På 19. jul. 2005 kl. 18.13 skrev Herb Chong:
Wait a moment. Pentax is still profitable, right? It is just that its
profit decreased???
Pentax as a company made money last year. the imaging products
division,
which includes digital cameras, lost more money so far this year than
it
did the year before.
to be a little more clear, Pentax's profits dropped 42% to the point
where
it lost a little money this past quarter. they figure they are still
going
to make money by the end of the current fiscal year.
Actually, it shouldn´t surprise anyone that this type of business loses
money on the short term in a period where they try to grab market
shares through new technology. They are making huge investments just
to keep their share. It´s always a gamble and in some ways it is a good
sign if they manage to stay independent when KM and Olympus have to
join forces with larger companies.
DagT
http://dag.foto.no
