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http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2004/02/09/rtr1252995.html
http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/portfolio/ir/ir_tool/ar/pdf/2004/04annual_e01.pdf
Hmm wonder how they are still selling cameras if they -lost- money as a
corporation for two years in a row? Isn't that a sure sign they are going
under? Olympus has a loss one year in one segment of their company and
everyone is posting like they have one foot in the grave.
Looking at this, I fail to see how anyone could think olympus is doing
poorly and about to bite the dust.
http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/corc/ir/financial/pdf/n050509aE.pdf
Yes their film camera sales were down 45%, big surprise there. Wonder why
they are shutting down some factories? Yea right it's the dSLRs that are
causing this, which is what part of the 2% down their TOTAL digital camera
sales were down?
Anyone that thinks olympus is in trouble (and people should avoid their
products like they are going bankrupt) because they closed a few plants in
china has no clue about how corporations operate or how to read a financial
statement. They made more than enough on medical imaging to make up for
being killed by their film camera sales tanking in their imaging
department. A less diverse company -would- have been in trouble...
--
Stacey
http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2004/02/09/rtr1252995.html
http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/portfolio/ir/ir_tool/ar/pdf/2004/04annual_e01.pdf
Hmm wonder how they are still selling cameras if they -lost- money as a
corporation for two years in a row? Isn't that a sure sign they are going
under? Olympus has a loss one year in one segment of their company and
everyone is posting like they have one foot in the grave.
Looking at this, I fail to see how anyone could think olympus is doing
poorly and about to bite the dust.
http://www.olympus.co.jp/en/corc/ir/financial/pdf/n050509aE.pdf
Yes their film camera sales were down 45%, big surprise there. Wonder why
they are shutting down some factories? Yea right it's the dSLRs that are
causing this, which is what part of the 2% down their TOTAL digital camera
sales were down?
Anyone that thinks olympus is in trouble (and people should avoid their
products like they are going bankrupt) because they closed a few plants in
china has no clue about how corporations operate or how to read a financial
statement. They made more than enough on medical imaging to make up for
being killed by their film camera sales tanking in their imaging
department. A less diverse company -would- have been in trouble...
--
Stacey