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NIKON REPORT 2015
Financial and Corporate DataFinancial and Corporate Data
Performance by Business Segment
n Precision Equipment Business
In the Semiconductor Lithography Business, the Group worked to
enhance performance and expand sales of equipment, focusing on
ArF immersion scanners, and started shipments of the new NSR-
S630D equipment that offers extremely high overlay accuracy and
productivity. In terms of full-year performance, the situation was
challenging due to factors including changes in capital investment
plans of customers.
In the FPD Lithography Business, although concentrating on
sales of products such as the FX-67S that are ideal for the produc-
tion of small and medium-sized, higher-denition displays for
smartphones and tablet computers, the Group was affected by
settling down of capital investments, and the number of units sold
decreased compared with the rst half of the year. Contrastingly, in
equipment for large displays, there was steady growth in sales of
the unit’s latest products, such as the FX-86S2 and FX-86SH2,
supported by recovery in capital investments.
Although the Group made efforts in its Precision Equipment
Business as a whole to improve the prot structure, including
shortening manufacturing periods and cutting costs, net sales
decreased 16.9% from the previous scal year to ¥170,758 mil-
lion, and operating income decreased 58.4% from the previous
scal year to ¥8,355 million.
n Imaging Products Business
In the Imaging Products Business, the performance of digital
cameras–interchangeable lens type was strong for the D750 and
D810, the digital single-lens reex (SLR) cameras with full-scale
specications comparable with those of professional models; the
middle-class D7200 and D7100 models; and the entry-class
D5500 and D3300 models. The Company’s market share grew
signicantly, especially in the United States and Russia during the
fourth quarter.
In compact digital cameras, sales were strong for such products
as the multifunction COOLPIX P600 model, which comes with 60x
optical zoom lens, and the stylish COOLPIX S9700, equipped with
a 30x optical zoom lens.
As a result of the foregoing, despite the downturn in the market,
thanks to increased market shares, a drop in net sales was limited
to 14.5% year on year, resulting net sales of ¥586,019 million,
and operating income declined 11.8% to ¥56,699 million.
n Instruments Business
In the Microscope Solutions Business, although the Group was inu-
enced by such factors as a reduction in the public budget of Japan,
sales grew mainly with inverted microscopes for research, driven by
China, where its market share expanded, and the Americas, where
sales were strong in the cellular research-related eld.
In the Industrial Metrology Business, prots improved thanks to
higher sales of such products as the NEXIV Series CNC video mea-
suring system and the non-contact 3D metrology system through
recovery in capital investments and efforts to further improve
productivity.
As a result, net sales increased 11.9% from the previous scal
year to ¥72,382 million, marking a record high, and a signicant
improvement was recorded in operating income at ¥1,199 million,
compared with operating loss of ¥2,156 million for the previous
scal year.
n Other Business
In the Customized Products Business and the Encoder Business,
increased revenue and prot were recorded, and in the Glass
Business, efforts to improve prots were successful.
As a result, net sales increased 14.7% from the previous scal
year to ¥28,623 million, and operating income rose 53.7% from
the previous scal year to ¥6,792 million.
Precision Equipment Business
(Years ended March 31)
Millions of yen
n Net sales n Operating income
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
2012 2013 20142011 2015
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
2012 2013 20142011 2015
80,000
40,000
60,000
20,000
0
–20,000
2012 2013 20142011 2015
Imaging Products Business
(Years ended March 31)
Millions of yen
n Net sales n Operating income
Instruments Business
(Years ended March 31)
Millions of yen
n Net sales n Operating income (loss)