Nikon 1st-Half Profit May Exceed Target on Digital Camera Sales |
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| Published by: Bloomberg 08-26-2005 Read Complete Article |
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Nikon Corp., the world's fifth-biggest seller of digital cameras, said its fiscal first-half operating profit may exceed forecast on rising sales of the devices.
"As of July, camera shipments look solid, which may help bring operating profit slightly above our expectation,'' said Nikon spokesman Masayuki Hatori, responding to an earlier Nihon Keizai report that the company's operating profit may almost triple to about 22 billion yen ($200 million) in the six months ending Sept. 30. The company had forecast 19 billion yen. ....Read Complete Article
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