issue 1 - Roland Berger
issue 1 - Roland Berger
issue 1 - Roland Berger
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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