The latest financial results: Sony camera sales down 3.5%
Sony's camera sales for Q2 FY2019 are down 3.5% compared to 2018. Unit sales are down as well (source).
Panasonic also recently released its latest financial results. Here are the details on the "Appliances Segment" that also includes cameras:
Sales decreased by 2% to 1,375.8 billion yen from a year ago. Despite increased sales of room air-conditioners in Asia and Europe as well as favorable sales in Commercial Refrigeration & Food Equipment in North America, overall sales decreased due to sluggish overseas sales of TVs and digital cameras. Operating profit decreased to 52.9 billion yen from a year ago due to the impact of lower sales mainly in TVs.
Ricoh's cameras are listed under the "Other" category in their latest financial results:
- Increased revenues and earnings after factoring out removal of logistics business from consolidation, while earnings were up on expansion of domestic finance business and improved Smart Vision business profitability
- Smart Vision business continued strong new product performance from Q1
- Industrial Products business did well in automotive area, notably in vehicular stereo cameras
Canon recently reported that sales for the Imaging business were down 13.9% while profit were down 56.8%:
Canon Q3/2019 financial results for Imaging business: sales down 13.9%, profit down 56.8%