Hitachi Limited operates in the Computer peripheral equipment sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Hitachi Limited with three other
manufacturers of computers and peripheral equipment in Asia:
Seiko Epson
(2018
sales of 1.10 trillion Japanese Yen [US$9.83 billion]
of which 67%
was Printing solutions),
Unisplendour Corporation Limited
of China
(48.31 billion Chinese Renmimbi [US$7.22 billion]
of which 62%
was IT Product distribution and Supply Chain), and
TPV Technology Limited
which is
based in Hong Kong
(71.70 billion Hong Kong Dollars [US$9.14 billion]
of which 56%
was LCD Monitors).
Sales Analysis.
Hitachi Limited reported sales of ¥9.37 trillion (US$83.57 billion)
for the
fiscal
year ending
March of 2018.
This
represents
an
increase of 2.3%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were ¥9.16 trillion.
Despite this increase, sales are still
below the level achieved in 2016, when Hitachi Limited
reported sales of ¥10.03 trillion.
The sales level in 2018 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2013, Hitachi Limited had sales
of ¥9.04 trillion.
Sales of Construction Machinery Business saw an increase
that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up
28.3% in 2018, from
¥747.12 billion to ¥958.63 billion.
Hitachi Limited also saw significant increases in sales in
Social and Industrial System (up 4.0% to ¥2.14 trillion)
and
Information and Communication Systems Bu (up 4.0% to ¥1.89 trillion)
and
Highly Functional Materials Business (up 13.8% to ¥1.60 trillion)
and
Eliminations and Corporate (up 13.0% to ¥7.40 billion)
.
Not all segments of Hitachi Limited experienced an increase in sales in 2018:
sales of Other fell 22.2% to ¥292.40 billion.
(However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).
Hitachi Limited also experienced decreases in sales in
Electronic Equipment and Systems (down 8.5% to ¥976.25 billion)
and
Life Ecosystem (down 3.6% to ¥509.44 billion)
.