Olympus has announced a five-year plan that includes cutting 2,700 jobs. 奥林巴斯宣布将来未来五年之内裁员2700人。
The company said it planned to make a fresh start and go "back to basics". Olympus lost 49bn yen ($618m; £400m) in the year to the end of March, but has predicted that it will make a profit of 7bn yen in the current year.
Last year, it admitted hiding losses of $1.7bn after its chief executive revealed accounting irregularities. High debts
Olympus, the world's biggest maker of endoscopic cameras used by surgeons, is suffering with relatively high debts.
Currently, shareholder money accounts for less than 5% of the company and the rest is financed by debt.
A debt-to-equity ratio of 20% is generally considered healthy. The group has hinted that it will ask shareholders for additional capital in a share sale.
In its financial statement, the company said it wanted to "restore its financial health".
更多英语新闻作者: kobe 时间: 2012-6-8 17:46
