Regional, Technology and Price Volatility Risks for Imaging Equipment
First written in FY2016. 10 of 34 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-04.
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- 2026-08-04OtherResults
「映像関連市場においては、エンターテインメントの多様化が進むものの、映画館の稼働は安定的に推移し、また、投資意欲も堅調に推移しました。一般映像機器市場においては、イベント等での高度な映像演出ニーズの高まりにより、堅調な市況が継続しました。」
映画館の稼働・投資意欲と一般映像機器市場の堅調さが記載された一方、シネマ用デジタルプロジェクターの販売台数は前年同期比で減少している。 - FY2026Cinema replacement recovery alongside general video expansionAnnual report
「The decline in cinema investment appetite caused by the Hollywood strikes was resolved, and replacement demand for projectors was recovering, but sales remained flat due to the impact of the stronger yen.」
While replacement demand was recovering in the cinema sector, sales remained flat due to the stronger yen, whereas sales of high-end projectors increased in general visual imaging. - FY2026-H1Recovery in cinema replacement demand and lower general visual imaging revenue due to the stronger yenAnnual report
「The decline in cinema investment appetite caused by the Hollywood strikes was resolved, and sales of digital cinema projectors increased as replacement demand recovered, resulting in higher revenue.」
In the cinema sector, the post-strike decline in investment appetite was resolved, and projector sales increased as replacement demand recovered. In general visual imaging, revenue declined due to the stronger yen despite firm demand for sophisticated visual productions. - FY2025-H1Weak cinema market alongside firm general visual imaging marketAnnual report
「In the visual imaging market, cinema operations remained sluggish and investment appetite temporarily weakened, partly due to content shortages caused by the Hollywood strikes. In the general visual imaging equipment market, market conditions remained firm as demand grew for sophisticated visual productions at events and other venues.」
While cinema operations and investment appetite remained sluggish due to content shortages in the cinema market, firm market conditions continued in the general visual imaging equipment market, supported by growing demand for sophisticated visual productions at events and other venues. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「As shortages of components that arose in the previous fiscal year were gradually resolved, sales of digital cinema projectors increased as the company captured replacement demand from cinemas.」
The resolution of component shortages and replacement demand from cinemas increased sales of digital cinema projectors, driving a recovery in revenue and profit in the Visual Imaging business. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「As shortages of components that arose in the previous fiscal year were gradually resolved, sales of digital cinema projectors increased as the company captured replacement demand from cinemas. Revenue also increased due to the yen's depreciation against foreign currencies.」
The resolution of component shortages and replacement demand from cinemas increased sales of digital cinema projectors, partially mitigating the impact of market and supply-side risks in visual imaging equipment. - FY2024-Q1Market recovery and easing component shortages alongside lower profit marginsAnnual report
「As shortages of components that arose in the previous fiscal year were gradually resolved, sales of digital cinema projectors increased as the company captured replacement demand from cinemas. Revenue also increased due to the yen's depreciation against foreign currencies. However, profit declined because profit margins on visual imaging equipment fell under the impact of higher component costs from the second half of the previous fiscal year, while strategic investment, including investment in human resources for future growth, expanded.」
While cinema replacement demand, the easing of component shortages and the yen's depreciation drove higher revenue from visual imaging equipment, higher component costs and investment in human resources and other areas reduced profit margins and led to lower profit. - FY2023Market recovery alongside component shortages and lossesAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, cinemas, primarily in Europe and the United States, were progressively reopening and operations were recovering, with capital investment demand also showing signs of recovery. However, sales of digital cinema projectors declined due to shortages of semiconductors and other components and higher component procurement costs, although the yen's depreciation against foreign currencies led to higher revenue.」
Although the cinema market recovered, projector sales declined due to component shortages and higher procurement costs, resulting in a ¥642 million segment loss in the Visual Imaging Equipment business. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, cinemas, primarily in Europe and the United States, were progressively reopening and operations were recovering, with capital investment demand also showing signs of recovery. However, sales of digital cinema projectors declined due to shortages of semiconductors and other components, although the yen's depreciation against foreign currencies led to higher revenue.」
While the cinema market continued to recover, sales of digital cinema projectors declined due to shortages of semiconductors and other components, resulting in a segment loss of ¥239 million for the Visual Imaging Equipment business as a whole. - FY2023-Q2Market recovery alongside component shortagesAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, cinemas, primarily in Europe and the United States, were progressively reopening and operations were recovering, with capital investment demand also showing signs of recovery. However, sales of digital cinema projectors declined due to shortages of semiconductors and other components, although the yen's depreciation against foreign currencies led to higher revenue. In the general visual imaging sector, sales of visual imaging products increased as demand recovered, particularly in North America, amid the reopening of events and other activities.」
While the cinema and events markets continued to recover and sales of general visual imaging products increased, sales of digital cinema projectors declined due to shortages of semiconductors and other components. - FY2023-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥11.374 billion, up 38.5% year on year, and segment profit of ¥246 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥477 million in the same period of the previous year.」
The reopening and recovery in cinema operations and recovery in demand for general visual imaging drove a 38.5% increase in net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business, which swung from a loss in the same period of the previous year to a profit. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥39.180 billion, up 26.1% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥53 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥3.491 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
