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Toshiba


Toshiba is one of the leading flash memory makers in the world and the fifth-largest personal computer manufacturer globally.

Established in 1875, Toshiba is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It has about 198,000 employees and is placed 91st in the 2008 Fortune Global 500 list.

The Japanese giant's main businesses include digital products, electronic devices and components, social infrastructure systems and home appliances.

In October, Toshiba and U.S.-based SanDisk announced plans to restructure their joint flash memory-manufacturing venture, which will let Toshiba gain a larger ownership stake.

Recently, Toshiba said it will foray into the market for plug-in hybrids and electiric vehicles. The company plans to spend 20 billion yen (US$214 million) to expand its production to cars by 2010, allowing it to supply lithium ion batteries to automakers.

This company is listed in Systems.



Financials
Fiscal year-end March FY08 FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04
Global revenue (US$millions) 76,105.4 60,688.6 54,089.5 55,448.1 —
Global full-year net income (US$millions) 1,411.1 1,305.7 750.7 525.3 —
Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 11.72%
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 41.64%
Percentage of revenue from Asia (including Japan/Korea) 19.54%

Operations
Founded 1939 Japan
First Asian office —
Global employees 198,000
Global employees in Asia —
Asian economies: Total 10 China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

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