| Business Summary | | Matsushita
Electric
Industrial
Co.,
Ltd.
is
a
producer
of
electronic
and
electric
products.
The
Company's
products
are
marketed
under
Panasonic,
National
and
Technics
brand
names,
with
some
of
its
subsidiaries
using
brand
names
such
as
Quasar,
Victor
and
JVC.
Matsushita
operates
222
companies
in
44
countries
outside
of
Japan,
including
five
regional
headquarters,
43
manufacturing/sales
companies,
98
manufacturing
companies,
46
sales
companies,
12
research
organizations
and
five
finance
subsidiaries.
In
addition,
certain
products
are
sold
in
foreign
markets
on
an
OEM
(original
equipment
manufacturer)
basis
and
marketed
under
the
brand
names
of
third
parties.
The
Company's
products
are
segmented
into
the
Consumer
Products,
Video
and
Audio
Equipment,
Home
Appliances,
Industrial
Products,
Information
and
Communications
Equipment,
Industrial
Equipment
and
Components
categories. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Matsushita
Electric
Industrial
Co.
produces
electric
and
electronic
products
under
the
Panasonic,
National,
Technics,
Quasar,
Victor
and
JVC
trade
names.
For
the
three
months
ended
6/30/01,
net
sales
decreased
6%
to
Y1.675T.
Net
loss
totaled
Y19.37
billion
vs.
an
income
of
Y9.40
billion.
Revenues
reflect
a
decrease
in
domestic
sales.
Net
loss
also
reflects
a
decreased
gross
margin
due
to
a
decrease
in
sales
volume. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Masaharu Matsushita | Chairman | Kunio Nakamura, 61 | Pres,
Director | Masayuki Matsushita | Vice
Chairman | Sukeichi Miki | Managing
Director | Kazuhiro Mori | Managing
Director |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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