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The Instruments Company plans to increase
sales and market share by enhancing its
lineup of high-end products in the bioscience
field, and by focusing on non-contact, three-
dimensional (3D) measurement systems in
the industrial instruments field.
Review of the Fiscal Year Ended March 2011
The Instruments Company recorded a considerable
increase in sales in the fiscal year ended March 2011,
to ¥57,451 million (up 27.5% year on year), and reduced
its operating loss by nearly half, to ¥5,248 million
(compared with an operating loss of ¥9,331 million
in the previous fiscal year). In the fourth quarter the
segment achieved profitability for the first time in
12 quarters, providing considerable momentum for
great strides in the fiscal year ending March 2012.
In the bioscience field, the market shrank in
major countries as a result of reductions in public
budgets following the conclusion of economic
stimulus measures. However, Nikon managed to
maintain sales at the same level as in the previous
fiscal year on strong sales of high-end products
such as the N-SIM and N-STORM super resolution
microscopes and confocal microscopes.
In the industrial instruments field, markets
recovered in Japan and other Asian countries. There
were steady capital expenditures in such industries
as semiconductors, and electric and electronic
components, resulting in a considerable year-on-
year increase in sales of industrial microscopes,
measuring instruments and semiconductor inspection
equipment. Sales was also boosted by Nikon Metrology
NV, established following the October 2009 acquisition
18 Review of Operations
Priority Measures for the
Medium Term Management Plan
• Bioscience: Attain the leading position in
advanced research fields
• Industrial Instruments: Attain the leading
position in non-contact, 3D measurement
systems
• Utilize the strengths of existing businesses
to nurture and expand new businesses in
the bioscience field