Frengle, Nik, VF-JP wrote:
> There is a definite cultural gap: As a NYSE-listed company,
> a lot of importance is placed on how profitable we are,
> whereas in Japan and the media the focus is
> overwhelmingly on market share.
Nik, I am not sure I understand this about the culture
gap. I checked out DoCoMo and Vodafone's annual reports and
found:
(a) both Vodafone and DoCoMo are listed on the NYSE
(b) DoCoMo reports a profit of US$ 6.5 billion
(c) Vodafone reports a loss of US$ -15.5 billion
Looks like there is a difference of US$ 22 billion.
That kind of money is totally out of my personal range
of experience, so I don't really understand what that
means. Maybe you can explain. Naively, with my PhD
in Physics, I learnt in University about astronomical
things, light years and all that.... seems to me that
DoCoMo is US$ 22 billion more profitable than Vodafone
globally.... if I make a mistake please correct me.
What did you mean about the NYSE pressure being higher
on Vodafone than on DoCoMo and KDDI????
Gerhard
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Received on Mon Feb 21 20:18:54 2005