Governance Code. 13 Toru Ando November 12, 1965 âˆ' Execution of Operations, Audit, and Internal Control Systems as of June 23, 2016 General Meeting...

  • Page 9
    ...and emerging market investment. Reach new consumer users with Digital Stationery and cloud. Expand the Technology Solution (former Component) Business with AES and WILLTM (Wacom Ink Layer Language). Enhance business workflow and security solutions by leveraging WILLTM and digital signature solutions...

  • Page 10
    ... 10.5 In the Creative Business, sales of Pen tablets exceeded the previous fiscal year owing to a significant increase in sales of Intuos in the Chinese market, as well as favorable sales of new Intuos products released in September. In Mobile products, Cintiq Companion 2, launched previous fiscal...

  • Page 11
    Consolidated Balance Sheet Wacom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries Cash flows from operating activities (Millions of yen) 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 734 2,009 4,881 5,895 6,782 Consolidated financial position Total assets as of March 31, 2016 increased by ¥110 million to ¥51,567 ...

  • Page 12
    ...632 Thousands of U.S. dollars March 31 2016 $54,160 35,499 25,598 2,412 8,359 87 20,127 146,243 Net sales Cost of sales Gross profit Selling, general and administrative expenses Operating income Non-operating income: Interest income Dividends income Rent income Others Total non-operating income Non...

  • Page 13
    ...yen Years ended March 31 2015 2016 Thousands of U.S. dollars Year ended March 31 2016 Balance at April 1,2014 Cumulative effects of changes in accounting policies Restated balance Dividends from surplus Net income Purchase of treasury stock Disposal of treasury stock Net changes of items other than...

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    ... Increase in short-term loans payable Decrease in short-term loans payable Proceeds from long-term loans payable Purchase of treasury stock Proceeds from disposal of treasury stock Cash dividends paid Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash...

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    ... in Japan, which are different in certain respects from the application and disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards. Investor Information Stock Exchange Listing Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section (Trade code 6727) Share Data (As of March 31, 2016) Total number of...

  • Page 16
    ... Tokyo Stock Exchange Wacom India is established in India Introduced a new technology brand, Wacom feel IT technologies, as a pen input solution for mobile devices in Component business Wacom Taiwan Information is established in Taiwan Development of a multi-touch sensor system is announced Berliner...