Bic Camera
3048
ビックカメラ
Company Information
Bic Camera Inc. sells audio visual, home appliance, information communications equipment, and other products in Japan.
One of the major electronic shops in Japan, Bic Camera mostly keeps to major city storefronts. This pairs well with Kojima, which they also own and focues more on suburban stores. The perks for Kojima also work at Bic Camera.
Stock Perks
Categories: Electronic Stores, Gift Certificates
Rights day
End of February, end of August
Details
Gift certificates in increments of 1,000 yen to use in Bic Camera, Kojima, or Sofmap retail stores. You can also use them on Bic Camera's website.
Requirements
The amount you get is different for each rights date.
February:
100 shares gets you 2,000 yen worth.
500 shares gives you 3,000 yen worth.
1,000 shares gives you 5,000 yen worth.
10,000 shares gives you 25,000 yen worth.
August:
100 shares gets you 1,000 yen worth.
500 shares gives you 2,000 yen worth.
1,000 shares gives you 5,000 yen worth.
10,000 shares gives you 25,000 yen worth.
Also, the August rights date has a long-term holding bonus. Holding the stock for 1 year gets you an extra 1,000 yen certificate, and holding it for 2 years or more gives 2 certificates for 1,000 yen each.
Comment
The certificates are good for 6 months, and the expiration date will overlap in May and November if you hold onto them, so you can save them up to make a bigger purchase if you'd prefer that, or you can just use them right away. Since you can also get gift certificates for holding Kojima and the rights dates are the same, by buying 100 shares of each company you can get 9,000 yen to use with the long-term holding bonus. Not bad, and you can use these certificates for almost anything in the store, including things like gift cards.
Chart
Seems to have recovered well from the COVID era.