CANON INC.
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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July, 2004

CANON INC.


(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan


(Address of principal executive offices)

[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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SIGNATURES
RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF ENDED JUNE 30, 2003


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

         
        CANON INC.

(Registrant)
Date July 28, 2004        
    By   /s/ Hiroshi Kawashimo

(Signature)*
        Hiroshi Kawashimo
General Manager, Finance Division
Canon Inc.

* Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.

The following material is included.

RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND THE FIRST HALF ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

 


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RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
AND THE FIRST HALF ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

July 28, 2004

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF

                                                         
    (Millions of yen, thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
    Actual
  Projected
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended   Year ending    
    ended   ended   Change(%)   ended   December 31,   December 31,   Change(%)
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
   
  June 30, 2004
  2003
  2004
   
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)   (Audited)                
 
Net sales
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588     + 7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072     ¥ 3,470,000     + 8.5  
Operating profit
    253,376       215,974     + 17.3       2,346,074       454,424       516,000     + 13.6  
Income before income taxes and minority interests
    259,974       215,506     + 20.6       2,407,167       448,170       520,000     + 16.0  
Net income
    160,776       127,767     + 25.8       1,488,667       275,730       320,000     + 16.1  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings per share:
                                                       
— Basic
  ¥ 181.84     ¥ 145.55     + 24.9     $ 1.68     ¥ 313.81     ¥ 361.01     + 15.0  
— Diluted
    181.17       143.99     + 25.8       1.68       310.75              
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                                         
    Actual
                    As of
    As of   As of   Change(%)   As of   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
   
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   (Audited)
 
Total assets
  ¥ 3,353,465     ¥ 3,120,088     + 7.5     $ 31,050,602     ¥ 3,182,148  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
  ¥ 2,006,734     ¥ 1,745,017     + 15.0     $ 18,580,870     ¥ 1,865,545  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Notes:  1.  Canon’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
2.  U.S. dollar amounts are translated from yen at the rate of JPY108=U.S.$1, the approximate exchange rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market as of June 30, 2004, solely for the convenience of the reader.

NON-CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE FIRST HALF

                                                         
    (Millions of yen, except per share amounts)
    Actual
          Actual
  Projected
    Six months   Six months                   Year ended   Year ending    
    ended   ended   Change(%)           December 31,   December 31,   Change(%)
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
   
          2003
  2004
   
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)                   (Audited)                
 
Net sales
  ¥ 1,078,553     ¥ 946,551     + 13.9             ¥ 2,023,722     ¥ 2,318,000     + 14.5  
Operating profit
    190,404       154,391     + 23.3               320,039       373,000     + 16.5  
Ordinary profit
    197,671       164,293     + 20.3               320,616       380,000     + 18.5  
Net income
    127,036       128,775     1.4               228,667       238,000     + 4.1  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
 
Earnings per share
  ¥ 143.68     ¥ 146.69     2.1             ¥ 260.03     ¥ 268.50     + 3.3  
Dividend per share
    25.00       15.00                     50.00       50.00        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                                         
    Actual
          Actual
       
                            As of                
    As of   As of                   December 31,                
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
          2003
               
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)                   (Audited)                
 
Total assets
  ¥ 2,206,121     ¥ 1,923,322     + 14.7             ¥ 2,059,317                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
                 
Stockholders’ equity
  ¥ 1,550,160     ¥ 1,349,765     + 14.8             ¥ 1,444,160                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
             
 
                 


Canon Inc.
  30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku,
Headquarter office
  Tokyo 146-8501, Japan
  Phone: +81-3-3758-2111

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Management Policy

Under the corporate philosophy of kyosei — living and working together for the common good — Canon’s basic management policy is to contribute to the prosperity and well-being of the world while endeavoring to become a truly excellent global corporate group targeting continued growth and development.

Management objectives

Aiming to increase corporate value, Canon Inc. launched Phase II of its Excellent Global Corporation Plan in 2001. This five-year management initiative, which will conclude in 2005, targets the fulfillment of the following four conditions with the aim of completing Canon’s transition to a truly excellent global corporation:

  1)   Securing the No. 1 position worldwide in all core business areas
 
  2)   Building up R&D strength capable of continually creating new businesses
 
  3)   Achieving a strong financial position
 
  4)   Fostering a corporate culture whereby all employees work ardently to achieve the company’s goals

Mid- to long-term management strategies

In order to achieve the objectives above, we have implemented the following mid- to long-term management strategies:

1)   Becoming No.1 in core businesses

Among our core businesses, we are already No. 1 worldwide in the areas of copying machines and laser beam printers. We intend, however, to create new business opportunities while also leading the way in expanding the color market through the active introduction of color copiers and color laser beam printers, developing the “print-on-demand” market with high-speed copiers, and promoting service businesses that offer document solutions.

With regard to digital cameras, we have leveraged our expertise in optical and image-processing technologies to continuously launch competitive products, which has allowed us to become a top market-share holder. In the second half of last year, we launched a popularly priced digital SLR model that was well received by the market. By further strengthening our digital SLR lineup, we aim to further expand our market share and profits going forward.

In the field of inkjet printers, we will continue to promote high image quality and improved printing speeds. We will also strengthen our lineup of multifunction devices amid the rapidly growing demand for these products. In addition, by enhancing such products as photo-print software and print media, we will work to expand the home photo-printing market.

Canon is uniquely positioned as one of the few companies to possess world-leading technology for both cameras and photo-quality color printers. Fully utilizing this technological advantage and Canon’s high brand recognition, we are focusing our efforts on becoming No.1 in the home photo-printing market.

In the area of semiconductor production equipment, in 2003 we introduced new products based on a new platform and aim to pursue the No. 1 position in the industry by continuously launching new products ahead of our competitors. Furthermore, in the aligner market for large LCD panels, where we maintain the No. 1 spot, we will further strengthen our position by focusing on the development of next-generation equipment.

2)   Strengthening R&D

To become No. 1 in our core businesses and create new areas of business, we will further concentrate our efforts on strengthening the company’s R&D capabilities. In addition to bolstering product “engine” and platform technologies, we will also thoroughly enhance our common base technologies.

In order to accelerate product development and curtail costs, we aim to realize “prototype-less design” through the effective utilization of 3D-CAD systems, eliminating, to the extent possible, physical prototypes from the design process. Moreover, in order to strengthen our R&D structure and production technology, we will work to build new facilities and improve our infrastructure.

3)   Achieving a strong financial position

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We believe that the establishment of a healthy financial constitution is essential for the realization of continued corporate growth. While Canon Inc. has been actively strengthening its financial position, we will continue to promote cash-flow management to achieve financial strength befitting a truly excellent global company.

In addition to the management strategies outlined above, we will continue working to establish the “Three Regional Headquarters System” by enhancing the headquarters functions of Canon’s regional marketing headquarters in Europe and the Americas. We have also been actively reorganizing the Canon Group in Japan to achieve an optimal organization structure and bolster the competitive strength of each company, and will continue these initiatives. Overseas, we have strengthened our direct sales network in order to support our solutions business and adopted a new streamlined sales organization in the EU that better accommodates market integration in the region. We are also keeping a close eye on the expanding Chinese market and plan to further strengthen our sales structure there as well.

Other measures being undertaken to improve profitability for the Group include: increasing the penetration and scale of worldwide production reform activities; developing innovative tools for factory automation; and strengthening supply-chain management in order to reduce inventories, shorten production lead times and accelerate the in-house production of key components. Through these activities we will target growth for the Canon Group and seek to heighten Canon’s corporate value as represented by such financial indicators as ROA (Return on Assets) and ROE (Return on Equity).

Business challenges and countermeasures

One of the challenges that Canon faces is the establishment of stable business management that offers resilience against the influence of exchange rate fluctuations. With an overseas sales ratio of more than 70%, we are heavily exposed to this risk. For the short term, we will work to mitigate the impact of changes in exchange rates by increasing product development speed, which will facilitate the introduction of new products priced to reflect the latest foreign exchange levels, and further reducing costs through such reform activities as integrating development and production activities.

For the long term, we will establish product development operations in the United States and Europe, enabling each region — Japan, the Americas and Europe — to develop, produce and export its own products all over the world. Through the realization of international diversification across our production and marketing operations, we believe that the impact of exchange rate fluctuations can be minimized.

We also view environmental concerns as a management issue of extreme importance. From the product development stage through production, sales, use, recovery and recycling, we focus our efforts on creating environmentally conscious products designed with energy savings, resource conservation, and the elimination of harmful substances in mind. In addition to the development of recycling systems and the expansion of green procurement, we actively disclose environmental information and support local environmental activities.

Corporate governance policies and implementation of related measures

Canon, recognizing the extreme importance of bolstering management supervision functions aimed at increasing management transparency and achieving management objectives, has been implementing various measures to improve its corporate governance. In this manner, we are striving to continuously elevate Canon’s corporate value.

1)   Implementation of corporate governance measures

In addition to our board of directors and corporate auditors, Canon Inc. has also created an original internal auditing system for the further development of its corporate governance.

There are currently 27 directors on the company’s board. In order to realize a more streamlined and efficient management decision-making process, Canon does not adopt the outside director system. Under the current system, as a general rule, all matters of importance are decided at board and management meetings attended by all directors. Moreover, various cross-company management advisory committees have been established to address important management themes. Each committee serves to accelerate and rationalize the decision-making process while supplementing the business-division system and performing a checking function.

