Sharp Corporation (Tokyo: 6753)

22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka, 545-8522, Japan
Phone: +81-6-6621-1221
Fax: +81-6-6627-1759
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http://www.sharp.co.jp

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Overview

Sharp's business is pointed at the electronics market. Best known for its consumer electronics, the company is also a leading maker of electronic components and computer hardware and peripherals. Its flagship components business makes LCDs (used in everything from airplane cockpits to PCs to pinball machines), flash memory, integrated circuits, and laser diodes used in optical data drives. Sharp also makes PCs, printers, and cell phones; consumer audio and video products, such as Blu-ray disc players and LCD TVs; and a variety of appliances, such as air cleaning systems and steam ovens. The company is one of the world's largest manufacturers of photovoltaic solar cells.

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Key financials for Sharp Corporation (Tokyo: 6753)

Company Type Public (Tokyo: 6753; Pink Sheets: SHCAY [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End March
2009 Sales (mil.) £20,592.0
1-Year Sales Growth (15.0%)
2009 Net Income (mil.) (£909.9)
2009 Employees 54,700
1-Year Employee Growth 1.8%
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Chairman and CEO Katsuhiko Machida
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President and COO Mikio Katayama
Group General Manager Corporate Accounting and Control Group and Director Tetsuo Onishi
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