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Net Income per Share of Common Stock
123.63
112.64
132.33
99.79
96.81
88.27
82.46
(%) (Billions of Yen)
Net Income
91.7
2004
83.1
2005
97.0
2006
72.5
2003
61.6
2002
(Billions of Yen)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Net Sales and Return on Sales*
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3
4
5
6
1,672.3
2002
(FY) (FY)
(FY)
1,738.3
2003
1,780.2
2004
1,814.1
2005
1,915.0
2006
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ANNUAL REPORT 2006
3.7 4.2
5.2
4.6
5.1
To Our Shareholders and Customers
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Basic Diluted
Sales Up for 12th Consecutive Year as Both
Sales and Operating Income Reach Record
Levels
In fiscal 2006 (year ended March 31, 2006), the Ricoh Group
achieved consolidated net sales of ¥1,915.0 billion ($16,368
million), up 5.6% from the previous fiscal year, to mark the
twelfth consecutive year of sales growth. As operating income
also rose, by 12.2% from the previous fiscal year, to ¥152.0
billion ($1,299 million), the Ricoh Group achieved the
highest sales and income ever.
In fiscal 2006, the Ricoh Group launched a number of color
MFPs and color laser printers in Japan and the rest of the
world to fortify product lines and aggressively offer solutions
to customers. As a result, both sales and income have
increased.
At the same time, the Ricoh Group has made strategic
investments in a number of fields, so as to reinforce the
sales organization to expand printing solutions, improve and
integrate maintenance service units and development units in
Japan, and create a mainframe information system. Such
investments for the future represent the steady steps that we
have taken to further solidify our business foundation and to
accelerate growth.
Performance in Fiscal 2006
The Ricoh Group's consolidated net sales in fiscal 2006 rose
5.6% from the previous year to ¥1,915.0 billion ($16,368
million), marking the twelfth consecutive year of sales
increase.
Domestically, sales of primarily color models of digital PPCs
and MFPs (multifunctional printers), as well as laser printers,
continued to increase. As a result, sales of Imaging Solutions,
our core segment, rose by 3.8% from the previous year. On
the other hand, sales fell for PCs and servers, as well as for
optical equipment whose demand has been sluggish. As a
result, domestic sales declined 0.1% from the previous year to
¥972.0 billion ($8,308 million).
Overseas, sales of Imaging Solutions, our core segment, made
large gains. T he depreciation of the yen also helped, as sales
of this segment increased by 12.1% from the previous year.
In the Americas, in particular, sales were strong for color
PPCs, MFPs, and laser printers. T he same product groups
were also responsible for favorable sales in Europe and other
regions. Industrial Products experienced increased sales due
to the recovery in the demand for semiconductors,
compensating for the sales reduction from the optical discs
business that we downsized previous year. As a result,
overseas sales increased by 12.1% from the previous year to
¥943.0 billion ($8,059 million).
Operating income was given a boost by the increase in sales of
new products that offer high margin such as MFPs and laser
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*Return on sales based on net income