Premium Company Profile CANON INC.

Integrating technology into products to meet the demands of the customer is important to Canon. The company is always future oriented, with the focus of creating new products in areas where it sees high growth potential.

Report Highlights
Canon develops, produces and markets copying machines, printers, cameras, optical products, and industrial equipment. It is one of the leading players in the camera market in the US with a market share of 20%. In comparison, its competitors like Nikon, Kodak and Sony has a market share of 10%, 16%, and 17% respectively. Canon has reported strong financial performance in the last five years. The company has strong research and development capabilities, which has enabled it to refresh its product line on a consistent basis, and provided it with a robust pipeline of new products and technologies. Sales of office imaging products have been sluggish in recent years. The company is highly dependent on Hewlett-Packard for a significant portion of its sales. The company's litigation problems have incurred a considerable additional expenses and delayed production of new type of flat TV.
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Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Company Structure 5
Company Overview and Key Facts 5
Business Description 6
History 9
Company Locations and Subsidiaries 11
Company Financials 14
Overview 14
Revenue by Division 14
Revenue by Geography 15
Products and Services List 17
Major Products and Services 17
Competitors and strategic business relationships 18
Top Competitors 18
Suppliers and Partners 19
Shareholding Structure 20
Strategy 21
Company Statement 21
Strategy 23
Corporate Social Responsibility 25
SWOT Analysis 28
Overview 28
Strengths 29
Weaknesses 31
Opportunities 33
Threats 35
Value Chain Analysis 37
Value Chain Analysis 37
Technology hardware and equipment 38
Key Employees 41
List of Key Employees 41
Key Employee Biographies 43
Financial and Operational Overview 51
Financial Overview 51
Key Industry-specific Ratios 53
Appendix 54
Ask the analyst 54
Datamonitor consulting 54
Disclaimer 54
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Table 1: Canon - Key Facts 5
Table 2: Canon - Other Locations and Subsidiaries 11
Table 3: Canon - Revenue by Division, 2005-2006 (JPY Mn) 15
Table 4: Canon - Revenue by Geography, 2005-2006 (JPY Mn) 15
Table 5: Canon – Products and Services 17
Table 6: Canon – Competitors 18
Table 7: Canon – Suppliers and Partners 19
Table 8: Canon - Key Shareholders 20
Table 9: Canon - SWOT Analysis Summary 28
Table 10: Canon - Value Chain Analysis 37
Table 11: Canon – Key Employees 41
Table 12: Canon - Financial and Operational Highlights, 2002-2006 ($ Mn) 51
Table 33: Canon - Key Industry-specific Ratios, 2002-2006 53


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