Dependence on Small Organizations and Founders
First written in FY2023. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 5 of 13 companies on the "Worse" side.
16 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「As a company conducting research on pharmaceuticals and other products, we are a small organization, and the duties and areas of responsibility assigned to each officer and employee are relatively broad.」
The company continues to identify the broad scope of duties inherent in a small organization and the impact of recruitment difficulties and personnel outflows on operations as risks. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The development of our proprietary software depends substantially on Shingo Nakamura (中村慎吾), our founder and Representative Director and President. We are strengthening our organizational management structure to avoid excessive dependence on any particular individual. However, if for any reason certain members of management or other responsible personnel, including our Representative Director and President Shingo Nakamura (中村慎吾), become unable to engage in the company’s operations, our business, financial condition and operating results may be affected.」
The company identifies the risk that, in addition to a shortage of replacement personnel due to its small organizational size, development of its proprietary software depends on its founder.