Olympus: 26% cameras sales drop due the Kumamoto earthquake effect

This one is no surprise at all. The Kumamoto earthquake halted the Sony production for many months. And this explains the 26% sales drop reported by Olympus in his latest financial report:

Sales and income down due to temporary mirrorless camera market stagnancy caused by the Kumamoto Earthquake and planned 2nd-half launches of new products

And the forecast has been also revised down due the ongoing Kumamoto “effect” and the new Brexit scenario: