Hitachi, Ltd. · Tokyo Japan ·(NYSE: HIT)(Tokyo: 6501)

Hitachi, which means "risen sun," is looking for a new dawn of profits from its galaxy of businesses. The company is a world-leading maker of powerful, corporate transaction-oriented mainframes, as well as semiconductors, servers, and other information system and telecommunications technologies. Hitachi also makes elevators and escalators, industrial robots and control systems, and nuclear power plant equipment. The company's power and industrial systems unit is its biggest revenue producer. Other products include metals, wire, and cable. Hitachi's consumer goods range from TVs to refrigerators and washing machines; the company also has operations in financial services, property management, and transportation. To read the full description, subscribe now.