Indian printer shipments rise 5.4 % in Q4: Gartner
25 Apr 2013
The combined printer in India rose 5.4 per cent to 6,76,263 units in fourth quarter of 2012, compared with the same period of last year, while total end-user spending grew 27 per cent to $219.8 million.
HP remained the market leader with a 54 per cent market share, followed by Canon (21 per cent) and Samsung (8 per cent). Epson accounted for 6 per cent of the market in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to study by technology research firm Gartner.
Gartner takes into account serial inkjet, page printer, copier and multifunction products (MFP) under the combined printer segment.
''In the fourth quarter of 2012, vendors focused on strengthening their channel partners and engaged them in more channel programmes, and most vendors worked closely with the education and public sector units to win deals in both products and services,'' said Amrita Choudhury, research analyst at Gartner.
The A4 page-size MFP segment performed well growing 39.7 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. HP's shipments grew 56.6 per cent, as its market share totalled 55.6 per cent. Samsung, at No. 2, grew 45.2 per cent with its market share reaching 21.2 per cent share, Canon's shipments declined 17.8 per cent, compared with the fourth quarter of 2011, and it accounted for 10.3 percent of the market in the fourth quarter of 2012.
Other providers introduced models earlier in 2012, targeting the small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) which were well received in the market.
The - A3 page-size MFP segment also grew by 19.8 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. Canon led the market with 24.1 per cent market share, while Ricoh moved forward to second slot, accounting for 17.8 per cent market share, while Konica Minolta was in third slot with 14.5 per cent market share.
Canon and Ricoh performed well in the mid segment with growth of 13.5 per cent and 7 per cent. Konica Minolta grew 9 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of the 2011, actively building upon the high segment devices.
The overall page printer market fell 6.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012. HP remained the market leader in this segment with 54.6 per cent market share, followed by Canon (27.6 per cent) and Samsung (10.5 per cent). HP fell 5.6 per cent, Canon and Samsung by 13.2 per cent and 12.4 percent, respectively, compared with the fourth quarter of 2011.
Page printers in 31-40 ppm and 41-69 ppm segments did well. Since they meet the purposes of small and medium organisations in India, they are well received in the market, especially amongst the financial institutes, medical sectors, public sector units and hospitality sectors.
| India Printer, Copier and MFP Unit Shipment Estimates, 4Q12 (Thousands of Units) | |||||
| Vendors | 4Q12 Shipments | 4Q12 Market Share (%) | 4Q11 Shipments | 4Q11 Market Share (%) | 4Q12-4Q11 Growth (%) |
| HP | 365.8 | 54.1 | 340.0 | 53 | 7.6% |
| Canon | 142.6 | 21.1 | 140.1 | 21.8 | 1.8% |
| Samsung | 57.6 | 8.5 | 50.4 | 7.9 | 14.3% |
| Epson | 45.4 | 6.4 | 62.6 | 9.8 | -27.5% |
| Others | 64.8 | 9.9 | 48.1 | 7.5 | 34.7% |
| Total | 676.2 | 100 | 641.3 | 100 | 5.4% |
| Note: Totals may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding Source: Gartner (March 2013) | |||||