Canon’s Board of Corporate Auditors consists of four members, two of whom are outside corporate auditors. In accordance with the Board of Corporate Auditors’ auditing policies and their assigned duties, the auditors attend board, management, and various committee meetings, listen to business reports from the directors and others, carefully examine documents related to important decisions, and conduct strict audits of the company’s business and its assets.

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Furthermore, the Corporate Audit Center, which serves as an internal auditing division, conducts inspections covering such areas as compliance, risk management and internal control systems, and then provides assessments and proposals. The various relevant administrative divisions also work very closely with the Corporate Audit Center to inspect such areas as quality, environment issues, information security and physical security.

The company has also established a code of conduct, which calls on all Canon Group employees to strictly observe all laws as well as company rules and regulations. The Canon Code of Conduct Handbook, which is available in nine different languages, has been distributed to all employees to further raise awareness of compliance throughout the entire Canon Group. A special administrative division has also been established to raise the effectiveness of these efforts.

Canon has made a practice of keeping shareholders and other investors abreast of management conditions through corporate policy briefings, quarterly announcements of operating results, and the company’s Web site, and will continue to actively promote accurate and timely disclosure of information.

Through these measures, Canon will continue to strengthen its corporate governance practices, based on management’s strong sense of mission and ethics.

2)   Overview of relationship between the company and outside corporate auditors in regard to personal, capital, business relationships and other stakeholders.

Currently, there are no special interests between the company and its two outside corporate auditors.

3)   Measures implemented over the past year aimed at improving and enhancing corporate governance

     To realize a management structure capable of responding rapidly to changes in the business climate, Canon reduced the term of office for company directors from two years to one.

     In order to meet calls to reinforce the independence of the accounting firms, internal regulations related to prior approval policies and procedures for both auditing and non-auditing services were established in May of 2003. Under the system introduced, the board of corporate auditors must approve the content and related amount of contracts between the accounting firms and the company before they are entered into.

     Furthermore, in January 2004 we established standing committees, namely the Corporate Ethics and Compliance Committee and the Internal Control Committee, each with the CEO serving as the committee chairman. The purpose of the Corporate Ethics and Compliance Committee is to examine, from various viewpoints, Canon’s social responsibilities and to convey the findings to the company with the intention of raising compliance and ethical awareness. The Internal Control Committee began activities aimed at building a first-rate internal control structure unique to the Canon Group. It also seeks to evaluate the true effectiveness and efficiency of our business and ensure compliance with related laws and regulations beyond only ensuring reliability with regard to financial disclosure.

Basic policy regarding profit distribution

With regard to profit distribution, Canon recognizes its dividend policy as one of the company’s most important management issues. In light of our strong business performance last year, Canon raised its dividend per share from 30 yen in 2002 to 50 yen in 2003. As for future dividends, we intend to maintain a stable dividend payment policy that, to the extent possible, reflects our performance on a consolidated basis, contingent upon the company’s capital requirements to fund future business expansion and improve profitability.

As for internal reserves, such funds will be used to support investment in current business expansion and new business cultivation, and to repay debt in order to strengthen the company’s financial structure.

Basic policy regarding share trading unit

Canon maintains a basic policy of periodically reviewing its share-trading unit from the standpoint of enhancing liquidity and stimulating broader investor participation.

Until now, Canon opted not to reduce the number of shares constituting a trading unit, as the company’s stock enjoyed adequate levels of liquidity. Owing to an increase in the total investment amount required to realize one trading unit, however, the proportion of ownership by individual investors in recent years has decreased.

As such, the company changed the number of shares that constitute one trading unit from 1,000 to 100, effective May 6, 2004. This is an important measure aimed at offering a wider range of investors, including individuals, an opportunity to invest in the company.

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Operating Results and Financial Conditions

2004 First Half in Review

Looking back at the global economy in the first half of 2004, the U.S. economy maintained a high rate of growth, supported by continued healthy consumer spending driven by tax cuts introduced in the first quarter, along with boosted private-sector capital investment following the increased rate of capacity utilization resulting from stepped up production. The economies of Europe showed a moderate recovery through most of the first half of 2004, sustained by increased export sales and steady consumer spending accompanying the upturn in the U.S. economy. In Asia, while China continued to record high economic growth, driven by strong consumer spending and increased capital investment in line with expanded production, other Asian economies were also in recovery mode. In Japan, the economy continued to recover gradually amid increased export sales accompanying the upturn in the world economy and capital investment, along with improvements in consumer spending, employment conditions and consumer confidence.

As for the markets in which the Canon Group operates, although sales of digital cameras slowed in the domestic Japanese market, demand overseas continued to grow significantly during the term. While demand for network digital multifunction devices (MFDs) remained strong as the office market moves toward multifunctionality and color, computer peripherals, including printers, struggled amid severe price competition and the shift toward demand for lower priced models offering improved functionality. In the field of optical equipment, capital spending for semiconductor-production equipment recovered strongly owing to such factors as the high rate of capacity utilization by semiconductor manufacturers, and the sustained high price of memory devices resulting from replacement demand for personal computers and the significant growth in demand for digital electrical appliances. Moreover, increased demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions fueled growth in the market for projection aligners, which are used in the production of LCDs. The average value of the yen for the first half was ¥108.59 to the U.S. dollar and ¥133.11 to the euro, representing a year-on-year increase of 9% against the U.S. dollar, and a decrease of 1% against the euro.

Amid these conditions, Canon’s consolidated net sales for the first half increased by 7.3% from the year-ago period to ¥1,648.4 billion (U.S.$15,263 million), boosted by a significant rise in sales of digital cameras and color network MFDs, along with a substantial increase in sales of semiconductor-production equipment and projection aligners used in the production of LCDs. Net income for the first half recorded an all-time high of ¥160.8 billion (U.S.$1,489 million), a year-on-year increase of 25.8%. Despite the appreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar, a high gross profit ratio of more than 50% was maintained, mainly due to ongoing production-reform efforts during the term along with R&D reform activities that made possible the timely launch of competitive new products. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first half rose 2.2% year on year, which was less than the growth rate of net sales during the same period; although R&D expenditures grew by ¥6.7 billion (U.S.$61 million) to ¥132.4 billion (U.S.$1,226 million) along with increased advertising and sales-promotion spending, other selling, general and administrative expenses remained at the same level as the year-ago period. Consequently, operating profit in the first half totaled ¥253.4 billion (U.S.$2,346 million), a substantial year-on-year increase of 17.3%. Other income (deductions) improved by ¥7.1 billion (U.S.$65 million), attributable to improved equity gains (losses) of affiliated companies and gains on the disposal of marketable securities. As a result, income before income taxes in the first half totaled ¥260.0 billion (U.S.$2,407 million), a year-on-year increase of 20.6%. With an effective tax rate during the first half that was 2.7% lower compared with the year before, net income for the first six months of 2004 totaled ¥160.8 billion (U.S.$1,489 million).

Basic earnings per share for the first half was ¥181.84 (U.S.$1.68), a year-on-year increase of ¥36.29 (U.S.$0.34).

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Results by Product Segment

In the business machine segment, demand for network digital MFDs, which are grouped in the office imaging products sub-segment, indicates a shift from monochrome machines to color models, as well as a trend toward higher-end features. Additionally, the Color imageRUNNER C3200/iR C3200N, Canon’s first color offering in the powerful imageRUNNER-series lineup, continued to sell well in both the domestic Japanese and overseas markets. The iR C3100 and the high-end model iR C6800, introduced in Japan in the second half of 2003, were also launched in Europe and the United States and have been well received in these markets as well. Among monochrome network digital MFDs, such low-end models as the iR1600/2000 series recorded considerable sales increases, while mid-level and high-end models such as the iR2200 series and iR5000 series, respectively, also achieved strong sales. Overall, sales of office imaging products for the half realized a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. In the field of computer peripherals, laser beam printers enjoyed a year-on-year increase in unit sales of nearly 20%, with color models showing a gradual improvement and monochrome systems, particularly personal-use models, also demonstrating growth. Although laser beam printer sales increased on a unit basis, the sales value decreased slightly as a result of the appreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar and a shift in demand toward lower priced models. Inkjet printers recorded an increase in unit sales of approximately 30% as well as increased sales in value terms, with the i560 and i860 models selling briskly, especially in Japan and Europe, and the MultiPASS MP700/MP730 high-speed multifunction systems contributing to a dramatic increase in unit sales. As a result, with the effect of appreciation of the yen against US dollar, sales of computer peripherals in the first half decreased by 0.1%. Sales of business information products, including computers, micrographics and calculators, decreased by 10.5% due to the intentional curtailing of personal computer sales in the domestic market. Collectively, sales of business machines in the first half totaled ¥1,142.3 billion (U.S.$10,576 million), a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. Despite the effect of appreciation of the yen, the gross profit ratio for the business machine segment remained at the year-ago level, supported by cost reduction effect. As a result, with the effect of a decline in the sales-to-expense ratio, operating profit for the first half was ¥248.8 billion (U.S.$2,303 million), a year-on-year increase of 5.2%. From 1st quarter, Canon has reclassified information-systems-related sales by subsidiaries to better reflect the product relationship. These sales, which had been grouped with “optical and other products,” are now included in the “office imaging products” segment. Accordingly, previous-year sales for each category have been reclassified in line with the change.

