Sharp Corporation

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Sharp Corporation
Native name
シャープ株式会社
Shāpu kabushiki gaisha
Formerly
Hayakawa Metal Works (1924–1942)
Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (1942–1970)
Sharp Electric Co. (spin-off) (1956–1967)
Public KK
Traded asTYO: 6753
IndustryConsumer electronics
Founded15 September 1912; 111 years ago (1912-09-15)
Tokyo, Japan[1]
FounderTokuji Hayakawa[1]
HeadquartersSakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jeng-wu Tai[2]
(President)
ProductsTelevisions, audiovisual, home appliances, information equipment, ICs, solar cells, mobile phones, fax machines, electronic components, calculators, LCD panels, Automated Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGV)
RevenueDecrease ¥2.050 trillion (2017)[3]
Increase ¥34.67 billion (2017)[3]
Decrease ¥-24.87 billion (2017)[3]
Total assetsIncrease ¥1.773 trillion (2017)[3]
Total equityIncrease ¥294.1 billion (2017)[3]
OwnerFoxconn (65.93%)
Number of employees
41,898 (2018) (Foxconn 803,126)[3]
Websiteglobal.sharp

Sharp Corporation Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "data". ns6-tmp.sharp.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. "代表取締役の異動並びに執行役員退任に関するお知らせ" (PDF).
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Annual Report 2017 (PDF), Sharp Corporation, July 2017, retrieved 8 October 2014
  4. Mochizuki, Takashi (13 August 2016). "Taiwan's Foxconn Completes Acquisition of Sharp". Wsj.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. Subscribe to read. 12 August 2016. https://www.ft.com/content/da1f3fc0-602c-11e6-b38c-7b39cbb1138a. Retrieved 26 July 2018. 
  6. Chanthadavong, Aimee. "Article". Zdnet.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.