The reopening of cinemas, commercial facilities and events drove a 26.1% increase in net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business, while the segment loss narrowed significantly from ¥3.491 billion to ¥53 million. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥28.743 billion, up 30.6% year on year, and segment profit of ¥96 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥2.218 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
The reopening of cinemas and recovery in capital investment demand in the Chinese, European and U.S. markets drove a 30.6% increase in net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business, which swung from a loss of ¥2.218 billion in the same period of the previous year to a profit of ¥96 million. - FY2022-Q2Continued recovery in visual imaging equipment sales and reduction in lossesAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥17.628 billion, up 31.4% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥448 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥1.934 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
Improved investment appetite, particularly in China, and recovery in the Chinese and North American markets drove a 31.4% increase in net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥1.934 billion to ¥448 million. - FY2022-Q1Recovery in visual imaging equipment sales and reduction in lossesAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥8.212 billion, up 51.2% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥477 million, compared with a segment loss of ¥1.295 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
The reopening of cinemas and a gradual recovery in the North American market drove a 51.2% increase in net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business, while the segment loss narrowed from ¥1.295 billion to ¥477 million, although the business remained in the red. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「The Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥31.063 billion, down 49.0% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥3.491 billion, compared with segment profit of ¥903 million in the same period of the previous year.」
Against a backdrop of cinema closures, event cancellations and restrained investment due to COVID-19, net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business fell 49.0%, and the business swung to a full-year segment loss of ¥3.491 billion. - FY2021-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, the Visual Imaging Equipment business recorded net sales of ¥22.006 billion, down 54.3% year on year, and a segment loss of ¥2.218 billion, compared with segment profit of ¥1.247 billion in the same period of the previous year.」
Against a backdrop of cinema closures, temporary closures of commercial facilities, event cancellations and postponed or restrained investment, net sales in the Visual Imaging Equipment business fell 54.3%, and the business swung from profit in the same period of the previous year to a loss of ¥2.218 billion. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, sales of RGB laser projectors, which had been fully launched in the market from the previous fiscal year, were growing as demand increased for projectors equipped with solid-state light sources (LDs and LEDs). However, in 2020, prolonged cinema closures worldwide due to COVID-19 reduced and restrained investment appetite amid worsening operating conditions and increased uncertainty among cinema chains, resulting in a sharp decline in digital cinema projector sales and lower revenue year on year.」
While sales of RGB laser projectors expanded, sales of digital cinema projectors fell sharply due to prolonged cinema closures, worsening business conditions at cinema chains and weaker investment appetite. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, some cancellations and delivery delays occurred in digital cinema projector sales in 2020 as cinemas worldwide suspended operations due to the spread of COVID-19, but sales of RGB laser projectors increased as demand grew for projectors equipped with solid-state light sources (LDs and LEDs).」
Although cinema closures worldwide resulted in cancellations and delivery delays, the expansion of RGB laser projector sales is also cited. - FY2020-Q3Market contraction and intensifying competition alongside growing RGB salesAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, the number of new cinema screens built annually was on a declining trend, but sales of RGB laser projectors increased as demand grew for projectors equipped with high-brightness solid-state light sources. In the general video sector, sales of RGB laser projectors increased as demand grew for high-brightness imaging equipment for entertainment applications such as amusement parks and various events. On the other hand, sales declined in the target market for entry-level models due to intensifying competition. As a result, revenue from imaging equipment as a whole increased year on year.」
Although new cinema construction declined and competition intensified for entry-level models, higher sales of RGB laser projectors resulted in year-on-year revenue growth for imaging equipment as a whole. - FY2020-Q2Market contraction alongside growing RGB salesAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, the number of new cinema screens built annually, mainly in China, was on a declining trend, but sales of RGB laser projectors increased as demand grew for projectors equipped with solid-state light sources.」
Although the number of new cinema screens built annually was on a declining trend, sales of RGB laser projectors increased as demand for solid-state light sources grew. - FY2020-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, sales of high-value-added RGB laser projectors to meet market needs were growing, but the number of digital cinema projectors sold and revenue declined as the number of new cinema screens fell year on year.」
Although sales of high-value-added RGB laser projectors increased, units sold and revenue from digital cinema projectors declined due to the year-on-year decrease in new cinema screens, worsening market and regional risks. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the product mix has been improving as sales began of new projectors equipped with high-value-added solid-state light sources (RGB lasers) to meet market needs amid the growing adoption of solid-state light sources in digital cinema projectors, unit sales remained below plan because requirements were not met in some markets.」
