TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Fujikura, Ltd. 19
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. 23
Nexans SA 27
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 31
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan cables market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: Japan cables market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Table 3: Japan cables market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: Fujikura, Ltd.: key facts 19
Table 5: Fujikura, Ltd.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Fujikura, Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 21
Table 7: Fujikura, Ltd.: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: key facts 23
Table 9: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 25
Table 11: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 25
Table 12: Nexans SA: key facts 27
Table 13: Nexans SA: key financials ($) 28
Table 14: Nexans SA: key financials (€) 28
Table 15: Nexans SA: key financial ratios 29
Table 16: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: key facts 31
Table 17: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: key financials ($) 32
Table 18: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: key financials (JPY) 33
Table 19: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: key financial ratios 33
Table 20: Japan cables market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
Table 21: Japan size of population (million), 2005–09 36
Table 22: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 23: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 36
Table 24: Japan inflation, 2005–09 37
Table 25: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 37
Table 26: Japan exchange rate, 2005–09 37
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan cables market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: Japan cables market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 11
Figure 3: Japan cables market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the cables market in Japan, 2009 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the cables market in Japan, 2009 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the cables market in Japan, 2009 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the cables market in Japan, 2009 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the cables market in Japan, 2009 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the cables market in Japan, 2009 18
Figure 10: Fujikura, Ltd.: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Fujikura, Ltd.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Nexans SA: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Nexans SA: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: revenues & profitability 34
Figure 17: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 18: Japan cables market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
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