Integrated Report 2022
Bandai Namco’s 2022 integrated report presents a unified growth strategy anchored in the “Fun for All into the Future” purpose, emphasizing an “IP‑axis” model that leverages more than 300 intellectual properties each year across entertainment, toys & hobby, and amusement businesses. The strategy seeks to fuse digital and physical experiences, expand metaverse ecosystems, and deepen global fan engagement, with a particular focus on flagship IPs such as Gundam, Dragon Ball, and Pac‑Man.
Financial performance in fiscal 2022 demonstrated the resilience of this model: consolidated net sales reached ¥889.2 billion, operating profit ¥100 billion (a 14.1 % margin), and return on equity 16.9 %, surpassing pre‑COVID levels. Over the past six years, net sales grew from ¥620 billion in FY 2017 to ¥889 billion, assets rose to ¥584 billion, and basic earnings per share more than doubled. The mid‑term plan for FY 2022‑2025 targets ¥1.1 trillion in sales, ¥125 billion in operating profit, a ROE of at least 12 %, and an overseas‑sales share climbing from 29.7 % to 35 % by FY 2025, eventually reaching 50 %.
Risk management acknowledges pandemic‑related disruptions, supply‑chain pressures, IP infringement, and cyber threats, while identifying digitalisation, online‑event platforms, and metaverse expansion as key growth levers. Sustainability is embedded as a core pillar, with CO₂ emissions falling 10.6 % to 52,016 t in FY 2022 and a 35 % reduction target by 2030, supported