Within the camera segment, amid the continued strong demand for digital models worldwide, sales of compact digital cameras showed significant growth, mainly led by eight new PowerShot-series models released in the first half. Among the new models, PowerShot Pro1 and PowerShot S500 DIGITAL ELPH have been particularly well received in the market. Canon’s digital SLR cameras also continued to enjoy robust growth, bolstered by the EOS Digital Rebel, launched last September. As a result, unit sales of digital cameras grew over 70% compared with the year-ago period. In the field of digital video camcorders, new models such as the ELURA70/65/60 and OPTURA 40/30 models achieved favorable sales during the first half. As a result, camera sales overall continued to enjoy double-digit growth of 22.4%, achieving total sales of ¥347.3 billion (U.S.$3,216 million). Operating profit for the camera segment appreciably advanced 23.4% to ¥61.4 billion (U.S.$569 million), attributable to the decrease in the sales-to-expense ratio, which resulted in a slight year-on-year increase in the operating profit ratio for the period, while the gross profit ratio decreased slightly owing to the appreciation of the yen and price competition.

In the optical and other products segment, sales of aligners for the production of LCDs realized notable growth as the PC monitor industry continued shifting from CRT to LCD computer displays, and the LCD television market continued to expand. Sales of steppers, used for the production of semiconductors, also increased as investment in semiconductor-production equipment showed a recovery owing to the improved conditions in the semiconductor-device market. As a result, sales for the segment increased by 35.4% to ¥158.8 billion (U.S.$1,471 million). The operating profit ratio for the segment improved substantially due to the significant growth in sales, enabling optical and other products to record an operating profit of ¥15.2 billion (U.S.$140 million), compared with an operating loss of ¥0.2 billion for the same period of the previous year.

Cash Flow

In the first half of 2004, Canon maintained cash flow from operating activities of ¥297.8 billion (U.S.$2,758 million), a year-on-year increase of ¥69.5 billion (U.S.$644 million), reflecting the substantial growth in sales and increased cash proceeds from sales, combined with an increase in net income. Capital expenditure totaled ¥133.8 billion (U.S.$1,238 million), which was used mainly to expand production capabilities in both domestic and overseas regions, as well as for development of R&D related infrastructure. Cash flow from investing

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activities totaled ¥109.9 billion (U.S.$1,018 million). As a result, free cash flow, or cash flow from operating activities minus cash flow from investing activities, totaled positive ¥187.9 billion (U.S.$1,740 million).

Cash flow from financing activities recorded an outlay of ¥64.3 billion (U.S.$596 million), mainly resulting from active efforts to repay loans toward the goal of improving the company’s financial position and an increase in the dividend payout. Consequently, cash and cash equivalents, which totaled ¥811.2 billion (U.S.$7,511 million), representing a ¥120.9 billion (U.S.$1,120 million) increase from the end of the previous year, remained at a high level.

Non-consolidated Results and Dividend

Canon Inc.’s non-consolidated net sales during the first half increased year on year by 13.9% to ¥1,078.6 billion (US$9,987 million), and ordinary profit also grew by 20.3% to ¥197.7 billion (US$1,830 million). Non-consolidated net income decreased 1.4% to ¥127.0 billion (US$1,176 million) owing to a temporary gain realized in same period of previous year through exemption from the obligation to pay benefits for future employee services related to the substitutional portion of the Employees’ Pension Fund.

The Board of Directors is planning to increase the interim dividend by ¥10.00 (US$0.09) on a year-on-year basis to ¥25.00 (US$0.23) per share.

Outlook

Regarding the outlook for the global economy in the third quarter and thereafter, although global economic prospects remain uncertain due to concern over prolonged confusion in Iraq and the threat of future terrorist attacks, which could adversely affect consumer spending, oil prices and exchange rate trends, the global economy is likely to continue its course toward recovery.

In the businesses in which Canon is involved, the digital camera market is expected to continue enjoying rapid growth. A shortage of key parts from suppliers, however, could have a restraining effect on market growth. As for network digital MFDs and laser beam printers, while stable demand is projected for both monochrome and full-color models, severe price competition and shifting demand toward lower priced models is expected to adversely affect sales. Within the semiconductor-production equipment market, while a recovery in capital investment by semiconductor manufacturers is likely to continue, the pace will probably slow down in the latter half of the year. In the market for projection aligners used in the production of LCDs, although demand for LCD production equipment is expected to show continued growth, improved process yields could negatively affect demand, resulting in the sale of fewer additional units than initially projected.

Although uncertainty surrounds several factors that could affect currency exchange rates, significant changes in rates are not anticipated. The yen is expected to be stronger against the U.S. dollar and slightly weaker against euro compared with the previous year.

Upon considering the current market and currency exchange environments, the company has revised upward its forecasts for the 2004 fiscal year and now anticipates consolidated net sales of ¥3,470.0 billion (U.S.$32,130 million), consolidated income before income taxes of ¥520.0 billion (U.S.$4,815 million), and consolidated net income of ¥320.0 billion (U.S.$2,963 million). The company also projects non-consolidated net sales of ¥2,318.0 billion (U.S.$21,463 million), non-consolidated ordinary profit of ¥380.0 billion (U.S.$3,519 million), and non-consolidated net income of ¥238.0 billion (U.S.$2,204 million). These forecasts assume currency exchange rates of ¥108.00 to the U.S. dollar and ¥132.00 to the euro for the remainder of 2004.

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Consolidated Outlook
Fiscal year

                                         
    Millions of yen
    Year ending
December 31, 2004

  Change   Year ended
December 31, 2003
  Change (%)
    Previous Outlook (A)
  Revised Outlook (B)
  (B – A)
  Results (C)
  (B / C)
Net sales
  ¥ 3,400,000     ¥ 3,470,000     ¥ 70,000     ¥ 3,198,072       + 8.5 %
Income before income taxes
    500,000       520,000       20,000       448,170       + 16.0 %
Net income
    309,000       320,000       11,000       275,730       + 16.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Non-consolidated Outlook
Fiscal year

                                         
    Millions of yen
    Year ending
December 31, 2004

  Change   Year ended
December 31, 2003
  Change (%)
    Previous Outlook (A)
  Revised Outlook (B)
  (B – A)
  Results (C)
  (B / C)
Net sales
  ¥ 2,230,000     ¥ 2,318,000     ¥ 88,000     ¥ 2,023,722       + 14.5 %
Ordinary profit
    355,000       380,000       25,000       320,616       + 18.5 %
Net income
    232,000       238,000       6,000       228,667       + 4.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

 

This document contains forward-looking statements with respect to future results, performance and achievements that are subject to risk and uncertainties and reflect management’s views and assumptions formed by available information. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be considered forward-looking statements. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project” or “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to Canon, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Canon to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products by other companies, lack of acceptance of new products or services by Canon’s targeted customers, inability to meet efficiency and cost reduction objectives, changes in business strategy and various other factors, both referenced and not referenced in this document. A detailed description of these and other risk factors is included in Canon’s annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Canon does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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CANON INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED

GROUP POSITION

1.   NUMBER OF GROUP COMPANIES
                         
    June 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
  Change
Subsidiaries
    200       198       2  
Affiliated Companies
    19       19       0  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    219       217       2  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

2.   GROUP STRUCTURE AND MAJOR GROUP COMPANIES

(GROUP STRUCTURE CHART)

Notes: 1. The companies with (*) are affiliated companies (equity method).
 
2. Following subsidiaries are listed on domestic stock exchange.
Tokyo Stock Exchange (1st section): Canon Sales Co., Inc., Canon Electronics Inc., Canon Finetech Inc.
Tokyo Stock Exchange (2nd section): Canon Software Inc.
JASDAQ: Nisca Corporation.
 
3. On January 1, 2004, Canon Precision Inc. (“Canon Precision”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon Inc., merged with Hirosaki Precision, Inc. (“Hirosaki Precision”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon Precision. Hirosaki Precision was merged into Canon Precision, the surviving company.
On January 1, 2004, Canon N.T.C., Inc. (“Canon N.T.C.”), spun off its environmental business operations into a newly established company, named “Canon Ecology Industry Inc.” Following the separation, Canon N.T.C. was renamed “Canon Semiconductor Equipment Inc.”

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CONSOLIDATED

1.   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
    Results for the second quarter
                                 
                            Thousands of
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
    Three months   Three months           Three months
    ended   ended           ended
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Net sales
  ¥ 850,368     ¥ 804,027       +5.8     $ 7,873,778  
Cost of sales
    420,058       399,109               3,889,426  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Gross profit
    430,310       404,918       +6.3       3,984,352  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    310,457       306,351               2,874,602  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Operating profit
    119,853       98,567       +21.6       1,109,750  
Other income (deductions):
                               
Interest and dividend income
    1,719       2,434               15,917  
Interest expense
    (667 )     (1,404 )             (6,176 )
Other, net
    3,207       (1,290 )             29,694  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
 
    4,259       (260 )             39,435  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Income before income taxes and minority interests
    124,112       98,307       +26.2       1,149,185  
Income taxes
    44,154       37,585               408,833  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Income before minority interests
    79,958       60,722               740,352  
Minority interests
    3,462       4,556               32,056  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Net income
  ¥ 76,496     ¥ 56,166       +36.2     $ 708,296  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 

Note:   Canon’s comprehensive income consists of net income, change in foreign currency translation adjustments, change in net unrealized gains (losses) on securities, change in minimum pension liability adjustments and change in net gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments. Comprehensive income for three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were JPY86,627 million (U.S.$802,102 thousand) and JPY75,969 million, respectively.

