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17. SEGMENT INFORMATION
Ricoh’s industry segments are comprised of office equipment, including
copiers and related supplies, communications and information systems,
and others, including optical equipment and electronic devices. The office
equipment segment accounted for 86% in fiscal 1997 and 1998, and 87% in
fiscal 1999 of consolidated sales, respectively.
Selected data by geographic area for the three years ended March 31,
1999 are as follows:
Sales—
Total domestic
Less—Transfers to foreign subsidiaries
To unaffiliated customers
Total foreign subsidiaries
Less—Transfers to domestic subsidiaries
To unaffiliated foreign customers
Consolidated
Operating income—
Domestic
Foreign
Eliminations
Consolidated
Identifiable assets—
Domestic
Foreign
Eliminations
Total
Investments in and advances to affiliates
Corporate assets
Consolidated
Export sales—
The Americas
Europe
Other
Total
Thousands of
U.S. dollars
1999
$ 8,851,926
(1,986,380)
6,865,546
5,219,033
(299,463)
4,919,570
$11,785,116
$ 417,917
228,380
(38,471)
$ 607,826
$ 8,336,892
2,469,719
(859,314)
9,947,297
381,430
3,125,959
$13,454,686
$ 18,206
12,273
50,223
$ 80,702
1999
Millions of yen
¥1,071,083
(240,352)
830,731
631,503
(36,235)
595,268
¥1,425,999
¥ 50,568
27,634
(4,655)
¥ 73,547
¥1,008,764
298,836
(103,977)
1,203,623
46,153
378,241
¥1,628,017
¥ 2,203
1,485
6,077
¥ 9,765
1998
¥ 1,092,979
(246,961)
846,018
599,581
(42,251)
557,330
¥ 1,403,348
¥ 70,681
24,328
(5,302)
¥ 89,707
¥ 997,004
331,725
(91,923)
1,236,806
52,694
370,996
¥ 1,660,496
¥ 5,935
1,224
7,520
¥ 14,679
1997
¥ 1,031,305
(199,874)
831,431
512,893
(28,252)
484,641
¥ 1,316,072
¥ 73,906
15,535
(6,078)
¥ 83,363
¥ 977,189
301,320
(100,384)
1,178,125
56,183
410,588
¥ 1,644,896
¥ 5,209
927
4,291
¥ 10,427
operations of each geographic area. Export sales are sales to unaffiliated
foreign distributors and are included in domestic sales to unaffiliated
customers.
Intercompany sales between geographic areas are made at cost plus
profit. Operating income by geographic area is sales less expenses related to
the area’s operating revenue. Identifiable assets are those associated with the
Research and development costs
Advertising costs
18. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES AND ADVERTISING COSTS
The following amounts were charged to costs and expenses for the three years ended March 31, 1999:
Thousands of
U.S. dollarsMillions of yen
$ 551,876
128,554
¥ 66,777
15,555
¥ 69,988
22,033
1998
¥ 64,297
18,551
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