Canon Inc

Description

Canon Inc (NYSE: CAJ) is a Japanese multinational electronics company.

The company develops, manufactures, and markets multifunctional electronic equipment for offices, industrials, imaging systems, medical equipment, and other related services.

The conglomerate firm is well known for its specialization in optical, imaging, and industrial equipment that include
• Lenses
• Cameras
• Scanners
• Printers
• Semiconductor manufacturing chips

The company operates through its different segments:
• Imaging System Segment
• Office Business Unit
• Medical System Segment
• Industry and Others

Office Business Unit

The company provides multifunctional devices, printing and copying machines for offices as well as personal use through this unit. In addition, it also provides printing instruments for their industry professionals and other related software and solutions to their customers.

Imaging System

The segment engages itself in the manufacturing and selling of the imaging products such as:
• digital cameras
• digital video
• camcorders
• lenses
• related accessories

Medical System

The segment operates in the medical industry and provides imaging instruments for diagnostic use. The segment's product portfolio includes:
• Ophthalmic equipment
• CT scan products
• MRI products
• digital radiography equipment

Industry and Others Business

The segment deals with the manufacturing of industrial products, which includes:
• light-emitting diode panel
• Semiconductor manufacturing chips
• deposition instrument with vacuum thin film
• Lithography equipment
• Ophthalmic equipment
• manufacturing instruments
• Digital-based radiography systems
• micromotors
• computer parts
• handy terminals
• document scanners

The electronic equipment manufacturing firm was founded on August 10, 1937. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese conglomerate firm is listed on the following stock exchanges:
• New York Stock Exchange: CAJ
• Tokyo Stock Exchange: TYO
• Nagoya Stock Exchange: NAG
• Fukuoka Stock Exchange: FSE
• Sapporo Stock Exchange: SSE

In addition, it is also among the Tokyo Stock Price Index or TOPIX Core30 and Nikkei 225 components. In 2021, the electronics company is among the Forbes Global 2000, America's Best Midsize Employers, and Canada's Best Employers.