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O LYMPUS 2 0 0 4 5
A MESSAG E FRO M THE PRESIDENT
De ar share ho lde rs,
A N ew Milesto ne Achieved in Fiscal 2 0 0 4
>O lympus wro te a new chapter in its histo ry in fiscal 200 4 ,
ended March 3 1 , 2 0 0 4 . W e achieved o ur tenth co nsecu-
tive fiscal year of gro wth in net sales, and attained new
reco rd highs in pro fits. N et sales increased 12.3 % fro m
the previo us fiscal year to ¥63 3 ,622 million (US$ 5 ,7 6 0
millio n), operating inco me ro se 1 .0% to ¥ 6 2 ,997 million
(US$ 5 7 3 million) and net inco me advanced 3 7 .9 % to
¥ 3 3 ,5 6 4 million (US$ 3 0 5 million).
Performance was driven by sharp gro wth in the digital
camera business, as well as by steady growth in the
Medical Systems G ro up and the Life Science G ro up.
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