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Worldwide Large Format Printer Shipments Record Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Year-Over-Year Growth in the Second Quarter of 2014, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)--
According to the latest data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)
Worldwide
Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, the large format printer
(LFP) market recorded year-over-year growth of 5.3% in the second
quarter of 2014 (2Q14) with more than 77,000 units shipped. Shipment
value, however, declined slightly to $786 million in the quarter with
year-over-year growth of -0.5%. The growth in unit shipments was driven
by solid results for the top three vendors: HP, Canon (News - Alert), and Epson.
The top three regional markets posted year-over-year growth for the
second consecutive quarter in 2Q14, with Western Europe leading the pack
at 11.1%, followed by the U.S. at 6.2% and Asia/Pacific (excluding
Japan) at 3.7%.
"IDC (News - Alert) expects the aqueous color inkjet market to grow at a single digit
rate over the next two years. The technical segment of the large format
printer market is the real driver of growth opportunity. The gains in
the technical segment can be attributed to improved speeds and image
quality," said Phuong
Hang, Program Director, Worldwide
Large Format Printer Tracker.
Technology Highlights
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The technical segment grew 2.1% year over year to 46,000 units shipped
in 2Q14. It remains the largest application segment with 60% share of
the total worldwide LFP market. All regions except Latin America
recorded year-over-year unit growth in this large format category for
2Q14.
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The graphics application of the large format market is a driver of
growth opportunity. This segment grew 10.3% year over year to more
than 31,000 units shipped. Similar to the technical segment, all
regions except Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEMA)
experienced year-over-year growth in this segment. Western Europe
posted the greatest gains in both unit and shipment value, 23.4% and
14.6%, respectively.
Vendor Highlights
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HP remains the global large format printer market leader with
more than 30,700 units shipped and 39.9% share. Its year-over-year
increase of 7.4% was helped by positive gains in the technical (5.7%)
and graphic (18.0%) segments. HP continues to lead the technical
market, with almost twice the unit shipments of its next competitor,
Canon. HP also maintained its second place position in the graphics
market behind Epson.
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Canon is the second ranked LFP vendor with more than 17,000
units shipped and 22.6% share. The vendor grew 5.8% year over year.
This positive growth was driven by year-over-year gains in both the
technical and graphics segments, 3.5% and 13.5%, respectively.
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Epson strengthened its number 3 position with 12%
year-over-year growth, the best performance among the top 5 vendors.
The vendor recorded more than 15,200 units shipped and 19.8% share, up
more than 1 point from a year ago. Its year-over-year growth of 12%
was driven by significant growth of 16.5% in the graphics application
segment.
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Roland was the number 4 vendor in the worldwide LFP market with
more than 2,700 units shipped in 2Q14. The vendor declined 2.9% year
over year and held a 3.6% share of the overall market. Graphics
application is Roland's main market, which means the vendor's year
over year decline was driven by a decrease in the graphics segment.
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Ricoh (News - Alert) rounded out the top 5 vendors with a 2.5% share of the
worldwide LFP market with unit shipments declining -11.7% compared to
a year earlier. The vendor holds the top 4 spot in the technical
market, where it saw a -12.1% year-over-year decline.
Worldwide Large Format Printer Shipments, Shipment Value Market
Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, First Quarter 2014
Vendors
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2Q14 Shipment Value ($M)
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2Q14 Market Share
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2Q13 Shipment Value ($M)
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2Q13 Market Share
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2Q14/2Q13 Growth
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1. HP
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$219.88
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28.0%
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$187.31
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23.7%
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17.4%
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2. Canon
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$129.36
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16.5%
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$142.32
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18.0%
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-9.1%
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3. Epson
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$76.65
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9.8%
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$75.48
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9.6%
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1.6%
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4. Roland
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$52.90
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6.7%
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$56.81
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7.2%
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-6.9%
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5. Ricoh
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$45.03
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5.7%
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$45.34
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5.7%
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-0.7%
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Others
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$261.64
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33.3%
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$282.21
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35.7%
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-7.3%
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Total
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$785.47
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100.0%
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$789.47
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100.0%
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-0.5%
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Source (News - Alert): IDC Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, August 28,
2014
* Notes:
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IDC tracks A2-A0+ devices in the LFP market
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The LFP market includes single-function printers, as well as
multifunctional systems (MFPs). Data for all vendors are reported for
calendar periods.
In addition to the table above, an interactive graphic showing worldwide
market share (based on unit shipments) for the top 5 large format
printer vendors for 2Q13 and 2Q14 is available here.
The chart is intended for public use in online news articles and
social media. Instructions on how to embed this graphic can be found by
viewing this
press release on IDC.com.
For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy
Peripherals Tracker, please contact Phuong Hang ([email protected]).
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