Konica Minolta SWOT & PESTLE Analysis
COMPANY PROFILE -Konica Minolta
Business Sector :Consumer Electronics, Information Technology Services
Operating Geography :Japan, Global
About Konica Minolta :
Konica Minolta is a multinational Technology Company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It provides business solutions, industry imaging products, medical imaging products and measuring instruments.It was founded in 2003. It has manufacturing facilities in around 50 countries across globe with sales and service opertions in approximately 150 countries. Konica Minolta has more than 43,200 employees globally as of March 2018.Konica Minolta’s vision is “To become a digital company with insight into implicit challenges.”
Konica Minolta Revenue :
Yen 1031.2 billions (FY ending March 31st 2018) (year-on-year growth of 7.1%)
Yen 962.6 billions (FY ending March 31st 2017)
Ownership / Major shareholders :
As of March 2018, the major shareholders of the company are as follows –
1) The Master Trust Bank of Japan. (8.80%)
2) Japan Trustee Services Bank (6.53%)
3) Goldman Sachs International (3%)
Competitive Analysis of Konica Minolta
| 1. Technologically advanced portfolio 2. Strong brand with huge global customer base 3. Business Innovation Centres focusing on R&D and technology innovation 4. Enhanced customer value proposition in Office Business through mergers and acquisitions 5. Acquisitions strengthening the high growth pharmaceutical development segment 6. Strong focus on society and environment | 1. Slow to adapt to technology disruption 2. Falling industrial business |
| 1. Growth opportunity in fuction films technology segment 2. Improving productivity and innovation through digitalization 3. Expansion into industries and sectors through edge IoT platform 4. Entry into precision medicine and support for pharmaceutical development | 1. Competition from Xerox and other channels 2. Currency fluctuations may hit exports |
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Detailed SWOT Analysis of Konica Minolta
Strength
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Weakness
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Opportunity
1. Growth opportunity in function films technology segment: The company started with a business of R2R technology towards commercialization of flexible panels in 2012. It is a good opportunity to grow into this business further as they offer great advantages over conventional panels. They are widely used in solar panels, the business of which is growing at a tremendous rate.
2. Improving productivity and innovation through digitalization: A main aspect of adding customer value for its products is using all-in one package solutions to support the deployment of IoT for small and medium sized manufacturers, providing devices and software necessary for introducing IoT. It involves simple customization and maintenance, which hence helps in improving productivity for manufacturers. Thus a great opportunity lies ahead in terms of improved productivity and creativity through IoT, with just necessary IT skills and resources.
3. Expansion into industries and sectors through edge IoT platform: With the help of edge IoT platform, the company can expand into different industries and sectors including offices, manufacturing industries, healthcare, security, nursing and retail distribution and sales. It can add value in terms of automation, optimization, forecasting, creativity and decision making support.
4. Entry into precision medicine and support for pharmaceutical development: With the help of inputs such as nanotechnology tools, the effectiveness of medication is now being tailored to individual patients, providing precision medicine. It can greatly contribute to improvement in survival rate and quality of life and reduction of medical expenses. Konica Minolta has a great opportunity to enter in to this segment, support pharmaceutical development with the help of its high-image quality processing technologies.
Threat
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Major Brands :
- Konica Minolta
- All Covered (IT services division)
Key Business Segments / Diversification :
Recent Acquisition / Mergers / Alliance / Joint Ventures / Divestitures :
| VeBridge Holdings | Enterprise Content Management (ECM) | 2018 | Acquisition | The acquisition complements the portfolio of ECM, business process automation, document management solutions and document conversion services currently offered by Konica |
| MacProfessionals | IT Services | 2018 | Acquisition | The acquisition will help Konica All Covered IT Division become a leading edge IT platform based business |
| MWA Intelligence | Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | 2018 | Acquisition | The acquisition of MWA gives Konica the access to FORZA ERP solution which is specifically designed to support the Imaging Channel. This is also the part of company’s strategy in enabling its vision for the Workplace of the Future™ in the Imaging Channel |
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References used in Konica Minolta Analysis Report
1. How exposed is the Japanese economy to possible US trade protectionism? https://www.schroders.com/en/us/insights/economic-views/how-exposed-is-the-japanese-economy-to-possible-us-trade-protectionism/
2.Integrated Report 2017 https://www.konicaminolta.nl/fileadmin/content/nl/Bestanden/konica_minolta_ar2017_e.pdf
3.Customer Satisfaction and product safety report https://www.konicaminolta.com/about/csr/csr/download/2017/pdf/2017_06.pdf
4. Konica Minolta Integrated report -2018 https://www.konicaminolta.com/shared/changeable/investors/include/ir_library/ar/ar2018/pdf/konica_minolta_ar2018_e.pdf
5. Japanese companies take countermeasures to Brexit fallout: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Japanese-companies-take-countermeasures-to-Brexit-fallout
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