Commentary: Falling TV and handset sales tangle Sharp in financial woes

digitimes.com 17 Sep '12, 6am

Commentary: Falling TV and handset sales tangle Sharp in financial woes

Commentary: Falling TV and handset sales tangle Sharp in financial woes Max Wang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Monday 17 September 2012] Japan-based Sharp is in deep financial trouble, lacking cash to pay back short-term loans. In addition, Sharp's business structure and the shrinking global economy mean it will be hard for the firm to return to profits. Sharp predicts a net loss of JPY250 billion (US$3.19 billion) for fiscal 2012. Sharp has been seeing weakening TV demand in Japan and increasing competition in the US market. In addition, Sharp's handset development has not been successful in the domestic market. Twin engine Sharp currently has two major departments - consumer/information products and electronic components. According to Sharp, in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the consumer/information products department generated JPY277.2 billion and in particular...

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