by Christina Bonadio, Executive Editor, Actionable Intelligence Over the past year, Actionable Intelligence has broken news and analyzed many of the printer and supplies industry’s top stories. In this column, I explore some of our most popular articles of the past year and share some key developments at Actionable Intelligence. Before launching into the year’s
On December 16, OKI issued an update on its recovery efforts following the flooding in Thailand. Back in October, OKI announced that production at OKI Data Manufacturing (Thailand) had been temporarily suspended (see “Canon and OKI Impacted by Flooding in Thailand”). OKI has said that this printer-manufacturing facility, which is located in the Rojana Industrial
On November 24, Ricoh announced that the flooding in Thailand has not damaged its two manufacturing facilities in the country, but the widespread floods have affected the procurement of parts. The company adds, “Consequently some impact on our product supply is foreseeable. In order to minimize this impact, the Ricoh Group is taking all possible
On October 28, Seiko Epson reported financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current fiscal year, ended September 30. Revenue, operating income, and net income all declined year-over-year on both a quarterly and half-year basis. The company cites sluggish and uncertain economies in the United States and Europe as factors.
On October 25, Lexmark International announces its third-quarter 2011 financial results. Overall, the firm had much that was positive to report, but its net earnings declined compared with the year-ago period. In addition, Lexmark said it expects fourth-quarter revenue to be lower than in the same quarter of fiscal 2010, and it is forecasting lower
On October 25, Canon announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011, ended September 30. While the company’s sales and income climbed in the third quarter, Canon slashed its forecast for the full fiscal year and now expects its full-year revenue and income to decline compared with fiscal 2010. According to Canon, the
Last week, we wrote about the flooding in Thailand and the Canon and Oki printer factories that have been closed as a result (see “Canon and OKI Impacted by Flooding in Thailand”). Since then, Ricoh announced that its parts procurement for monochrome laser printers manufactured in Thailand has been affected, Canon has pledged some relief
Thailand is experiencing its worst flooding in decades. Since July, when the flooding started, the death toll has climbed to over 280 people, according to various sources, but the crisis is impacting millions. Whole towns and much of the country’s farmland is under water, displacing people and causing food shortages. Now, the country’s capital, Bangkok,
A lot of uncertainty followed the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. At Actionable Intelligence, we felt certain that these terrible calamities would have a significant effect on the printer and supplies industries. For some of our articles on the impact of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the printer and supplies
On August 18, Hewlett-Packard issued a flurry of press releases that left investors confused and concerned. The firm reported lackluster third-quarter results and announced some startling restructuring steps to improve future performance. Wall Street’s reaction to the restructuring was swift and unforgiving. The company’s share price plunged the day after the news broke, and by