    Results for the first half
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended           ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)    
Net sales
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588       +7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072  
Cost of sales
    822,653       759,714               7,617,157       1,589,172  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Gross profit
    825,767       775,874       +6.4       7,645,991       1,608,900  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    572,391       559,900               5,299,917       1,154,476  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    253,376       215,974       +17.3       2,346,074       454,424  
Other income (deductions):
                                       
Interest and dividend income
    3,027       4,630               28,028       9,284  
Interest expense
    (1,438 )     (2,650 )             (13,315 )     (4,627 )
Other, net
    5,009       (2,448 )             46,380       (10,911 )
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
 
    6,598       (468 )             61,093       (6,254 )
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes and minority interests
    259,974       215,506       +20.6       2,407,167       448,170  
Income taxes
    92,745       82,801               858,750       162,653  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Income before minority interests
    167,229       132,705               1,548,417       285,517  
Minority interests
    6,453       4,938               59,750       9,787  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 
Net income
  ¥ 160,776     ¥ 127,767       +25.8     $ 1,488,667     ¥ 275,730  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
     
 
 

Note:   Canon’s comprehensive income consists of net income, change in foreign currency translation adjustments, change in net unrealized gains (losses) on securities, change in minimum pension liability adjustments and change in net gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments. Comprehensive income for six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were JPY160,466 million (U.S.$1,485,796 thousand) and JPY167,590 million, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED

2.   DETAILS OF SALES
 
    Results for the second quarter
                                 
                            Thousands of
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
    Three months   Three months           Three months
    ended   ended           ended
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Sales by product
                               
Business machines:
                               
Office imaging products
  ¥ 284,938     ¥ 283,773       +0.4     $ 2,638,315  
Computer peripherals
    269,890       267,663       +0.8       2,498,982  
Business information products
    28,119       30,518       -7.9       260,361  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    582,947       581,954       +0.2       5,397,658  
Cameras
    190,108       166,257       +14.3       1,760,259  
Optical and other products
    77,313       55,816       +38.5       715,861  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 850,368     ¥ 804,027       +5.8     $ 7,873,778  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                 
                            Thousands of
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
    Three months   Three months           Three months
    ended   ended           ended
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Sales by region
                               
Japan
  ¥ 212,650     ¥ 197,941       +7.4     $ 1,968,981  
Overseas:
                               
Americas
    257,303       268,268       -4.1       2,382,435  
Europe
    268,192       248,108       +8.1       2,483,259  
Other areas
    112,223       89,710       +25.1       1,039,103  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    637,718       606,086       +5.2       5,904,797  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 850,368     ¥ 804,027       +5.8     $ 7,873,778  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

    Results for the first half
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended
    ended
  ended
          ended
  December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Sales by product
                                       
Business machines:
                                       
Office imaging products
  ¥ 554,248     ¥ 539,176       +2.8     $ 5,131,926     ¥ 1,081,995  
Computer peripherals
    530,672       531,262       -0.1       4,913,630       1,089,312  
Business information products
    57,341       64,073       -10.5       530,935       123,493  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    1,142,261       1,134,511       +0.7       10,576,491       2,294,800  
Cameras
    347,333       283,801       +22.4       3,216,046       653,540  
Optical and other products
    158,826       117,276       +35.4       1,470,611       249,732  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588       +7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended           ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)    
Sales by region
                                       
Japan
  ¥ 413,762     ¥ 383,919       +7.8     $ 3,831,130     ¥ 801,400  
Overseas:
                                       
Americas
    494,881       511,088       -3.2       4,582,231       1,045,166  
Europe
    515,567       464,519       +11.0       4,773,769       969,042  
Other areas
    224,210       176,062       +27.3       2,076,018       382,464  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    1,234,658       1,151,669       +7.2       11,432,018       2,396,672  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588       +7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Note:   Beginning first quarter of 2004, Canon has changed classification of product categories with regards to information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines (Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for previous fiscal years has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.

  1.   The primary products included in each of the product segments are as follows:
Business machines:
     
   Office imaging products: Office network digital multifunction devices (MFDs) / Color network digital MFDs /
                                         Office copying machines / Personal-use copying machines / Full-color copying machines / etc.
Computer peripherals : Laser beam printers / Single function inkjet printers / Inkjet multifunction peripherals / Image scanners /                                       etc.
Business information products : Computer information systems / Micrographic equipment / Personal information products / etc.
     
Cameras : SLR cameras / Compact cameras / Digital cameras / Digital video camcorders / etc.
     
Optical and other products : Semiconductor production equipment / Mirror projection mask aligners for LCD panels /
                                           Broadcasting equipment / Medical equipment / Components / etc.
  2.   The principal countries and regions included in each regional category are as follows:
Americas: United States of America, Canada, Latin America / Europe: England, Germany, France, Netherlands /
Other Areas: Asian regions, China, Oceania

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CONSOLIDATED

3.   SEGMENT INFORMATION BY PRODUCT
 
    Results for the second quarter
                                 
                            Thousands of
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
    Three months   Three months           Three months
    ended   ended           ended
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
Business machines
                               
Net sales:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 582,947     ¥ 581,954       +0.2     $ 5,397,658  
Intersegment
                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    582,947       581,954       +0.2       5,397,658  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    458,780       468,986       -2.2       4,247,963  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    124,167       112,968       +9.9       1,149,695  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
                               
Net sales:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 190,108     ¥ 166,257       +14.3     $ 1,760,259  
Intersegment
                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    190,108       166,257       +14.3       1,760,259  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    157,872       138,131       +14.3       1,461,778  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    32,236       28,126       +14.6       298,481  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
                               
Net sales:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 77,313     ¥ 55,816       +38.5     $ 715,861  
Intersegment
    34,858       36,858       -5.4       322,759  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    112,171       92,674       +21.0       1,038,620  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    108,759       94,558       +15.0       1,007,027  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    3,412       (1,884 )           31,593  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Corporate and Eliminations
                               
Net sales:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥     ¥           $  
Intersegment
    (34,858 )     (36,858 )           (322,759 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    (34,858 )     (36,858 )           (322,759 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    5,104       3,785       +34.8       47,260  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    (39,962 )     (40,643 )           (370,019 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Consolidated
                               
Net sales:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 850,368     ¥ 804,027       +5.8     $ 7,873,778  
Intersegment
                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    850,368       804,027       +5.8       7,873,778  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    730,515       705,460       +3.6       6,764,028  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    119,853       98,567       +21.6       1,109,750  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Notes: 1. Beginning first quarter of 2004, Canon has changed classification of product categories with regards to information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines (Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for previous fiscal years has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.
 
  2. General corporate expenses of JPY39,962 million (U.S.$370,019 thousand) and JPY40,652 million in the three months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are included in “Corporate and Eliminations.”

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    Results for the first half
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended           ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)    
Business machines
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 1,142,261     ¥ 1,134,511       +0.7     $ 10,576,491     ¥ 2,294,800  
Intersegment
                             
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,142,261       1,134,511       +0.7       10,576,491       2,294,800  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    893,500       898,067       -0.5       8,273,148       1,809,234  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    248,761       236,444       +5.2       2,303,343       485,566  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 347,333     ¥ 283,801       +22.4     $ 3,216,046     ¥ 653,540  
Intersegment
                             
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    347,333       283,801       +22.4       3,216,046       653,540  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    285,902       234,007       +22.2       2,647,241       527,222  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    61,431       49,794       +23.4       568,805       126,318  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 158,826     ¥ 117,276       +35.4     $ 1,470,611     ¥ 249,732  
Intersegment
    65,556       69,054       -5.1       607,000       132,389  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    224,382       186,330       +20.4       2,077,611       382,121  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    209,223       186,506       +12.2       1,937,250       392,005  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    15,159       (176 )           140,361       (9,884 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Corporate and Eliminations
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥     ¥           $     ¥  
Intersegment
    (65,556 )     (69,054 )           (607,000 )     (132,389 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    (65,556 )     (69,054 )           (607,000 )     (132,389 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    6,419       1,034       +520.8       59,435       15,187  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    (71,975 )     (70,088 )           (666,435 )     (147,576 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Consolidated
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588       +7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072  
Intersegment
                             
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,648,420       1,535,588       +7.3       15,263,148       3,198,072  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    1,395,044       1,319,614       +5.7       12,917,074       2,743,648  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    253,376       215,974       +17.3       2,346,074       454,424  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Notes: 1. Beginning first quarter of 2004, Canon has changed classification of product categories with regards to information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines (Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for previous fiscal years has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.
 
  2. General corporate expenses of JPY72,045 million (U.S.$667,083 thousand) and JPY70,108 million in the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are included in “Corporate and Eliminations.”

