Shimano
Sign in to saveAlso known as SHIMANO INC., Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano, Shimano Iron Works, Shimano Iron Works Co., Ltd., Shimano Industrial Co., Ltd., Shimano Inc. (Sakai), Shimano Kabushiki-kaisha
, originally and later , is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, which also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo Shimano (, 1894–1958) and headquartered in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, the company has 49 consolidated subsidiaries, with the primary manufacturing plants based in Kunshan (China), Malaysia and Singapore.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Shimano, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Shimano logo.svg
- Company.image
- Shimano,Sakai.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Shimano headquarters in Sakai
- Company.type
- Public KK
- Company.founders
- Shozaburo Shimano
- Company.location
- 3-77 Oimatsu-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture 590-8577, Japan
- Company.key_people
- Yozo Shimano (CEO), Taizo Shimano (President)
- Company.industry
- Leisure/Transport
- Company.revenue
- $2.872 billion (FY2024)(¥450.993 billion) (FY2024)
- Company.net_income
- $0.486 billion (FY 2024)(¥76.329 billion) (FY2024)
- Company.num_employees
- 10,130 (Dec 31, 2014)
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1921
- Location
- Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- Kabushiki-gaisha Shimano
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.471340.5 · ISNI 0000 0000 9963 5292
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Shimano Inc.
- Revenue
- 221770000000
- Official website
- www.shimanoservicecenter.com
- Image
- Shimano 3-speed grip shifter.jpg
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- Shimano
- inception
- 1921-02-00
- Commons gallery
- Shimano
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12 sectionsContents
- Cycling
- Shimano products
- Results
- VIA
- Fishing
- Rowing
- Manufacturing
- Partnerships
- Sponsorships
- See also
- References
- External links
, originally and later , is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company for cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment, which also produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Named after founder Shozaburo Shimano (, 1894–1958) and headquartered in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, the company has 49 consolidated subsidiaries, with the primary manufacturing plants based in Kunshan (China), Malaysia and Singapore.
In 2024, Shimano recorded revenue of US$2.87 billion, of which 48.9% in Asia, 35.6% in Europe, 10.4% in North America, and 5.1% the rest of the world. Bicycle components represented 76.6%, fishing tackle 23.3%, and other products 0.1%. The company is publicly traded, with 89.45 million shares of common stock outstanding.