Hitachi

For other uses, see Hitachi (disambiguation).
Hitachi, Ltd.
Native name
株式会社日立製作所
Kabushikigaisha Hitachi Seisaku-sho
lit. "Share Company Hitachi Manufacturing Plant"
Company typePublic
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
FounderNamihei Odaira
Headquarters
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Toshiaki Higashihara [jp] (executive chairman)
Keiji Kojima(businessman) [jp](president and CEO)
Products
Services
Former
Financial services
RevenueIncrease ¥10.264 trillion (2021)[3]
Increase ¥738.2 billion (2021)[3]
Increase ¥583.2 billion (2021)[3]
Total assetsIncrease ¥13.887 trillion (2021)[3]
Total equityIncrease ¥4.341 trillion (2021)[3]
Number of employees
268,655 (as of June 2024)
Websitehitachi.com

Hitachi, Ltd.[nb 1] (Japanese pronunciation: [çi̥taꜜtɕi]) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company is active in a range of industries, including digital systems, power and renewable energy, railway systems, healthcare products, and financial systems.[4] The company was founded as an electrical machinery manufacturing subsidiary of the Kuhara Mining Plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki by engineer Namihei Odaira in 1910. It started as an independent company under its current name in 1920.[5]

Hitachi is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a key component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core30 indices. As of June 2024, it has a market capitalisation of 16.9 trillion yen, making it the fourth largest Japanese company by market value.[6] In terms of global recognition, Hitachi was ranked 38th in the 2012 Fortune Global 500 and 129th in the 2012 Forbes Global 2000.[7] Hitachi is a highly globalised conglomerate. In the fiscal year 2023, it generated approximately 61% of its total revenue of 9.7 trillion yen from international markets. The major contributors to this global revenue were Asia, Europe, and North America, with each region accounting for 22%, 16%, and 16% of the total revenue, respectively.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "SR24000：技術計算向けサーバ：日立". www.hitachi.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Hitachi Financial Statements" (PDF). Hitachi. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. ^ "Products & Solutions : Hitachi Global". www.hitachi.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  5. ^ "Story : Hitachi Origin Story: Hitachi Global". www.hitachi.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  6. ^ "Hitachi overtakes Sony as the fourth largest company by market cap". The Nikkei (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  7. ^ "Global 500 2014". Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
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  9. ^ "Financial Results : Investor Relations : Hitachi Global".


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