New Entrants, Price Competition, and Requests for Price Cuts
First written in FY2016. 6 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 42 of 89 companies on the "Worse" side.
108 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In the outsourcing industry in which the company operates, competition among companies may intensify as a result of new entrants and a contraction in the industry’s overall size. The company may also face low-price strategies by competitors and requests for price reductions from business partners.」
The company continues to identify new entrants, industry contraction, competitors’ low-price strategies and customers’ requests for price reductions as risks. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the extent of the impact on operating performance and other conditions if this risk materializes, technical fees are an important component of the company’s business, and revenue and profit margins are expected to decline.」
The company continues to address the risks of lower revenue and profit margins resulting from intensifying competition, low-price strategies and requests for price reductions through technical training, appropriate personnel assignments and negotiations over contract terms. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding the extent of the impact on operating performance and other conditions if this risk materializes, technical fees are an important component of the company’s business, and revenue and profit margins are expected to decline.」
The company is reaffirming the risks of intensifying competition, low-price strategies and requests for price reductions, as well as the resulting impact of lower revenue and profit margins if those risks materialize. - FY2021Specifying impacts and countermeasuresAnnual report
「Regarding the extent of the impact on operating performance and other conditions if this risk materializes, technical fees are an important component of the company’s business, and revenue and profit margins are expected to decline. The company does not currently recognize the likelihood of the risk materializing. Nevertheless, it is working to expand its business while securing appropriate earnings by improving the quality of the technical services it provides, including by enhancing technical training and upgrading engineers’ skills, assigning personnel appropriately according to their technical skills, and continuously negotiating contract terms with customers.」
Regarding the risks of intensifying competition and requests for price reductions, the company specifies the impact if they materialize as lower revenue and profit margins, and details training, appropriate personnel assignments and contract-term negotiations as countermeasures. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the outsourcing industry in which the company operates, competition among companies may intensify as a result of new entrants and a contraction in the industry’s overall size. The company may also face low-price strategies by competitors and requests for price reductions from business partners.」
The company continues to identify new entrants, a contraction in the industry’s overall size, competitors’ low-price strategies and customers’ requests for price reductions as risks. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the outsourcing industry in which the company operates, competition among companies may intensify as a result of new entrants and a contraction in the industry’s overall size. The company may also face low-price strategies by competitors and requests for price reductions from business partners.」
The company continues to identify new entrants, industry contraction, competitors’ low-price strategies and customers’ requests for price reductions as risks. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The company is working to expand its business while securing appropriate earnings by improving the quality of the technical services it provides and promoting strategic sales activities and technical training. However, as competition intensifies, its operating performance and financial position may be affected if it is unable to secure sufficient orders or if technical fees decline.」
The company continues to recognize the risks of new entrants, low-price strategies and requests for price reductions, and identifies service quality, strategic sales activities and technical training as countermeasures. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the outsourcing industry, which is a core business of the company’s group, competition among companies may intensify as a result of new entrants and a contraction in the industry’s overall size. The company may also face low-price strategies by competitors and requests for price reductions from business partners.」
The company identifies new entrants, industry contraction, competitors’ low-price strategies and customers’ requests for price reductions as risks to its operating performance and financial position.