Originally posted by Kunzite I find interesting how the <Other> group suddenly seems to include more subsegments: "Optical equipment, electronic components, semiconductor devices, digital cameras, industrial cameras, 3D printing, environment and healthcare.".
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So do I. I reckon that part of it is due to actual business transfers from other divisions (I suspect that "
industrial cameras" includes both the machine vision cameras and the rugged cameras that were formerly included in the <Industrial products> division) and the remaining to a laudable transparency effort under the guidance of the newly appointed CEO.
They have changed their way of presenting their various businesses. Formerly we had:
<Imaging & Solutions>
Office Imaging
Production Printing
Network System Solutions
<Industrial Products>
<Other>
Now we have:
<Office Printing>
<Office Service>
<Commercial Printing>
<Industrial Printing>
<Thermal Media>
<Other>
---------- Post added 07-28-2017 at 01:51 PM ----------
There are additional documents online:
http://www.ricoh.com/IR/data/pre/pdf/h30q1_1.pdf See pages 5 and 15 for the new segments. <Other> is subdivided into 'Industrial Products' (Optical equipment, electronic components, semiconductor devices), 'Smart Vision' (Digital and industrial cameras) and 'Other' (Finance business in Japan, 3D printing, environment and healthcare)
http://www.ricoh.com/IR/data/pre/pdf/h30q1_3.pdf (report on structural reform and its progress) "
Extensive business selectivity - Leave no stones unturned in screening businesses - We plan to disclose this information at the right time" (page 7)
http://www.ricoh.com/IR/data/pre/pdf/h30q1_2.pdf (oddly, with the old subdivision. The <Other> category is supposed to increase its sales by 9% in FY2018/03 after +5% in Q1).