Nihon Kohden Medical Device Company Intelligence Report

Product Code ESP00193
Publication Date October 2011
Publisher Espicom
Product Type Report
Pages 32
ISBN Number not applicable

Nihon Kohden Medical Device Company Intelligence Report

Nihon Kohden was established in 1951 by Dr Yoshio Ogino who developed the world's first electroencephalograph (EEG) that was completely AC powered. Since then, the company has broadened its product range to include a variety of high technology medical equipment, such as patient monitors, electrocardiographs (ECGs), defibrillators, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), haematology analysers and other physiological measuring equipment and sensors. The company claims to be Japan's leading maker of EEGs, patient monitors, AEDs and medical electronic equipment.

Nihon Kohden also enters into strategic business relationships with foreign manufacturers of medical equipment to distribute their products. Its range of imported equipment includes cardiology, urology, respiratory care, anaesthesiology, emergency care, sports medicine and rehabilitation devices.

In the year ended 31st March 2011 (FY2010), Nihon Kohden achieved net income of US$79.0 million on sales of US$1,363.6 million. The company has subsidiaries in the US, Europe and Asia and a network of distributors covering nearly every country in the world. It employs approximately 3,910 people.

Nihon Kohden is a publicly-held company listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Toshiba Medical Systems is one of the company's major shareholders, with a 4.34% stake as of the end of March 2011.

This company report provides

Overview

  • Key contact information
  • Introduction to the company and its current activities
  • Summary of its financial performance
  • Who are the company's major competitors?
  • Key recent events in an "at a glance" format

Financial Review

  • Current year and annual financial data, including revenue breakdowns by product area and geographic region (if available)
  • Table providing in-depth five-year financial analysis
  • Employee data, including breakdown by company division and geographic location

Strategic Focus

  • Investigates the company's aims and its areas of focus

Products

  • Core product areas, key brands, product approvals and launches Research and Development
  • How much has been invested in R&D?
  • Where is the research based?
  • What alliances and agreements does the company have and with whom?

Manufacturing and Distribution

  • Identifying the company's manufacturing locations
  • Sales and marketing facilities

Agreements

  • With whom has the company reached agreements and what do they involve?
  • Key contracts awarded

Mergers, Acquisitions, Minority Investments and Divestments

Litigation

Key Corporate Events

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Contents

  • Overview
  • Financial Review
    • First Quarter Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results
    • Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results
    • Five-Year Financial Data
    • Outlook
    • Employees
  • Strategic Focus
    • Long-Term Business Strategy
    • Mid-Term Business Plan
    • Basic Principles
    • Key Strategies
  • Products
    • Patient Monitors
    • Physiological Examination
    • Ecgs
    • Eegs
    • Evoked Potential/Emg Measuring Systems
    • Haematology
    • Haemostasis
    • Emergency
    • Ventilation
    • Medical Supplies
  • Research And Development
    • R&d Expenses
    • R&d Facilities
    • Product Development Projects
    • Studies & Trials
  • Manufacturing And Distribution
  • Agreements
    • Vcm Medical
    • Metran
    • Z-Medica
    • Delrus
    • Arrhythmia Research Technology
    • Cyberonics
    • Masimo
    • Vascular Solutions
    • Medical Electronics (Med-El)
    • Zoll Medical
    • Abbott
    • Aspect Medical Systems
    • Yokogawa Electric
    • Arkray
    • Kallista Medical
    • Ral Técnica Para El Laboratorio
    • Oridion Systems
    • Transonic Systems
    • Cardiac Science
    • St Jude Medical
    • Toshiba Medical Systems
    • Deltex Medical
    • Tomtec Imaging Systems
    • Persyst Development Corporation
    • Lifelines Uk
  • Mergers And Acquisitions
    • Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Assets
    • Span Diagnostics Assets
    • Neurotronics
    • Shanghai Kohden Medical Electronic Instrument Corporation
    • Nippon Biotest Laboratories
  • Divestitures
    • Tomtec Imaging Systems
    • Dräger-Kohden
  • Key Corporate Events
  • List of Tables
    • Recent Key Events
    • Nihon Kohden - First Quarter Financial Results, Fiscal Years 2010-2011
    • Nihon Kohden - First Quarter Revenues By Product Segment, Fiscal 2010-2011
    • Nihon Kohden - First Quarter Revenues By Geographic Area, Fiscal Years 2010-2011
    • Nihon Kohden - First Quarter Product Segment Revenues By Geographic Area, Fiscal Years 2010-2011
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Revenues By Geographic Area, Fiscal 2006-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Revenues By Product Sector, Fiscal Years 2009-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Product Sector, Fiscal Years 2005-2009
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Product/Geographic Area, Fy2009-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Product/Geographic Area, Fy2006-2009
    • Nihon Kohden - Five-Year Financial Summary
    • Nihon Kohden - Forecast Fy2011 Financial Results
    • Nihon Kohden - Forecast Fy2011 Sales By Product Area
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual R&d Expenditure
    • Agreements Summary
    • Mergers And Acquisitions Summary
  • List of Charts
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales And Operating Income, Fiscal Years 2006-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Customer Type, Fiscal Years 2009-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Geographic Area, Fiscal Years 2006-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Annual Sales By Business Area, Fiscal Years 2009-2010
    • Nihon Kohden - Aed Unit Shipments