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CONSOLIDATED

4.   SEGMENT INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
 
    Results for the first half
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended           ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)    
Japan
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 445,019     ¥ 413,551       +7.6     $ 4,120,546     ¥ 856,851  
Intersegment
    892,228       779,689       +14.4       8,261,371       1,662,172  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,337,247       1,193,240       +12.1       12,381,917       2,519,023  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    1,046,858       951,009       +10.1       9,693,130       2,025,442  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    290,389       242,231       +19.9       2,688,787       493,581  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Americas
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 493,806     ¥ 511,603       -3.5     $ 4,572,278     ¥ 1,044,998  
Intersegment
    4,410       4,210       +4.8       40,833       8,101  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    498,216       515,813       -3.4       4,613,111       1,053,099  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    474,343       485,557       -2.3       4,392,065       998,492  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    23,873       30,256       -21.1       221,046       54,607  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Europe
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 514,366     ¥ 463,973       +10.9     $ 4,762,648     ¥ 968,938  
Intersegment
    1,605       1,497       +7.2       14,861       3,861  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    515,971       465,470       +10.8       4,777,509       972,799  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    506,030       451,126       +12.2       4,685,463       946,282  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    9,941       14,344       -30.7       92,046       26,517  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Others
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 195,229     ¥ 146,461       +33.3     $ 1,807,676     ¥ 327,285  
Intersegment
    266,909       221,145       +20.7       2,471,379       503,119  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    462,138       367,606       +25.7       4,279,055       830,404  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    448,005       358,877       +24.8       4,148,194       806,281  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    14,133       8,729       +61.9       130,861       24,123  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Corporate and Eliminations
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥     ¥           $     ¥  
Intersegment
    (1,165,152 )     (1,006,541 )           (10,788,444 )     (2,177,253 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    (1,165,152 )     (1,006,541 )           (10,788,444 )     (2,177,253 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    (1,080,192 )     (926,955 )           (10,001,778 )     (2,032,849 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    (84,960 )     (79,586 )           (786,666 )     (144,404 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Consolidated
                                       
Net sales:
                                       
Unaffiliated customers
  ¥ 1,648,420     ¥ 1,535,588       +7.3     $ 15,263,148     ¥ 3,198,072  
Intersegment
                             
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    1,648,420       1,535,588       +7.3       15,263,148       3,198,072  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating cost and expenses
    1,395,044       1,319,614       +5.7       12,917,074       2,743,648  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    253,376       215,974       +17.3       2,346,074       454,424  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

Note:   General corporate expenses of JPY72,045 million (U.S.$667,083 thousand) and JPY70,108 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively, are included in “Corporate and Eliminations.”

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CANON INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED

5.   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                         
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    As of   As of           As of   As of
    June 30, 2004
  Dec. 31, 2003
  Change
  June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
    (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
ASSETS
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  ¥ 811,221     ¥ 690,298     ¥ 120,923     $ 7,511,306     ¥ 591,130  
Marketable securities
    1,369       1,324       45       12,676       1,414  
Trade receivables
    526,980       539,006       (12,026 )     4,879,444       497,195  
Inventories
    486,623       444,244       42,379       4,505,768       475,914  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    245,530       255,905       (10,375 )     2,273,426       266,505  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    2,071,723       1,930,777       140,946       19,182,620       1,832,158  
Noncurrent receivables
    14,999       16,543       (1,544 )     138,880       17,089  
Investments
    73,707       78,912       (5,205 )     682,472       66,117  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    891,248       846,433       44,815       8,252,296       855,176  
Other assets
    301,788       309,483       (7,695 )     2,794,334       349,548  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  ¥ 3,353,465     ¥ 3,182,148     ¥ 171,317     $ 31,050,602     ¥ 3,120,088  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Short-term loans
  ¥ 17,152     ¥ 39,136     ¥ (21,984 )   $ 158,815     ¥ 59,428  
Trade payables
    470,817       391,181       79,636       4,359,417       419,687  
Income taxes
    80,639       83,064       (2,425 )     746,657       76,153  
Accrued expenses
    180,164       193,657       (13,493 )     1,668,185       173,417  
Other current liabilities
    121,532       120,265       1,267       1,125,296       99,310  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    870,304       827,303       43,001       8,058,370       827,995  
Long-term debt, excluding current installments
    35,733       59,260       (23,527 )     330,861       86,188  
Accrued pension and severance cost
    237,152       238,001       (849 )     2,195,852       271,805  
Other noncurrent liabilities
    37,110       30,843       6,267       343,612       30,735  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities
    1,180,299       1,155,407       24,892       10,928,695       1,216,723  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Minority interests
    166,432       161,196       5,236       1,541,037       158,348  
Stockholders’ equity:
                                       
Common stock
    173,514       168,892       4,622       1,606,611       167,883  
Additional paid-in capital
    401,558       396,939       4,619       3,718,129       394,846  
Retained earnings
    1,580,425       1,450,440       129,985       14,633,565       1,315,655  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (143,585 )     (143,275 )     (310 )     (1,329,491 )     (126,644 )
Treasury stock
    (5,178 )     (7,451 )     2,273       (47,944 )     (6,723 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,006,734       1,865,545       141,189       18,580,870       1,745,017  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  ¥ 3,353,465     ¥ 3,182,148     ¥ 171,317     $ 31,050,602     ¥ 3,120,088  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
                            Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
          U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    As of   As of           As of   As of
    June 30, 2004
  Dec. 31, 2003
          June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
    (Unaudited)               (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Allowance for doubtful receivables
  ¥ 12,992     ¥ 14,423             $ 120,296     ¥ 15,113  
Accumulated depreciation
    1,138,228       1,118,183               10,539,148       1,104,216  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
                                       
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (85,849 )     (83,801 )             (794,898 )     (44,574 )
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities
    7,123       6,784               65,953       54  
Minimum pension liability adjustments
    (65,043 )     (65,961 )             (602,250 )     (80,047 )
Net gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments
    184       (297 )             1,704       (2,077 )

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CONSOLIDATED

6.   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF RETAINED EARNINGS
                                 
                    Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
  U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months   Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended   ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)    
Balance at beginning of period
  ¥ 1,450,440     ¥ 1,203,248     $ 13,430,000     ¥ 1,203,248  
Net income
    160,776       127,767       1,488,667       275,730  
Cash dividends
    (30,791 )     (15,360 )     (285,102 )     (28,538 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Balance at end of period
  ¥ 1,580,425     ¥ 1,315,655     $ 14,633,565     ¥ 1,450,440  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

7.   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 
                    Thousands of    
    Millions of yen
  U.S. dollars
  Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months   Six months   Year ended
    ended   ended   ended   December 31,
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  June 30, 2004
  2003
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)    
Net income
  ¥ 160,776     ¥ 127,767     $ 1,488,667     ¥ 275,730  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation and amortization
    87,380       85,094       809,074       183,604  
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
    7,488       7,041       69,333       12,639  
Deferred income taxes
    10,937       555       101,269       (3,035 )
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables
    11,529       22,753       106,750       (36,638 )
Increase in inventories
    (43,430 )     (28,274 )     (402,130 )     (15,823 )
Increase in trade payables
    75,589       7,794       699,898       1,129  
Increase (decrease) in income taxes
    (2,735 )     (4,534 )     (25,324 )     3,441  
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses
    (9,584 )     8,632       (88,741 )     37,131  
Other, net
    (123 )     1,472       (1,139 )     7,471  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    297,827       228,300       2,757,657       465,649  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                               
Capital expenditure
    (133,756 )     (109,793 )     (1,238,481 )     (210,038 )
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
    2,906       6,025       26,907       9,354  
Payment for purchase of available-for-sale securities
    (28 )     (573 )     (259 )     (249 )
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities
    9,733       6,655       90,120       6,544  
Payment for purchase of other investments
    (673 )     (20,270 )     (6,231 )     (24,341 )
Other
    11,898       6,628       110,167       18,782  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (109,920 )     (111,328 )     (1,017,777 )     (199,948 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
Proceeds from long-term debt
    275       1,154       2,546       4,132  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (28,599 )     (11,168 )     (264,806 )     (25,301 )
Decrease in short-term loans
    (2,654 )     (19,959 )     (24,574 )     (49,224 )
Dividends paid
    (30,791 )     (15,360 )     (285,102 )     (28,538 )
Other
    (2,557 )     (1,355 )     (23,675 )     (3,108 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (64,326 )     (46,688 )     (595,611 )     (102,039 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (2,658 )     (425 )     (24,611 )     5,365  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    120,923       69,859       1,119,658       169,027  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    690,298       521,271       6,391,648       521,271  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  ¥ 811,221     ¥ 591,130     $ 7,511,306     ¥ 690,298  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED

8.   BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
(1)   CHANGES IN GROUP OF ENTITIES

  Subsidiaries
 
    Addition: 6 companies
 
    Removal: 4 companies
 
  Affiliates (Carried at Equity Basis)
 
    Addition: None
 
    Removal: None

(2)   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the adjustments which management believes are necessary to conform them with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, except for the segment information, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.”

  1.   Marketable Securities and Investments
       
      Canon’s consolidated financial statements are based on Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.115 (SFAS 115), “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” Under SFAS 115, certain investments in debt and equity securities should be classified as trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. Canon’s marketable securities and investments consist of available-for-sale securities. Unrealized holding gains and losses, net of the related tax effect, on available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) until realized.
 
  2.   Inventories
       
      Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the average method for domestic inventories and the first-in, first-out method for overseas inventories.
 
  3.   Depreciation
       
      Depreciation is calculated principally by the declining-balance method over the estimated useful lives of assets.
 
  4.   Employee Retirement and Severance Benefits
       
      Canon has been adopting Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.87, “Employer’s Accounting for Pensions.”

