Today Nikon released their Q3 financial results for the year ending on March 31, 2019: “High-end camera sales was brisk thanks to the new ML launch, but fierce competitions in the shrinking entry/mid-range DSLR markets suppressed the volume largely in addition with the initial cost, resulting in revenue/profit reductions.” Here is a recap by ZoetMB: […]
Nikon released their financial results for the second quarter of the year ending March 31, 2019 (click on slides for a larger view): Operating profit was ¥30.6 billion, up ¥7.6 billion. Restructuring improved profitability, posting a record gross profit in 10 years. Operating profit surpassed by ¥3.6 billion. Dividends are now ¥30, up ¥16 from ¥14 […]
Today Nikon released their financial results for the first quarter of the year ending in March, 2019. The headline from Business Insider is: “Nikon Q1 Profit Climbs, Revenues Down; Lifts FY19 Earnings View” – here is a quick recap: Profit climbed 83.8% to 16.34 billion yen from 8.89 billion yen last year. Earnings per share were […]
R&I and JCR, Japan’s two biggest credit rating agencies, recently affirmed Nikon’s credit rating at A and A+, respectively. Here are two quotes from the agency’s rationale:
An interesting article from Harvard Business Review on how companies can use investors to their advantage where they specifically discussed the Nikon case:
Today Nikon announced their financial results for the year that ended March 2018. As previously reported, profits are up for the entire company – here are the key numbers with relevant data from the Imaging Products Business: Operating Profit: ¥56.2 billion (¥55.5 billion increase from last year, ¥3.2 billion above estimates) Imaging Products Business: fixed cost reduction and […]
Nikkei just published a new article ahead of the Nikon’s yearly financial results announcement titled “Nikon sees 30% profit boost on demand for panel-producing gear, Camera maker’s cost-cutting and reforms show signs of working“: “Nikon’s operating profit is expected to jump 30% to 70 billion yen ($640 million) in the current fiscal year ending March 2019, […]
Yesterday Nikon issued a press release announcing that they expect an “extraordinary loss” in the value of their Nikon Metrology business based in Belgium: As a result of reviewing NMNV’s future cash flow in the aforementioned process, the fair value of the investment in NMNV has declined, and 10,343 million yen of the loss on […]
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