In addition to the market environment of the shift to solid-state light sources and declining cinema installations, unit sales of new RGB laser projectors fell below plan because requirements were not met. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, new cinema screens continued to be built, mainly in China, but the number of new screens installed worldwide each year has been declining. As a result, units sold of digital cinema projectors declined year on year. In contrast, the product mix has been improving as sales began of new projectors equipped with high-value-added RGB lasers to meet market needs, although unit sales remained below plan.」
In addition to the declining trend in new cinema construction and the year-on-year decline in projector unit sales, sales of new RGB laser projectors also fell below plan, indicating worsening market and sales risks surrounding imaging equipment. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in the imaging-related market, new cinemas continued to be built, mainly in China, but the number of new cinemas built annually has been slowing. In China in particular, more than half of the cinema projectors installed in newly built cinemas use solid-state light sources. The replacement of lamps with solid-state light sources in already-installed cinema projectors is also expanding.」
In addition to the slowdown in annual new cinema construction, more than half of the cinema projectors in newly built cinemas use solid-state light sources, and the replacement of lamps with solid-state light sources in existing equipment is expanding. Regional and technological transition risks for imaging equipment are becoming more concrete. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the imaging-related market, new cinemas continued to be built, mainly in China, but the pace of new construction has slowed. In addition, more than half of the cinema projectors installed in newly built cinemas use solid-state light sources.」
In addition to the slowdown in new cinema construction, more than half of the cinema projectors in newly built cinemas are reported to use solid-state light sources, providing a more concrete picture of the market and technological shift surrounding lamp-based imaging equipment. - FY2018-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, new cinema screens continued to be built in emerging markets, mainly China, but sales of cinema projectors declined due to intensifying competition as projectors using phosphor-laser light sources instead of lamps gained wider adoption.」
Although new cinema screens continued to be built, units sold declined as competition intensified with the wider adoption of projectors using phosphor-laser light sources, and the technology and price competition risks surrounding imaging equipment continue to appear in actual results. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, new cinema screens continued to be built in emerging markets, mainly China, but sales of cinema projectors declined due to intensifying competition as projectors using phosphor-laser light sources instead of lamps gained wider adoption.」
Although new cinema screens continued to be built, units sold declined as competition intensified with the wider adoption of projectors using phosphor-laser light sources. - FY2018-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, new cinema screens continued to be built in emerging markets, mainly China, but the number of units sold declined year on year due to intensifying competition as projectors using phosphor-laser light sources instead of lamps gained wider adoption.」
Intensifying competition due to the wider adoption of projectors using phosphor-laser light sources continues to appear in actual results as a year-on-year decline in units sold. - FY2017MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, shipments of digital cinema projectors continued, mainly in emerging markets such as China, and the number of units sold increased, but selling prices for small- and medium-sized models, where demand was growing, continued to decline as competition intensified with the rise of projectors using phosphor-laser light sources instead of lamps.」
For imaging equipment, intensifying competition and lower selling prices due to the rise of phosphor-laser projectors continued, and the risks have emerged in actual results. - FY2017-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, shipments of digital cinema projectors continued, mainly in emerging markets such as China, and the number of units sold increased, but selling prices declined for small- and medium-sized models, where demand was growing, as competition intensified with the rise of projectors using phosphor-laser light sources instead of lamps. For general video equipment, sales were sluggish, particularly for small- and medium-sized fixed-installation projectors, due to the wider adoption of flat-panel displays and intensifying competition from phosphor-laser projectors.」
For imaging equipment, intensifying competition and lower unit prices due to the rise of phosphor-laser projectors, as well as sluggish sales due to the wider adoption of flat-panel displays, have emerged in actual results. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「In the cinema sector, shipments of digital cinema projectors continued, mainly in emerging markets, and the number of units sold increased, but selling prices declined for small- and medium-sized models, where demand was growing in emerging markets, due to intensifying competition. For general video equipment, sales of projectors for amusement parks and events, launched in the previous fiscal year, remained firm, but sales were sluggish, particularly for small- and medium-sized fixed-installation projectors, as flat-panel displays and other products gained wider adoption in the imaging equipment market.」
The decline in unit prices due to intensifying competition and sluggish sales due to the wider adoption of flat-panel displays continue to be reported as actual results for imaging equipment. - FY2017-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Shipments of digital cinema projectors continued, mainly in emerging markets, and the number of units sold increased, but selling prices declined for small- and medium-sized models, where demand was growing in emerging markets, due to intensifying competition. For general video equipment, sales of projectors for amusement parks and events, launched in the previous fiscal year, remained firm, but sales were sluggish, particularly for small- and medium-sized fixed-installation projectors, as flat-panel displays and other products gained wider adoption in the imaging equipment market.」
The decline in selling prices due to intensifying competition and sluggish sales due to the wider adoption of flat-panel displays are explicitly cited for imaging equipment. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Group provides cinema and large business-use projectors, but fluctuations in demand in each region and technology and price trends in the market could have a material effect on the Group's operating results and financial position.」
Regional demand and fluctuations in technology and prices are cited for imaging equipment.