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CANON INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED

9   MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
 
(1)   MARKET VALUE ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES
                                                 
    Millions of yen
    As of June 30, 2004
  As of December 31, 2003
                    Unrealized                   Unrealized
    Acquisition   Estimated   Holding   Acquisition   Estimated   Holding
    Cost
  Fair Value
  Gains/Losses
  Cost
  Fair Value
  Gains/Losses
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)            
Current:
                                               
Available-for-sale:
                                               
Japanese and foreign governmental bond securities
  ¥     ¥     ¥     ¥ 65     ¥ 61     ¥ (4 )
Corporate debt securities
    10       10             7       7        
Bank debt securities
    71       71             71       71        
Fund trust
    92       138       46       51       63       12  
Equity securities
    1,077       1,150       73       1,044       1,122       78  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
  ¥ 1,250     ¥ 1,369     ¥ 119     ¥ 1,238     ¥ 1,324     ¥ 86  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Noncurrent:
                                               
Available-for-sale:
                                               
Japanese and foreign governmental bond securities
  ¥ 233     ¥ 237     ¥ 4     ¥ 243     ¥ 238     ¥ (5 )
Corporate debt securities
    48       50       2       5,141       5,194       53  
Fund trust
    2,056       2,718       662       2,047       2,502       455  
Equity securities
    5,586       21,523       15,937       6,525       21,855       15,330  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
  ¥ 7,923     ¥ 24,528     ¥ 16,605     ¥ 13,956     ¥ 29,789     ¥ 15,833  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    Thousands of U.S. dollars
    As of June 30, 2004
    Acquisition   Estimated   Unrealized
Holding
               
    Cost
  Fair Value
  Gains/Losses
               
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Current:
                       
Available-for-sale:
                                       
Japanese and foreign governmental bond securities
  $     $     $  
Corporate debt securities
    93       93        
Bank debt securities
    657       657        
Fund trust
    852       1,278       426                  
Equity securities
    9,972       10,648       676  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
                 
 
  $ 11,574     $ 12,676     $ 1,102                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
                 
Noncurrent:
                       
Available-for-sale:
                       
Japanese and foreign governmental bond securities
  $ 2,157     $ 2,194     $ 37  
Corporate debt securities
    444       463       19                  
Fund trust
    19,037       25,167       6,130  
Equity securities
    51,723       199,287       147,564                  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
                 
 
  $ 73,361     $ 227,111     $ 153,750  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
                 

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CANON INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED

(2)   DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
                                                 
    Millions of yen
  Thousands of U.S. dollars
    As of June 30, 2004
  As of December 31, 2003
  As of June 30, 2004
    Contract   Estimated   Contract   Estimated   Contract   Estimated
    Amount
  Fair Value
  Amount
  Fair Value
  Amount
  Fair Value
    (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)
Trade receivables and anticipated sales transactions:
                                               
To sell foreign currencies
  ¥ 527,917     ¥ 3,834     ¥ 447,543     ¥ (2,796 )   $ 4,888,120     $ 35,500  
To buy foreign currencies
    30,382       (715 )     22,384       (1,141 )     281,315       (6,620 )
Long-term debt (including current installments):
                                               
Interest rate swaps:
                                               
Receive-fixed
  ¥     ¥     ¥ 1,337     ¥ 0     $     $  
Pay-fixed
                21,227       (55 )            
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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CANON INC.

NON-CONSOLIDATED

1.   NON-CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
    (Parent company only)
                                 
    Millions of yen
          Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Year ended
    ended   ended           December 31
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  2003
Net sales
  ¥ 1,078,553     ¥ 946,551       +13.9     ¥ 2,023,722  
Cost of sales
    666,940       569,687               1,250,336  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Gross profit
    411,613       376,864       +9.2       773,386  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    221,209       222,473               453,347  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Operating profit
    190,404       154,391       +23.3       320,039  
Other income (deductions):
                               
Interest and dividend income
    7,131       3,943               9,950  
Interest expense
    (54 )     (133 )             (258 )
Other, net
    190       6,092               (9,115 )
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
 
    7,267       9,902               577  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Ordinary profit
    197,671       164,293       +20.3       320,616  
Non-ordinary loss, net
    884       (43,826 )             (40,134 )
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Income before income taxes
    196,787       208,119               360,750  
Income taxes
    69,751       79,344               132,083  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
Net income
  ¥ 127,036     ¥ 128,775       -1.4     ¥ 228,667  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 
    Yen
          Yen
Earnings per share:
                 
Basic
  ¥ 143.68     ¥ 146.69           ¥ 260.03  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
 

2.   DETAILS OF SALES
 
    (Parent company only)
 
    Sales by product
                                 
    Millions of yen
          Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Year ended
    ended   ended           December 31
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  2003
Business machines:
                               
Office Imaging Products
  ¥ 245,470     ¥ 235,822       +4.1     ¥ 475,880  
Computer peripherals
    450,171       448,343       +0.4       920,129  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    695,641       684,165       +1.7       1,396,009  
Cameras
    287,839       208,302       +38.2       486,260  
Optical and other products
    95,073       54,084       +75.8       141,453  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 1,078,553     ¥ 946,551       +13.9     ¥ 2,023,722  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

    Sales by region
                                 
    Millions of yen
          Millions of yen
    Six months   Six months           Year ended
    ended   ended           December 31
    June 30, 2004
  June 30, 2003
  Change(%)
  2003
Japan
  ¥ 175,748     ¥ 152,156       +15.5     ¥ 338,965  
Overseas:
                               
Americas
    357,279       349,248       +2.3       733,713  
Europe
    377,073       318,335       +18.5       659,181  
Other areas
    168,453       126,812       +32.8       291,863  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
    902,805       794,395       +13.6       1,684,757  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
  ¥ 1,078,553     ¥ 946,551       +13.9     ¥ 2,023,722  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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CANON INC.

NON-CONSOLIDATED

3.   NON-CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
    (Parent company only)
                                 
    Millions of yen
    As of   As of           As of
    June 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
  Change
  June 30, 2003
ASSETS
                               
Current assets:
                               
Cash
  ¥ 282,523     ¥ 197,700     ¥ 84,823     ¥ 155,571  
Trade receivables
    661,837       650,935       10,902       543,242  
Marketable securities
    138       63       75       99  
Inventories
    195,094       178,687       16,407       200,110  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    132,130       131,089       1,041       138,349  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (6,017 )     (7,046 )     1,029       (10,053 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    1,265,705       1,151,428       114,277       1,027,318  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Fixed assets:
                               
Net property, plant and equipment
    501,221       461,971       39,250       451,556  
Intangibles
    18,761       19,422       (661 )     22,940  
Investments and other fixed assets
    420,505       426,536       (6,031 )     421,551  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (71 )     (40 )     (31 )     (43 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total fixed assets
    940,416       907,889       32,527       896,004  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  ¥ 2,206,121     ¥ 2,059,317     ¥ 146,804     ¥ 1,923,322  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                               
Current liabilities:
                               
Trade payables
  ¥ 329,580     ¥ 281,208     ¥ 48,372     ¥ 265,182  
Short-term loans
    53,970       49,603       4,367       57,652  
Income taxes
    62,214       62,713       (499 )     58,280  
Other current liabilities
    107,110       104,430       2,680       74,587  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    552,874       497,954       54,920       455,701  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Long-term debt, excluding current installments
    2,496       11,735       (9,239 )     13,751  
Accrued pension and severance cost
    99,533       104,230       (4,697 )     104,105  
Accrued directors’ retirement benefit
    1,058       1,238       (180 )      
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total noncurrent liabilities
    103,087       117,203       (14,116 )     117,856  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities
    655,961       615,157       40,804       573,557  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
                               
Common stock
    173,514       168,892       4,622       167,883  
Additional paid-in capital
    305,042       300,428       4,614       299,419  
Retained earnings
    1,068,820       974,276       94,544       887,562  
Net unrealized gains on securities
    7,962       8,015       (53 )     1,624  
Treasury stock
    (5,178 )     (7,451 )     2,273       (6,723 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total stockholders’ equity
    1,550,160       1,444,160       106,000       1,349,765  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  ¥ 2,206,121     ¥ 2,059,317     ¥ 146,804     ¥ 1,923,322  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
 
                               
    Millions of yen
    Millions of yen
    As of   As of     As of
    June 30, 2004
  December 31, 2003
    June 30, 2003
Accumulated depreciation
  ¥ 609,151     ¥ 597,270       ¥ 580,732  

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Canon Inc. July 28, 2004

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
AND THE FIRST HALF ENDED JUNE 30, 2004

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

         
        PAGE
  SALES BY REGION AND PRODUCT   S1
  SEGMENT INFORMATION BY PRODUCT   S2
  OTHER INCOME / DEDUCTIONS   S2
  SALES COMPOSITION BY PRODUCT   S3
  SALES GROWTH IN LOCAL CURRENCY   S3
  P&L SUMMARY (3rd Quarter 2004/Projection)   S4
  PROFITABILITY   S4
  IMPACT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES   S4
  STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS   S4
  R&D EXPENDITURE   S5
  CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION   S5
  INVENTORIES   S5
  DEBT RATIO   S5
  OVERSEAS PRODUCTION RATIO   S5
  NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES   S5

This document contains forward-looking statements with respect to future results, performance and achievements that are subject to risk and uncertainties and reflect management’s views and assumptions formed by available information. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be considered forward-looking statements. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project” or “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to Canon, are intended to identify forward-looking statements Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Canon to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products by other companies, lack of acceptance of new products or services by Canon’s targeted customers, inability to meet efficiency and cost reduction objectives, changes in business strategy and various other factors, both referenced and not referenced in this document. A detailed description of these and other risk factors is included in Canon’s annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Canon does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 


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1.   SALES BY REGION AND PRODUCT
                                                                                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
  Change year over year
    2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
                    (P)   (P)                                                                
Japan
                                                                                               
