6448.T

Brother Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates through segments: Printing and Solutions Business, Industrial Printing Business, Machinery Business, Nissei Business, Personal and Home Business, and Other Businesses. The Printing and Solutions Business offers printers, all-in-ones, labeling systems, label printers, and scanners. The Industrial Printing Business provides coding and marking equipment, digital printing equipment, and garment printers. The Machinery Business offers machine tools and industrial sewing machines. The Nissei Business provides gearmotors, high stiffness reducers, and gears. The Personal and Home Business offers home sewing and cutting machines. It is involved in manufacture and sells printers, multifunction devices, label writers, label printers, and scanners; industrial printing equipment; machine tools and industrial sewing machines; speed reducers and gears, and real estate leasing; and household sewing machines; as well as leases real estate. The company was formerly known as Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. and changed its name to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.