Sharp Corporation (6753) Stock Price

Sharp, in partnership with its parent company Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., manufactures and sells telecommunications equipment, electrical appliances, electronic application devices, and electronic components through 118 consolidated subsidiaries and 13 equity method affiliates. Sharp's business is organized into the following segments.

1. **Smart Life & Energy**: Sharp provides refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, LED lighting, solar batteries, and rechargeable batteries. The company also manufactures Plasmacluster ion generators and sensor modules. Key affiliated companies include Sharp Energy Solutions and Sharp Semiconductor Innovation.

2. **Smart Office**: This segment offers digital multifunction copiers, information displays, business projectors, POS system equipment, and office-related solutions and services. Major affiliated companies include Sharp NEC Display Solutions and Dynabook.

3. **Universal Network**: Sharp develops televisions, Blu-ray disc recorders, audio equipment, smartphones, tablets, routers, and automotive wireless devices. Nanjing Sharp Electronics and Sharp Manufacturing Corporation operate as affiliated companies in this segment.

4. **Display Devices**: The company manufactures and sells display modules and automotive cameras. This segment includes Sharp Display Technology and Wuxi Sharp Electronics Components.

5. **Electronic Devices**: Sharp provides camera modules, wafer foundry services, and semiconductor lasers. Key affiliated companies are Sharp Sensing Technology and Sharp Fukuyama Laser.

Through these segments, Sharp delivers diverse products and services worldwide while advancing technological innovation.

Sharp aims to create unique value based on its founder's philosophy: "Make products that other companies will want to copy." In 2025, the company established a new guiding principle: "Observe people's daily lives with sincerity and propose new experiences with creativity." All employees share this vision and drive business activities accordingly.

Sharp leverages its distinctive technologies and speed to deliver new experiences in two key areas: "daily life" and "work." The company aspires to grow into an organization that creates new culture through innovative products and services.

In fiscal 2024, Sharp pursued "annual profitability" as a priority, strengthening revenue generation. Through increased profits in brand businesses and structural reforms in device operations, the company significantly improved operating profit and achieved profitability. In 2025, Sharp announced its medium-term management plan, establishing a foundation for renewed growth.

Sharp's medium-term management plan prioritizes global expansion of brand businesses, building growth foundations, and strengthening management capabilities. These efforts aim to enhance competitiveness, improve financial health, and return to a growth trajectory.

Specifically, Sharp is reorganizing its Smart Life Business Group and Smart Workplace Business Group while launching new initiatives in electric vehicles, AI data solutions, and space technology. This positions the company for next-generation growth.

In the Smart Life Business Group, Sharp is expanding AIoT operations and strengthening beauty and healthcare businesses to drive growth in global markets. The Smart Workplace Business Group supports customer businesses through DX service deployment.

In display device operations, Sharp is leveraging its Kameyama Plant No. 1 and Hakusan Plant to focus on high-value products such as automotive and XR applications. This strategy aims to achieve profitability while maintaining competitive advantage.

Sharp targets a 7% operating profit margin for brand businesses and 80 billion yen in consolidated operating profit by fiscal 2027. In fiscal 2025, the first year of the medium-term plan, each business group will pursue growth initiatives while building a stable revenue foundation.