Business machines
    147,208       291,710       134,100       591,000       150,802       290,456       134,054       587,807       -2.4 %     +0.4 %     +0.0 %     +0.5 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    83,922       166,831       79,800       336,700       82,308       157,554       75,370       316,156       +2.0 %     +5.9 %     +5.9 %     +6.5 %
Computer peripherals
    42,327       81,338       35,800       174,400       43,875       81,171       35,426       175,680       -3.5 %     +0.2 %     +1.1 %     -0.7 %
Business information products
    20,959       43,541       18,500       79,900       24,619       51,731       23,258       95,971       -14.9 %     -15.8 %     -20.5 %     -16.7 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    31,932       58,846       32,200       134,300       25,208       46,782       28,376       112,027       +26.7 %     +25.8 %     +13.5 %     +19.9 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    33,510       63,206       31,300       124,200       21,931       46,681       27,098       101,566       +52.8 %     +35.4 %     +15.5 %     +22.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    212,650       413,762       197,600       849,500       197,941       383,919       189,528       801,400       +7.4 %     +7.8 %     +4.3 %     +6.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Overseas
                                                                                               
Business machines
    435,739       850,551       418,200       1,729,300       431,152       844,055       417,048       1,706,993       +1.1 %     +0.8 %     +0.3 %     +1.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    201,016       387,417       182,100       770,600       201,465       381,622       183,683       765,839       -0.2 %     +1.5 %     -0.9 %     +0.6 %
Computer peripherals
    227,563       449,334       229,400       929,900       223,788       450,091       226,404       913,632       +1.7 %     -0.2 %     +1.3 %     +1.8 %
Business information products
    7,160       13,800       6,700       28,800       5,899       12,342       6,961       27,522       +21.4 %     +11.8 %     -3.7 %     +4.6 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    158,176       288,487       159,900       676,600       141,049       237,019       127,379       541,513       +12.1 %     +21.7 %     +25.5 %     +24.9 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    43,803       95,620       62,300       214,600       33,885       70,595       33,644       148,166       +29.3 %     +35.4 %     +85.2 %     +44.8 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    637,718       1,234,658       640,400       2,620,500       606,086       1,151,669       578,071       2,396,672       +5.2 %     +7.2 %     +10.8 %     +9.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Americas
                                                                                               
Business machines
    187,041       365,696       181,700       740,800       198,038       390,701       189,818       771,983       -5.6 %     -6.4 %     -4.3 %     -4.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    90,688       175,969       86,500       350,400       95,541       183,694       92,592       369,795       -5.1 %     -4.2 %     -6.6 %     -5.2 %
Computer peripherals
    92,848       183,038       91,900       376,400       99,306       200,163       93,774       388,022       -6.5 %     -8.6 %     -2.0 %     -3.0 %
Business information products
    3,505       6,689       3,300       14,000       3,191       6,844       3,452       14,166       +9.8 %     -2.3 %     -4.4 %     -1.2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    62,636       114,177       65,800       276,800       63,545       105,130       55,203       245,019       -1.4 %     +8.6 %     +19.2 %     +13.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    7,626       15,008       7,000       29,900       6,685       15,257       6,478       28,164       +14.1 %     -1.6 %     +8.1 %     +6.2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    257,303       494,881       254,500       1,047,500       268,268       511,088       251,499       1,045,166       -4.1 %     -3.2 %     +1.2 %     +0.2 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Europe
                                                                                               
Business machines
    190,783       375,566       180,600       766,000       179,676       353,067       168,229       724,227       +6.2 %     +6.4 %     +7.4 %     +5.8 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    89,941       172,137       76,100       341,500       87,350       164,195       71,383       325,905       +3.0 %     +4.8 %     +6.6 %     +4.8 %
Computer peripherals
    97,897       197,692       101,800       412,500       90,352       184,734       94,046       387,662       +8.4 %     +7.0 %     +8.2 %     +6.4 %
Business information products
    2,945       5,737       2,700       12,000       1,974       4,138       2,800       10,660       +49.2 %     +38.6 %     -3.6 %     +12.6 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    72,330       129,162       68,100       292,500       60,342       99,084       51,881       219,219       +19.9 %     +30.4 %     +31.3 %     +33.4 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    5,079       10,839       4,600       23,800       8,090       12,368       6,090       25,596       -37.2 %     -12.4 %     -24.5 %     -7.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    268,192       515,567       253,300       1,082,300       248,108       464,519       226,200       969,042       +8.1 %     +11.0 %     +12.0 %     +11.7 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Other areas
                                                                                               
Business machines
    57,915       109,289       55,900       222,500       53,438       100,287       59,001       210,783       +8.4 %     +9.0 %     -5.3 %     +5.6 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    20,387       39,311       19,500       78,700       18,574       33,733       19,708       70,139       +9.8 %     +16.5 %     -1.1 %     +12.2 %
Computer peripherals
    36,818       68,604       35,700       141,000       34,130       65,194       38,584       137,948       +7.9 %     +5.2 %     -7.5 %     +2.2 %
Business information products
    710       1,374       700       2,800       734       1,360       709       2,696       -3.3 %     +1.0 %     -1.3 %     +3.9 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    23,210       45,148       26,000       107,300       17,162       32,805       20,295       77,275       +35.2 %     +37.6 %     +28.1 %     +38.9 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    31,098       69,773       50,700       160,900       19,110       42,970       21,076       94,406       +62.7 %     +62.4 %     +140.6 %     +70.4 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    112,223       224,210       132,600       490,700       89,710       176,062       100,372       382,464       +25.1 %     +27.3 %     +32.1 %     +28.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
                                                                                               
Business machines
    582,947       1,142,261       552,300       2,320,300       581,954       1,134,511       551,102       2,294,800       +0.2 %     +0.7 %     +0.2 %     +1.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Office imaging products
    284,938       554,248       261,900       1,107,300       283,773       539,176       259,053       1,081,995       +0.4 %     +2.8 %     +1.1 %     +2.3 %
Computer peripherals
    269,890       530,672       265,200       1,104,300       267,663       531,262       261,830       1,089,312       +0.8 %     -0.1 %     +1.3 %     +1.4 %
Business information products
    28,119       57,341       25,200       108,700       30,518       64,073       30,219       123,493       -7.9 %     -10.5 %     -16.6 %     -12.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
    190,108       347,333       192,100       810,900       166,257       283,801       155,755       653,540       +14.3 %     +22.4 %     +23.3 %     +24.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
    77,313       158,826       93,600       338,800       55,816       117,276       60,742       249,732       +38.5 %     +35.4 %     +54.1 %     +35.7 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    850,368       1,648,420       838,000       3,470,000       804,027       1,535,588       767,599       3,198,072       +5.8 %     +7.3 %     +9.2 %     +8.5 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

(P)=Projection


(Note)

From the 1st quarter of 2004, Canon changed the classification of product categories with regard to its information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines (Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for the year 2003 has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.

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Canon Inc.

2.   SEGMENT INFORMATION BY PRODUCT
                                                                                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
  Change year over year
    2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
                    (P)   (P)                                                                
Business machines
                                                                                               
Unaffiliated customers
    582,947       1,142,261       552,300       2,320,300       581,954       1,134,511       551,102       2,294,800       +0.2 %     +0.7 %     +0.2 %     +1.1 %
Intersegment
                                                                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total sales
    582,947       1,142,261       552,300       2,320,300       581,954       1,134,511       551,102       2,294,800       +0.2 %     +0.7 %     +0.2 %     +1.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    124,167       248,761       123,200       500,500       112,968       236,444       122,697       485,565       +9.9 %     +5.2 %     +0.4 %     +3.1 %
% of sales
    21.3 %     21.8 %     22.3 %     21.6 %     19.4 %     20.8 %     22.3 %     21.2 %                        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
                                                                                               
Unaffiliated customers
    190,108       347,333       192,100       810,900       166,257       283,801       155,755       653,540       +14.3 %     +22.4 %     +23.3 %     +24.1 %
Intersegment
                                                                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total sales
    190,108       347,333       192,100       810,900       166,257       283,801       155,755       653,540       +14.3 %     +22.4 %     +23.3 %     +24.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    32,236       61,431       41,800       151,800       28,126       49,794       38,695       126,318       +14.6 %     +23.4 %     +8.0 %     +20.2 %
% of sales
    17.0 %     17.7 %     21.8 %     18.7 %     16.9 %     17.5 %     24.8 %     19.3 %                        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
                                                                                               
Unaffiliated customers
    77,313       158,826       93,600       338,800       55,816       117,276       60,742       249,732       +38.5 %     +35.4 %     +54.1 %     +35.7 %
Intersegment
    34,858       65,556       33,200       132,300       36,858       69,054       35,056       132,389       -5.4 %     -5.1 %     -5.3 %     -0.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total sales
    112,171       224,382       126,800       471,100       92,674       186,330       95,798       382,121       +21.0 %     +20.4 %     +32.4 %     +23.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    3,412       15,159       7,600       27,000       -1,884       -176       -2,888       -9,883                          
% of sales
    3.0 %     6.8 %     6.0 %     5.7 %     -2.0 %     -0.1 %     -3.0 %     -2.6 %                        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Corporate and Eliminations
                                                                                               
Unaffiliated customers
                                                                       
Intersegment
    -34,858       -65,556       -33,200       -132,300       -36,858       -69,054       -35,056       -132,389                          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total sales
    -34,858       -65,556       -33,200       -132,300       -36,858       -69,054       -35,056       -132,389                          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    -39,962       -71,975       -37,600       -163,300       -40,643       -70,088       -32,942       -147,576                          
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Consolidated
                                                                                               
