Nikon Past Earnings Performance

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Nikon's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.4%, while the Consumer Durables industry saw earnings declining at 5.3% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 6.5% per year. Nikon's return on equity is 7%, and it has net margins of 7.2%.

Key information

-10.4%

Earnings growth rate

-8.0%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Durables Industry Growth-5.3%
Revenue growth rate-6.5%
Return on equity7.0%
Net Margin7.2%
Next Earnings Update08 Aug 2023

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nikon makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BMV:NIKON N Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 23628,10544,944229,2640
31 Dec 22589,36443,062146,86959,884
30 Sep 22554,89335,095137,28559,884
30 Jun 22552,97938,685126,65459,884
31 Mar 22539,61242,679118,26059,884
31 Dec 21531,31028,010116,33858,789
30 Sep 21548,62523,504114,45458,789
30 Jun 21518,781-5,043112,46758,789
31 Mar 21451,223-34,497110,72358,789
31 Dec 20472,808-35,970108,21261,052
30 Sep 20475,607-40,187114,64961,052
30 Jun 20512,783-14,101120,03661,052
31 Mar 20591,0127,693130,45661,052
31 Dec 19626,85245,962142,19362,424
30 Sep 19663,96460,034149,84962,424
30 Jun 19684,70758,375159,97562,424
31 Mar 19708,66066,513164,49962,424
31 Dec 18718,08653,243170,74358,655
30 Sep 18724,37643,649175,83158,655
30 Jun 18713,65942,219173,85358,655
31 Mar 18717,07834,772176,62658,655
31 Dec 17708,64227,107163,52161,114
30 Sep 17733,944175168,87661,114
30 Jun 17750,2451,372172,56261,114
31 Mar 17749,2733,967173,79961,114
31 Dec 16771,418-100192,85266,780
30 Sep 16774,01728,675197,17166,780
30 Jun 16810,02730,374204,82966,780
31 Mar 16822,91522,192210,43366,780
31 Dec 15857,35323,093212,13466,730
30 Sep 15875,49419,548214,28466,730
30 Jun 15862,57817,971212,45966,730
31 Mar 15857,78218,364212,27266,730
31 Dec 14865,89226,051195,93874,552
30 Sep 14885,03743,286193,62474,552
30 Jun 14919,01946,085196,42374,552
31 Mar 14980,55646,824207,50274,552
31 Dec 13979,70047,634210,00876,496
30 Sep 13983,73424,045215,21876,496
30 Jun 13990,04331,125218,76276,496
31 Mar 131,010,49342,459215,27576,496
31 Dec 12980,26044,886223,08568,701
30 Sep 12929,58540,890213,11868,701
30 Jun 12932,51544,393209,55068,701

Quality Earnings: NIKON N has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: NIKON N's current net profit margins (7.2%) are lower than last year (7.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NIKON N's earnings have declined by 10.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NIKON N's earnings growth over the past year (5.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-10.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: NIKON N earnings growth over the past year (5.3%) did not outperform the Consumer Durables industry 7.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: NIKON N's Return on Equity (7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2023/06/13 03:01
End of Day Share Price 2023/03/16 00:00
Earnings2023/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Nikon Corporation is covered by 27 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Masahiro NakanomyoBarclays
Kunihiko KannoBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Mikio HirakawaBofA Global Research