Failure to Meet Plans and Incurrence of Losses in the IoT- and Internet-Related Businesses
First written in FY2017. 6 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Sobal moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 15 of 49 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2025SoftenedAnnual report
「The Group is promoting AI-related businesses to expand its business scale and diversify its revenue sources, while enhancing its services and conducting active sales activities. However, the plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected.」
Unlike the previous filing, which included IoT- and Internet-related businesses, this filing focuses on the AI-related business. Reconfirms the possibility of delays to plans, higher resource acquisition costs and failure to meet plans in the AI business. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Group is promoting AI-related and Internet-related businesses to expand its business scale and diversify its revenue sources, while enhancing its services and conducting active sales activities. However, the plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected.」
Reconfirms the possibility of delays in service development, higher resource acquisition costs, failure to meet plans and losses in new AI-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, the plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected. In addition, due to the impact of companies curbing capital investment amid an economic downturn, the business may not develop as planned, and various problems, such as changes in policy or a review of the business, may arise. The Group may also incur losses without generating revenue.」
Reconfirms the possibility of development delays, higher resource acquisition costs, curtailed investment, failure to meet plans and losses in new AI-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, the plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected. In addition, due to the impact of companies curbing capital investment amid an economic downturn, the business may not develop as planned, and various problems, such as changes in policy or a review of the business, may arise. The Group may also incur losses without generating revenue.」
Reconfirms the possibility of development delays, higher resource acquisition costs, curtailed investment, failure to meet plans and losses in new AI-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, the plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected. In addition, due to the impact of companies curbing capital investment amid an economic downturn, the business may not develop as planned, and various problems, such as changes in policy or a review of the business, may arise. The Group may also incur losses without generating revenue.」
Reconfirms the possibility of development delays, higher resource acquisition costs, companies curbing capital investment, failure to meet plans and losses in new AI-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected.」
Restates the possibility of delays to plans, higher costs, failure to meet revenue targets and losses in the IoT platform-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The plans may not necessarily progress smoothly, because market analysis and service development may take time, or acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than expected.」
Restates the possibility of delays to plans, higher costs, failure to meet revenue targets and losses in the IoT platform-related and Internet-related businesses. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although their contribution to earnings remains limited, we have also pursued sales activities for the IoT platform “Alliot,” whose business we acquired on 31 March 2017.」
The company states that the IoT platform "Alliot" is in a state where its contribution to revenue remains limited. It also explains that it recorded operating income while absorbing operating costs. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Market analysis and service development may take longer than expected, and acquiring the necessary resources may cost more than anticipated, meaning that plans may not necessarily proceed smoothly.」
While promoting its IoT platform-related and Internet-related businesses, describes the possibility of delays in market analysis and service development, higher resource acquisition costs, failure to meet revenue targets and losses.