Nikon had another bad financial quarter



Nikon announced their financial results for the 3rd quarter of the year ending March 31, 2015 and also published a revision of the consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015:

Additional details:

Nikon Imaging business financial results for the 3rd quarter of the year ending March 31, 2015

Nikon Imaging business estimation for the year ending March 31, 2015

Revised consolidated financial forecast for the year ending March 31, 2015 (from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015)

Background of revision: The consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, announced on November 6, 2014, is revised as above since sales unit of Semiconductor Lithography Systems of the Precision Equipment Business is expected to fail to meet the previous forecast, and sales unit of the Imaging Products Business is also expected to fall short of our assumption as the market for the Digital camera/Interchangeable Lens Type has shrunk in Europe and China.