Originally posted by kevinWE First and foremost, Nikon isn't going anywhere, so Nikon user wont have to worry about such a scenario.
I wouldn't be so affirmative if I were you.
Nikon are now forecasting an operating loss for their Imaging Products business in FY2020/3 (the current fiscal year). Whilst limited in percentage of revenue this loss is not anecdotal in value: ¥10bn, that's 92 million US dollars.
Besides, the Imaging Products business still generates more than 40% of the Nikon group's consolidated revenue.
In addition, Nikon's other businesses are performing poorly with limited profitability, negative for the (small) Medical business.
Should the profitability of Imaging Products go further south and the other businesses not improve the whole Nikon group would be in trouble.
The situation of the Olympus group is different: their Imaging business is bleeding money (operating loss for FY2020 1H = 30% of revenue) but it's tiny: its revenue represents 5.5% of the group's consolidated revenue. In addition, Olympus's Medical business is very profitable. The Olympus group's future is therefore not at stake.