It's not the whole article. I don't have permission to cut and paste the whole thing. However it is all pertinent points, with stuff we've already heard over and over omitted.
Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Reaction to new Business Plan >Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 22:59:36 -0400 > >Is this the entire article, or has it been selectively edited by Tom? >Paul > > >On May 11, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Tom C wrote: > > > TOKYO (Nikkei)--Pentax Corp.'s medium-term business plan released > > Friday includes measures aimed at improving enterprise value, but the > > responses > > of top shareholder Sparx Group Co. and suitor Hoya Corp. will > > shape the outcome of the ongoing merger saga. > > > > ... > > > > "We'll assess whether (the plan) can truly be realized," said Shoichi > > Miyasaka, president and chief executive officer of Sparx Capital > > Partners > > Co., > > which serves as a liaison to firms in which the group has invested. > > > > ... > > > > "The contents (of the business plan) are not wrong because they > > include > > measures that business chiefs should pursue, but I don't see anything > > fresh," > > he said. Also, Miyasaka cited a lack of transparency in Pentax's > > business > > growth strategies. > > > > ... > > > > and from another article... > > > > Stock market participants appear unimpressed with Pentax > > Corp.'s medium-term business plan unveiled Friday, saying that it > > offers > > nothing new. > > > > ... > > > > Many market players point out that Pentax previously sought to > > reorganize > > unprofitable operations and focus on the three core business areas. > > > > ... > > > > But digital cameras and endoscopes are fields where competition > > remains > > intense. > > > > ... > > > > "I'm a little skeptical about whether Pentax will be able to double > > its > > operating profit by pursuing the same vein of previous strategies," > > says > > Kunihiko Kanno at Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Ltd. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
