Kodak loss up 80 pct in 2012 as sales fall 20 pct
Kodak loss up 80 percent in 2012 as sales fall 20 percent; sees good trends in core businesses
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co., the photography pioneer that's under bankruptcy protection, on Monday said its loss nearly doubled last year due to the cost of converting itself into a slimmer company.
The Rochester, N.Y., company said it lost $1.38 billion in 2012, 80 percent more than the loss of $764 million the year before. Excluding reorganization costs, the latest loss would have been $308 million, Kodak said.
Revenue was $4.11 billion, a 20 percent decline from the previous year.
Kodak, once the dominant supplier of photographic materials in the U.S., failed to transition gracefully to the world of digital imaging. Shrinking sales pushed it into bankruptcy in January 2012. It hopes to emerge from court protection this summer.
Kodak is trying to refashion itself as a provider of commercial imaging products and services, and said it reduced losses in those segments in 2012.
