Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Shipments Achieve Modest Growth in the First Quarter, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market grew 1.2% year over year with more than 23.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017 (1Q17), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Both inkjet and laser unit shipments contributed to the positive year-over-year momentum, increasing 2.2% and 2.1%, respectively.

Notable highlights from the first quarter include:

• Four of the top 5 HCP companies saw year-over-year shipment growth with Epson leading the pack at 5.6%, followed by HP Inc. at 3.0%, and Canon Group and Brother at 0.6% each.
• Color inkjet 1-10ppm devices recorded year-over-year growth of 89.2% in unit shipments. The significant increase was fueled by growth across all eight of IDC's regional markets, ranging from 50.5% to 248.6%.
• Epson continued to gain momentum in the inkjet segment with increased adoption of its five L series models that were introduced two quarters ago. This enabled Epson to achieve 6.9% year-over-year growth in the inkjet segment.
• HP Inc. enjoyed 3.0% year-over-year growth in global shipments with a particularly strong performance in China, where the expansion of its tier-three channels allowed it to capture the growth in demand from the rapidly expanding new businesses in the SMB segment.

Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market, Unit Shipments, Company Share, and Year-Over-Year Growth, Q1 2017 (based on unit shipments)
Companies	1Q17 Unit Shipments	1Q17 Market Share	1Q16 Unit Shipments	1Q16 Market Share	1Q17/1Q16 Growth
1. HP Inc	8,633,209	36.9%	8,385,014	36.9%	+3.0%
2. Canon Group	4,545,181	19.4%	4,519,431	19.4%	+0.6%
3. Epson	4,223,698	18.0%	4,000,008	18.0%	+5.6%
4. Brother	1,787,254	7.6%	1,777,332	7.6%	+0.6%
5. Samsung	973,048	4.2%	1,015,240	4.2%	-4.2%
Others	3,243,994	13.9%	3,422,673	13.9%	-5.2%
Total	23,406,384	100.0%	23,119,698	100.0%	+1.2%
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, June 2017

Notes:

• IDC tracks A2-A4 devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals
• Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods.

In addition to the table above, an interactive graphic showing the worldwide market share of the top 5 hardcopy peripherals vendors over the previous five quarters is available here. Instructions on how to embed this graphic into online news articles and social media 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 at [e-mail].

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