In a message dated 1/24/2006 3:03:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> On Tue, 24 Jan 2006, John Forbes wrote: >> >>> As for the rest, I think you underestimate the power of your own voice. >>> The person who started this thread said he had read that Pentax was in >>> financial difficulties. How many other people have read one of Herb's >>> posts and believed it? According to Herb's prognostications, Pentax went >>> bust six months ago. >> >> Let me tried to understand this: is the imaging division of Pentax now >> making profit? That's the one Herb was saying was a loss-maker. He always >> said that the company, as a whole, was making money. > > According to their latest report (2005.11.09: Interim Report on Settlement of > Accounts ( Consolidated ) for Business Year Ending March 31, 2006), the > imaging division made an operating loss. > > The company as a whole is profitable.
Which is what Herb has always said. Of course he guessed whether the company would close down the loss-making division, but of course all anyone can do about that is guess. Kostas ======== Yes, I agree. Herb may have been dubious about Pentax's future, but he did not distort the figures. He reported the financial facts accurately. Marnie aka Doe
