It is reported that one of the world’s largest electronics company Philips, last year’s loss of 1.291 billion euros, a record ten years results of a new low.
In this regard, said Frans van Houten, president and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, Philips last year’s fourth quarter financial performance by weak sales in Europe, white led high power, the existing orders of the health care division delay in delivery of the Lighting Division take the right initiatives to reduce inventory as well as the combined effect of a number of other operational issues.
Luo Qingqi that the three main business of Philips lighting, medical and small appliances, and a challenge. LED high bay, Lighting companies in Japan and China have, including LED lighting products, price pull very low; medical device market is moving from a closed to an open, white led high power, after Philips, Siemens, GE and other established suppliers, Samsung and other Asian emerging electronic The companies are to join the battlefield; small appliances such as shavers, as mobile phones become more and more disposable batteries, Philips’s advantage is not obvious.
However, Philips’ business seems to still be booming. Philips (China) Group Communications Ministry official said last year, white led high power, Philips’ sales revenue reached 22.6 billion euros, the Philips 2011 fourth quarter results show, the growth market, including China, to achieve 12% The year-on-year growth, but the decline of the European market, to offset part of the increase in sales in growth markets. Philips global “local market”, 2011, Philips China continued to maintain close to 20% performance growth has become an important engine of growth of the Philips global.
Beijing Daily quoted household appliances analyst Liangzhen Peng commented that the future prospects of how hard to say because after the transformation, Philips did not show absolute advantage.white led high power. For medical lighting, has been the strengths of GE, Siemens, Siemens struggling, Siemens recently released the 2012 first quarter results, the negative impact of the crisis in Europe, a serious setback in its business, profits fell to € 1.6 billion, up a decrease of 23%. Small appliances segment, Philips faces the siege of the Panasonic, Japan, white led high power. China and the United States and other enterprises.
However, despite the Passing of Philips still pump myself up, saying that is going all out to strive in 2013 to have a beautiful transcript.