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The formula for growth DOSSIER #01<br />

[Canon]<br />

1992<br />

LEADING PATENT FACTORY<br />

STOCK CHART<br />

Canon / DOW JONES<br />

American patents were awarded to Canon in 2003,<br />

450%<br />

ranking the firm second among the top five research<br />

350%<br />

companies in the United States. International<br />

research facilities are part of the photo and office<br />

250%<br />

equipment maker’s growth strategy. Seventy-three<br />

150%<br />

percent of Canon’s sales come from outside of<br />

0%<br />

Japan. Average annual growth in profits (EBITA)<br />

1995 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04<br />

between 1993 and 2003 was 11.87 percent.<br />

10-year comparison against the Dow Jones Index<br />

Source: <strong>Roland</strong> <strong>Berger</strong> Strategy Consultants; Canon Factbook 2004/2005, Chart: Wallstreet Online<br />

think: act 19

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