Canon is nearly back to normal

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CANON INC. ADRs $46 (New York symbol CAJ; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.3 billion; Market cap: $59.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canon.com) suffered little damage from the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Production of its printers, digital cameras and other equipment has nearly returned to normal levels. Meanwhile, Canon reported that its sales rose 24.5% in the three months ended March 31, 2011, to $10.1 billion from $8.1 billion a year earlier. However, costs related to the integration of an acquisition cut earnings to $0.54 per ADR from $0.55 (each American Depositary Receipt represents one common share). Canon is a buy. buy…