-- S&Pグローバル・レーティングは最近の発表で、日本の多角的な電子機器メーカーは、事業セグメントの強化と多角化を図ることで海外の競合他社と競争し、今後数年間は堅調な収益を上げると予測した。 格付け機関によると、これらのセグメントにおける主要8社は、過去10～15年の間に事業戦略を調整し、より安定した収益性の高い事業構成へと転換してきた。 こうした変化には、従来の電子機器製品から、エンターテインメント、サービスソリューション、ITサービス、ブランド家電といった非電子機器セグメントへのシフトが含まれる。 S&Pは、これらの非従来型セグメントは、サブスクリプション、長期契約、アフターサービス、顧客ロイヤルティなどから安定した収益をもたらすと指摘した。 また、これらの分野における技術革新リスクが限定的であることも、競争優位性を維持しやすくする要因となっているとS&Pは述べている。 主要企業には、ソニーグループ（東証：6758）、日立製作所（東証：6501）、三菱電機（東証：6503）、パナソニックホールディングス（東証：6752）、NEC（東証：6701）、富士通（東証：6702）、東芝（東証：6588）、シャープ（東証：6753）などが含まれる。 S&Pは、海外での競争激化と急速に変化する事業環境の中、企業の信用力を維持するためには、ポートフォリオの見直しと強化が不可欠になると指摘した。 S&Pは、その後の成長投資は企業の財務指標に悪影響を与える可能性があるものの、適切な財務管理がその影響を緩和する要因になると述べている。 格付け機関は、これらの企業が営業キャッシュフローで支出を概ね賄えると予想しており、資産売却によって財務負担の大幅な増加を緩和できる可能性があるとしている。
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