Unaffiliated customers
    850,368       1,648,420       838,000       3,470,000       804,027       1,535,588       767,599       3,198,072       +5.8 %     +7.3 %     +9.2 %     +8.5 %
Intersegment
                                                                       
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total sales
    850,368       1,648,420       838,000       3,470,000       804,027       1,535,588       767,599       3,198,072       +5.8 %     +7.3 %     +9.2 %     +8.5 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating profit
    119,853       253,376       135,000       516,000       98,567       215,974       125,562       454,424       +21.6 %     +17.3 %     +7.5 %     +13.6 %
% of sales
    14.1 %     15.4 %     16.1 %     14.9 %     12.3 %     14.1 %     16.4 %     14.2 %                        
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

(P)=Projection

3.   OTHER INCOME / DEDUCTIONS
                                                                                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
  Change year over year
    2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
                    (P)   (P)                                                                
Interest & dividend, net
    1,052       1,589       800       3,200       1,030       1,980       1,072       4,657       +22       -391       -272       -1,457  
Forex gain / loss
    -745       -5,160       -1,400       -11,600       -1,087       -2,766       -14,545       -20,311       +342       -2,394       +13,145       +8,711  
Equity earnings / loss of affiliated companies
    685       791       400       1,600       -712       -2,044       375       -1,124       +1,397       +2,835       +25       +2,724  
Others, net
    3,267       9,378       200       10,800       509       2,362       4,872       10,524       +2,758       +7,016       -4,672       +276  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    4,259       6,598       0       4,000       -260       -468       -8,226       -6,254       +4,519       +7,066       +8,226       +10,254  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

(P)=Projection


(Note)

From the 1st quarter of 2004, Canon changed the classification of product categories with regard to its information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines(Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for the year 2003 has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.

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4.   SALES COMPOSITION BY PRODUCT
                                                                 
    2004
  2003
    2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
  2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
                    (P)   (P)                                
Office imaging products
                                                               
Monochrome copying machines
    63 %     63 %     63 %     62 %     67 %     69 %     66 %     67 %
Digital*
    94 %     93 %                 92 %     93 %     94 %     93 %
Analog*
    6 %     7 %                 8 %     7 %     6 %     7 %
Color copying machines
    24 %     23 %     24 %     24 %     19 %     18 %     20 %     20 %
Others
    13 %     14 %     13 %     14 %     14 %     13 %     14 %     13 %
Computer peripherals
                                                               
Laser beam printers
    71 %     70 %     73 %     70 %     70 %     71 %     72 %     70 %
Inkjet printers (includes inkjet MFPs)
    27 %     28 %     25 %     28 %     27 %     26 %     26 %     27 %
Others
    2 %     2 %     2 %     2 %     3 %     3 %     2 %     3 %
Business information products
                                                               
Personal computers
    74 %     75 %     73 %     73 %     77 %     78 %     77 %     76 %
Others
    26 %     25 %     27 %     27 %     23 %     22 %     23 %     24 %
Cameras
                                                               
Film cameras / Lenses
    17 %     17 %     13 %     15 %     21 %     22 %     22 %     21 %
Digital cameras
    67 %     67 %     70 %     70 %     59 %     59 %     60 %     61 %
Video camcorders
    16 %     16 %     17 %     15 %     20 %     19 %     18 %     18 %
Optical and other products
                                                               
Semiconductor production equipment
    64 %     65 %     70 %     66 %     48 %     53 %     53 %     54 %
Others
    36 %     35 %     30 %     34 %     52 %     47 %     47 %     46 %

(P)=Projection


*   Among office-use monochrome copying machines (hardware only)

5.   SALES GROWTH IN LOCAL CURRENCY
                                 
    2004
    2nd quarter
  1st half
  3rd quarter
  Year
                    (P)   (P)
Business machines
                               
Japan
    -2.4 %     +0.4 %     0.0 %     +0.5 %
Overseas
    +6.7 %     +5.9 %     +5.9 %     +5.1 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    +4.4 %     +4.5 %     +4.4 %     +4.0 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Cameras
                               
Japan
    +26.7 %     +25.8 %     +13.5 %     +19.9 %
Overseas
    +17.7 %     +26.8 %     +31.4 %     +28.4 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    +19.0 %     +26.6 %     +28.1 %     +26.9 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Optical and other products
                               
Japan
    +52.8 %     +35.4 %     +15.5 %     +22.3 %
Overseas
    +33.8 %     +40.6 %     +88.4 %     +47.6 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    +41.3 %     +38.5 %     +55.9 %     +37.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
                               
Japan
    +7.4 %     +7.8 %     +4.3 %     +6.0 %
Overseas
    +10.8 %     +12.3 %     +16.3 %     +13.0 %
Americas
    +3.6 %     +5.8 %     +10.1 %     +7.0 %
Europe
    +11.3 %     +11.5 %     +13.7 %     +11.9 %
Other areas
    +30.9 %     +33.2 %     +37.5 %     +32.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    +10.0 %     +11.2 %     +13.3 %     +11.3 %
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

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(Note)

From the 1st quarter of 2004, Canon changed the classification of product categories with regard to its information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines (Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for the year 2003 has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.

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6.   P&L SUMMARY (3rd Quarter 2004/Projection)
                         
    (Millions of yen)
    2004   2003   Change
    3rd quarter(P)
  3rd quarter
  year over year
Net sales
    838,000       767,599       +9.2 %
Operating profit
    135,000       125,562       +7.5 %
Income before income taxes
    135,000       117,336       +15.1 %
Net income
    84,000       73,005       +15.1 %

(P)=Projection

7.   PROFITABILITY
                                 
    2004
  2003
    1st half
  Year(P)
  1st half
  Year
ROE
    16.6 %     16.0 %     15.3 %     15.9 %
ROA
    9.8 %     9.6 %     8.4 %     9.0 %

(P)=Projection

8.   IMPACT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 
(1)   Exchange rates
                                         
    (Yen)
    2004
  2003
    1st half
  2nd half(P)
  Year(P)
  1st half
  Year
Yen/US$
    108.59       108.00       108.28       118.70       115.61  
Yen/Euro
    133.11       132.00       132.53       131.46       131.02  

(P)=Projection

(2)   Impact of foreign exchange rates on sales (Year over year)
                 
    (Billions of yen)
    2004
    1st half
  Year(P)
US$
    -53.9       -85.4  
Euro
    +5.3       +10.1  
Other currencies
    +0.7       +1.2  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total
    -47.9       -74.1  
 
   
 
     
 
 

(P)=Projection

(3)   Impact of foreign exchange rates per yen
         
    (Billions of yen)
    2004
    2nd half(P)
On sales
       
US$
    6.5  
Euro
    3.5  
On operating profit
       
US$
    3.5  
Euro
    2.5  

(P)=Projection

9.   STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
    1st half
  Year(P)
  1st half
  Year
Net cash provided by operating activities
                               
Net income
    160,776       320,000       127,767       275,730  
Depreciation and amortization
    87,380       190,000       85,094       183,604  
Other, net
    49,671       35,000       15,439       6,315  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    297,827       545,000       228,300       465,649  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    -109,920       -285,000       -111,328       -199,948  
Free cash flow
    187,907       260,000       116,972       265,701  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    -64,326       -97,000       -46,688       -102,039  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash & cash equivalents
    -2,658       -2,398       -425       5,365  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    120,923       160,602       69,859       169,027  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of each period
    811,221       850,900       591,130       690,298  

(P)=Projection

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10.   R&D EXPENDITURE
                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
    1st half
  Year(P)
  1st half
  Year
Business machines
    58,044             58,785       119,975  
Cameras
    16,752             15,528       31,687  
Optical and other products
    57,566             51,419       107,478  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    132,362       280,000       125,732       259,140  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
% of sales
    8.0 %     8.1 %     8.2 %     8.1 %

(P)=Projection

11.   CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION
                                 
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
    1st half
  Year(P)
  1st half
  Year
Capital expenditure
    133,756       300,000       109,793       210,038  
Depreciation and amortization
    87,380       190,000       85,094       183,604  

(P)=Projection

12.   INVENTORIES
 
(1)   Inventories
                         
    (Millions of yen)
    2004
  2003
   
    Jun. 30
  Dec. 31
  Difference
Business machines
    243,047       241,477       +1,570  
Cameras
    97,296       64,043       +33,253  
Optical and other products
    146,280       138,724       +7,556  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    486,623       444,244       +42,379  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

(2)   Inventories/Sales*
                         
    (Days)
    2004
  2003
   
    Jun. 30
  Dec. 31
  Difference
Business machines
    39       38       +1  
Cameras
    51       32       +19  
Optical and other products
    168       191       -23  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    54       49       +5  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 


*Index based on the previous six months sales.

13.   DEBT RATIO
                         
    2004
  2003
   
    Jun. 30
  Dec. 31
  Difference
Total debt / Total assets
    1.6 %     3.1 %     -1.5 %

14.   OVERSEAS PRODUCTION RATIO
                 
    2004
  2003
    1st Half
  Year
Overseas production ratio
    43 %     42 %

15.   NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
                         
    2004
  2003
   
    Jun. 30
  Dec. 31
  Difference
Japan
    46,359       45,380       +979  
Overseas
    58,588       57,187       +1,401  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total
    104,947       102,567       +2,380  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
 

(Note)
From the 1st quarter of 2004, Canon changed the classification of product categories with regard to its information system business, which had been classified in “Optical and other products”, to “Business machines(Office imaging products)” in order to better reflect current relation with those products. Accordingly, information for the year 2003 has been reclassified to conform with the current classification.

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