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In healthcare-related products, shipments of eyeglass lenses
increased compared with the previous year. In Japan, however,
results were affected by lower unit sales prices. Overseas, while
sales also climbed on a local currency basis, results were
substantially impacted by appreciation of the yen.
Sales volumes of contact lenses rose year on year with an
increase in the number of customers visiting directly-owned
stores. This was also attributable to higher sales of value-added
products and the increase in the number of stores following
aggressive expansion initiatives.
In medical-related products, results were affected by ongoing
restraint toward purchases by medical institutions in Europe and the United States. This largely
reflected financial instability in Europe and the slump in economic conditions in the U.S. Despite
robust trends in emerging countries, shipment volumes stalled compared with the previous year
due to such factors as the high proportion of medical endoscope products to total sales in
Europe and the U.S. and the significant impact of appreciation of the yen. On a positive note,
sales of intraocular lenses (IOLs) were firm owing to strong sales of soft lenses.
A
s a result, sales in the Life Care segment were 203,006 million yen, up 1.9% compared with the
previous year. Profit for the year before tax amounted to 36,743 million yen, up 12.4% year on
year.
Sales
Health Care related products
Eyeglass Lenses
Contact Lenses and Eyecity
Medical related products
Endoscopes for Medical Use
Intraocular Lenses (IOL)
New Ceramics
ANNUAL REPORT 2011