Beste redacteur,
Onderstaand treft u de geconsolideerde resultaten van Epson aan over het boekjaar 2013, eindigend op 31 maart 2013.
Deze cijfers zijn samengesteld op basis van de geconsolideerde cijfers opgesteld door Epson zoals vereist door de Financial Instruments and Exchange Law van Japan.
Revised company strategy focusing on core technology areas paying dividends:
- Net sales increased by 17.9%, passing the 1,000 billion yen mark for the first time since fiscal year 2008
- Operating income quadrupled, up 299.8%
- Exchange rates had positive impact, but increases in net sales and income surpass these
Strategically realigned product mix, adopting new business models in existing business segments:
- Information-related equipment segment recorded particularly strong year-on-year increases in net sales and income
- Increased printer profitability achieved through improved model mix and higher average selling prices
- Sales of consumables on an upward trend
- Sharp unit shipment growth was achieved in emerging markets through expansion and upgrade of high-capacity ink tank model line-up
- Launched commercial printers in areas such as signage and textile printing
- Strong projector performance with increased net sales and operating income achieved through increased unit volume in all regions
- Devices and precision products delivered net sales increase boosted by high volume sales of microdevices
Notes
I. The consolidated figures are prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in Japan, which are different in certain respects as to application and disclosure requirements of International Financial Reporting Standards, and are compiled from the consolidated figures prepared by the Company as required by the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan.
II. Figures in ‘Change’ column are comparisons with the same period of the previous year.
III. Diluted net income per share is presented only if there are dilutive factors present.
IV. Shareholders’ equity is equity excluding minority interest in subsidiaries.
V. Cash dividend per share (year-end) for the year ended March 31, 2014, is subject to approval at the general shareholders’ meeting.
VI. U.S. dollar amounts are included solely for the convenience of readers. These translations should not be construed as representations that the yen amounts actually represent, or have been or could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate. The rate of 102.92 = U.S.$1 as of March 31, 2014, has been used for the purpose of presentation.
Informatie over Epson
Epson is wereldwijd toonaangevend op gebied van innovatie en biedt een uitgebreid productgamma variërend van inkjet printers en printsystemen, 3LCD-projectoren en industriële robots tot sensoren en andere micro apparatuur. Epson is toegewijd om de visie en verwachtingen van klanten wereldwijd te overstijgen en biedt customer value op basis van compacte, energiebesparende, precisie technologieën voor grote ondernemingen, thuiskantoren, handelsmarkten en industrie.
De Epson Group, geleid door het in Japan gevestigde Seiko Epson Corporation, telt wereldwijd meer dan 73.000 werknemers in 94 bedrijven, en is trots op haar voortdurende bijdrage aan het mondiale milieu en de gemeenschappen waarin de groep actief is.
http://global.epson.com
Informatie over Epson Europe
Epson Europe B.V., gevestigd in Amsterdam, is het regionale hoofdkantoor voor Europa, het Midden-Oosten, Rusland en Afrika. Met een personeelsbestand van 1.655 werknemers behaalde Epson Europe in het boekjaar 2012 een omzet van 1.540 miljoen euro.
http://www.epson.eu/
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Voor meer informatie:
Pride PR
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T: 0031 71 568 00 28
E:
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