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ANNUAL REPORT 2007
10
R e v i e w o f O p e r a t i o n s
Highlights
Business Strategy
Corporate Governance
CSR
Environmental Management
Brand Communications To Our Shareholders and
Customers
Financial Section
FY2007 overview New color MFP products garner high
marks world-wide.
On January 30, 2007, Afi cio C2500 was
named Pick of the Year in the multifunction
copier category by Buyers Laboratory Inc.
(BLI), a global offi ce automation equipment
evaluation agency.
Also, in March, Afi cio MP C4500 eamed the
highest score in the MFP evaluation catego-
ry of InfoWorld magazine, a well-known busi-
ness magazine for the American IT industry.
With continued high marks, Ricoh MFPs are
drawing ever more attention
.
0 50 100
2006 151.3
2005 156.5
161.0
2007
Other sales (¥billions)
150
(FY)
FY2007 overview GR DIGITAL wins the Reporters Club Prize
The GR DIGITAL compact digital camera won
the Camera Grand Prix 2006 Special Prize
sponsored by the Camera Reporters Club.
This title was added to
the iF award 2006 and
TIPA award 2006 previ-
ously received.
0 50 100 150
2006 120.6
2005 119.4
133.3
2007
Industrial Products sales (¥billions)
(FY)
FY2007 overview
In Imaging Solutions, through
such measures as enhancing our
product lineup and strengthen-
ing our solution sales structure,
both black and white and color
product sales increased in Ja-
pan and overseas. Sales of color
MFPs rose signifi cantly world-
wide thanks to the contribution of the new-generation color MFPs. As a
result, Imaging Solutions sales increased by 9.2% from the previous fi scal
year to ¥1,580.1 billion.
The increase in sales of software and IT services due to the expansion of
solution business. Sales of personal computers and servers increased slightly
in the Japan market. As a result, Network System Solutions sales increased
2.0% from the previous fi scal year to ¥194.3 billion.
Following on this, sales in Offi ce Solutions increased 8.4% over the previous
year to ¥1,774.4 billion.
Office Solutions sales (¥billions)
●
Imaging Solution
A●
Network System Solution
B
190.5
1,531.4
1,637.2
1,774.4
194.3
0500 1,000 1,500 2,000
1,332.2
1,446.6
1,580.1
2006
2005
2007
●
A●
B
199.1
(FY)
Semiconductor and thermal
media sales showed a solid
increase. Sales of measuring
equipment, which entered a
period of demand, also in-
creased, and sales of electronic components were up over the previous year.
Optical equipment sales fell slightly due to stagnation of demand. As a re-
sult, sales in Industrial Products increased 10.6% over the previous fi scal
year to ¥133.3 billion.
New thermal media plant established in
Jiangsu Province, China
In order to strengthen production and sales
of bar code labels and other high-value-
added thermal media, whose Chinese
market is growing rap-
idly, Ricoh established
Ricoh Thermal Media
(Wuxi) Co., Ltd. in Feb-
ruary 2006.
InfoWorld magazine, February 12, 2007, Issue 7
Digital camera sales increased
both in Japan and overseas,
and leasing businesses showed
a solid trend in Japan. As a re-
sult, Other sales increased by
6.4% from the previous fi scal year, to ¥161 billion.