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Net Income per Share

Net Income per Share of the year ended March, 2011 was 68.90 Yen.

Shareholders' Equity per Share

Shareholders' Equity per Share of the year ended March, 2011 was 980.62 Yen.

Return on Equity (ROE)/
Return on Assets (ROA)

Return on Equity (ROE) of the year ended March, 2011 was 7.2%. And Return on Assets (ROA) of the year ended March, 2011 was 3.5%.

Free Cash Flows

Free Cash Flows of the year ended March, 2011 were 100,024 Million Yen.

(Millions of Yen Unless Indicated)

Fiscal Year-End 2007/3 2008/3 2009/3 2010/3 2011/3
Net Income per Share (Yen) 146.36 189.00 70.76 -31.82 68.90
Shareholders' Equity per Share (Yen) 871.67 983.94 955.72 937.75 980.62
Return on Equity (ROE) 18.5% 20.4% 7.3% -3.4% 7.2%
Return on Assets (ROA) 7.6% 9.6% 3.6% -1.7% 3.5%
Free Cash Flows * 61,302 71,056 -34,406 56,390 100,024
  • *Net cash provided by operating activities + Net cash provided by investing
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R&D Expenditures by Industry
Segment / Ratio of R&D
Expenditures to Net Sales

R&D Expenditures of the year ended March, 2011 were 60,767 million Yen. The ratio of R&D Expenditures to Net Sales of the year ended March, 2011 was 6.8%.

Capital Expenditures
by Industry Segment

Capital Expenditures of the year ended March, 2011 were 29,776 million Yen.

Depreciation and Amortization
by Industry Segment

Depreciation and Amortization of the year ended March, 2011 was 34,033 million Yen.

(Millions of Yen Unless Indicated)

Fiscal Year-End 2007/3 2008/3 2009/3 2010/3 2011/3
R&D Expenditures 47,217 58,373 61,489 60,260 60,767
R&D Expenditures by Industry Segment
Precision Equipment 17,982 26,159 26,605 22,349 20,837
Imaging Products 18,307 19,949 21,902 20,981 23,814
Instruments 3,398 3,739 3,934 7,450 4,511
Other 7,529 8,525 9,047 9,482 11,607
R&D Expenditures to Net Sales 5.7% 6.1% 7.0% 7.7% 6.8%
Capital Expenditures * 30,431 39,829 43,467 37,525 29,776
Capital Expenditures by Industry Segment
Precision Equipment 9,339 9,866 16,622 19,313 7,596
Imaging Products 13,872 24,470 18,255 13,908 17,951
Instruments 1,380 1,707 1,640 1,439 1,599
Other 5,838 3,784 6,951 2,864 2,628
Depreciation and Amortization 22,625 25,678 32,910 35,955 34,033
Depreciation and Amortization by Industry Segment *
Precision Equipment 8,515 8,642 11,992 14,563 12,524
Imaging Products 8,142 10,133 12,248 11,543 12,198
Instruments 1,077 1,327 1,482 2,553 2,045
Other 4,890 5,574 7,188 7,296 7,265
  • *Investments in or depreciation of property, plant and equipment and intangible fixed assets.