Canon rapporteert over het eerste kwartaal van 2005 een netto omzet van 843,4 miljard yen (EUR 6,067 miljard), een stijging van 5,7 procent ten opzichte van het eerste kwartaal van 2004. De nettowinst over het eerste kwartaal was 93,1 miljard yen (EUR 669 miljoen), wat 10,4 procent meer is dan in 2004 en een winst per aandeel van 104,93 yen (EUR 0,75) vertegenwoordigt.
"De omzetstijging van Canon Inc. is vooral te danken aan de stijgende verkoop van kleurencopiers en -printers en de stabiele verkoopcijfers van digitale camera's", aldus Toshizo Tanaka, Senior Managing Director en Group Executive for Finance and Accounting Headquarters, Canon Inc. Ondanks het feit dat Tanaka voor het komende jaar moeilijke marktomstandigheden voorspelt, verwacht hij ook komend jaar, voor de zesde achtereenvolgende keer, de omzet- en winstcijfers te zullen overtreffen.
Zie hieronder het volledige Europese persbericht.
Voor verdere informatie en achtergrondinformatie zie:
www.canon.com/ir/index.html
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PR-manager Canon Nederland
023 - 567 0211
mailto:m.surendonk@canon.nl
www.canon.nl
Leoni Janssen
Edelman
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Canon Inc. Reports Record Results for First-Quarter 2005
LONDON - April 27, 2005 - Canon Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Canon Inc.
(NYSE: CAJ - news) and a leader in imaging technologies, today announced Canon Inc. first-quarter 2005 consolidated net sales of 843.4 billion yen (EUR 6.067 billion), which represents a year-over-year increase of 5.7% over first-quarter 2004.
Canon reported first-quarter net income of 93.1 billion yen (EUR 669 million), which represents a year-over-year increase of 10.4% and basic earnings per share of 104.93 yen (EUR 0.75). Operating profit also advanced, improving 7.3% over first-quarter 2004.
"The increase in net sales was due to strong sales of color copying machines and color laser beam printers as demand for office color has increased and stable sales of digital cameras," said Toshizo Tanaka, Senior Managing Director and Group Executive for Finance and Accounting Headquarters, Canon Inc.
Mr. Tanaka added, "Although a difficult environment is expected in the second quarter and for the full year, we expect to exceed our sales and profit results of last year and achieve our sixth consecutive year of sales and profit growth."
For more detailed information and tables, please refer to our Announcement of First-Quarter 2005 financial results at: www.canon.com/ir/index.html.
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Note: In this release, Euro amounts are translated from yen at the rate of EUR = JPY139, the approximate exchange rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market as of March 31, 2005, solely for the convenience of the reader.
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About Canon Europe
Canon Europe is a subsidiary of Canon Inc. of Japan, a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions for individuals and businesses.
The main business focus for Canon Europe is in two clearly defined
markets: Business Solutions (developing IT products, solutions and services for the office and professional print environments) and Consumer Imaging (photo, video, Bubble Jet printers, scanners, fax machines and multifunction devices). Canon Europe also provides Industrial Products including broadcast lenses, semiconductor and medical equipment. Canon Europe employs in the region of 11,000 people across 19 countries. Further information about Canon Europe is available
at: www.canon-europe.com