IR Glossary

Term Definition
IP business Industrial Processes business
VI business Visual Imaging business
LS business Life Sciences business
PHS business Photonics Solutions business
AI Artificial Intelligence
DCP Digital Cinema Projector
DI Direct Imaging: An exposure technique that draws patterns directly without using a mask
DLT Digital Lithography Technology
EUV Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation
OA Office Automation
Advanced packaging (ADP) An advanced packaging field for 2.xD and 3D integration of semiconductors, including chiplets
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate: The average annual growth rate of sales, profit, or other figures over a period of several years.
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility: The responsibility that a company should fulfill as a member of society.
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization: Profit before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This indicator is used to compare a company's operating earning power.
EPS Earnings Per Share: Net income per share.
ESG Environment, Social, Governance: A concept for evaluating a company from the perspectives of the environment, society, and corporate governance.
IR Investor Relations: Activities through which a company provides shareholders and investors with information about its business conditions, financial results, and other matters.
M&A Mergers and Acquisitions: The merger of companies or the acquisition of another company.
PBR Price Book-value Ratio: The ratio of a company's share price to its book value per share.
PER Price Earnings Ratio: The ratio indicating how many times a company's share price is valued in relation to its earnings per share.
ROA Return on Assets: An indicator showing how much profit a company generates from its total assets.
ROE Return on Equity: An indicator showing how much profit a company generates from the capital provided by its shareholders.
Equity Ratio The ratio of shareholders' equity to total assets. This indicator shows a company's financial stability.
Payout Ratio The percentage of a company's profits that is returned to shareholders as dividends.

*Generative AI was used in the preparation of this glossary.


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