OM Digital’s Struggle: Rising Sales, Deeper Losses
OM Digital to remain in the red in 2024: sales ¥36.6 billion, operating profit −¥1.2 billion
2025.08.30 · Source: Nikkei Financial Quarterly Report “Industry Map 2026”
According to figures in Industry Map 2026, OM Digital’s operating profit for 2024 is expected to be negative, reversing the recent improving trend and extending the company’s post-spinoff deficit.
OM Digital Results (2024)
| Sales | ¥36.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating profit | −¥1.2 billion |
| Mirrorless cameras | 130,000 units |
| Compact cameras | 50,000 units |
Note: Sales increased versus 2023, but operating profit deteriorated, keeping OM Digital in the red.
Trend (2021–2023) — “Industry Map” prior edition
| Year | Sales | Operating profit |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ¥29.2 billion | −¥0.21 billion |
| 2022 | ¥28.2 billion | −¥0.64 billion |
| 2021 | ¥21.9 billion | −¥1.8 billion |
What might be behind the 2024 deterioration?
- Higher input and logistics costs outpacing price/mix improvements.
- Increased marketing and sales-promotion spend to defend share.
- Up-front R&D/product investments that have not yet translated into revenue.
Many camera and lens makers have posted healthier results in recent years, suggesting OM Digital’s challenges may be structural or timing-related rather than industry-wide. Continued sales growth and disciplined cost control will be key if the company is to return to operating profitability.
Figures for 2024 are expectations cited from Nikkei’s Industry Map 2026; final reported results may differ.
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via DClife