Comments on: Nikon Profit Declines 23% on Lower Camera Prices http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/ Helping you figure out WTF Nikon's doing... D700x? D4? Rangefinder? Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:40:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: max123 http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-671 max123 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:33:52 +0000 http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/#comment-671 i won't worry about shares. they're now intel's exclusive partner. they're going to sell lots more immersion scanners and that's how you make the big money. i won’t worry about shares.
they’re now intel’s exclusive partner. they’re going to sell lots more immersion scanners and that’s how you make the big money.

]]> By: zoetmb http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-667 zoetmb Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:02:03 +0000 http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/#comment-667 Sorry, there's a typo above. This paragraph: For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 9.3% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well. Should have read: For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 28.9% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well. Sorry, there’s a typo above.
This paragraph:
For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 9.3% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well.

Should have read:
For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 28.9% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well.

]]> By: zoetmb http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/comment-page-1/#comment-664 zoetmb Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:18:32 +0000 http://www.nikonwatch.com/2008/08/07/nikon-profit-declines-23-on-lower-camera-prices/#comment-664 I think your numbers are overall Nikon numbers, not numbers for photographic imaging. For imaging, Nikon beat their 1st quarter estimates and as a result, they have upped their 1st half estimates, but they have left their full year estimates as they were. This could indicate one of two things: either Nikon has no idea what their sales will be the 2nd half of their fiscal year and therefore doesn't yet want to change the FY estimate -or- they expect April to June to be great and July through March 09 to suck. If the latter is the case, IMO that means there will be no new bodies before April of 09. So Nikon sales were up, but strangely, it appears that Nikon market share is substantially down. Comparing Nikon numbers to CIPA Shipments, at the end of Nikon's last fiscal year (March 08), Nikon achieved a 40.1% market share for DSLRs, 8.7% for point-and-shoots and 34.1% for lenses. For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 9.3% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well. At the end of this past fiscal year, Nikon was selling 1.44 lenses per body. That's down to 1.38 for the first quarter. CIPA industry average for the first quarter is 1.61. I think your numbers are overall Nikon numbers, not numbers for photographic imaging. For imaging, Nikon beat their 1st quarter estimates and as a result, they have upped their 1st half estimates, but they have left their full year estimates as they were. This could indicate one of two things: either Nikon has no idea what their sales will be the 2nd half of their fiscal year and therefore doesn’t yet want to change the FY estimate -or- they expect April to June to be great and July through March 09 to suck. If the latter is the case, IMO that means there will be no new bodies before April of 09.

So Nikon sales were up, but strangely, it appears that Nikon market share is substantially down. Comparing Nikon numbers to CIPA Shipments, at the end of Nikon’s last fiscal year (March 08), Nikon achieved a 40.1% market share for DSLRs, 8.7% for point-and-shoots and 34.1% for lenses.

For the first quarter, DSLR share is down to 33.7%, Lens share is down to 9.3% but PP&S share is actually up!! to 9.3%. This indicates to me that in spite of all the hype, Canon is doing quite well.

At the end of this past fiscal year, Nikon was selling 1.44 lenses per body. That’s down to 1.38 for the first quarter. CIPA industry average for the first quarter is 1.61.

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