printed in japan annual report 2000 year ended march 31 h i t a c an n u al re po rt this was on 100 recycled paper highlights of the hitachi ltd and subsidiaries years 1999 contents to our shareholders 1 driving change as best solutions partner 6 segment information 10 review operations systems & electronics 12 power industrial 18 consumer products 22 materials 26 services other 30 for better world 34 board directors corporate auditors 36 financial section 37 five summary 63 major consolidated 64 data 65 millions yen us dollars net sales 8 001 203 7 977 374 75 483 operating income loss 174 364 074 645 16 922 336 916 160 cash dividends declared 28 371 358 268 at end total assets 9 837 198 715 982 92 804 stockholders equity 2 876 212 908 293 27 134 per share basic 5 07 94 0
