Failure to Achieve Medium-Term Management Plan Targets and Failure of Initiatives
First written in FY2018. 2 of 6 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2025.
Demae-Can moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 5 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 9 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, we promoted measures focused on the growth of the food delivery market and improved competitiveness, toward achieving our mission of “enhancing the value of time through technology” and our vision of “connecting the happiness of local people through life infrastructure.”」
In FY2025, revenue was ¥39.7 billion and the operating loss was ¥4.9 billion, falling short of the previous fiscal year's plan for revenue of ¥53.0 billion and operating profit of ¥1 million for the fiscal year ending August 2025. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「[Likelihood of materialization: Medium] [Expected timing of materialization: Within 1 year] [Impact: High]」
The risks of ineffective management plan measures and failure to meet targets continue to be disclosed with a medium likelihood of materialization, an expected timing of within 1 year, and a high impact. - FY2022MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, GMV increased to ¥220.1 billion, up 35% year on year.」
Against the previous target of ¥330 billion in GMV for the fiscal year ending August 2022, actual GMV was ¥220.1 billion, making the medium-term management plan's failure to meet its target explicit. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「The Company plans to focus on growing Demae-can gross merchandise value through measures funded by the proceeds from the third-party allotment and the overseas offering. However, implementation of these measures involves numerous inherent risk factors, including the risk that the food delivery or shared delivery market may not expand, the risk that the Company's group may be unable to expand its domestic and overseas market share due to competition from other companies, the risk of being unable to secure talented employees, and the risk that sales strategies, cost-reduction measures and growth strategies may not be successful.」
The risks that growth measures dependent on substantial funding may be ineffective or fail to meet targets due to market conditions, competition, personnel and other factors have been maintained and expanded. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「If many of the assumptions underlying the preparation of the medium-term management plan do not materialize as expected, the Group may be unable to achieve the plan's targets. In addition, factors or effects that the Company's group has not accurately recognized or analyzed could cause the plan's measures to undermine the Group's competitiveness.」
The risk disclosure for the medium-term management plan was expanded to expressly cover not only failure to achieve targets because assumptions are not met, but also the possibility that the measures could undermine competitiveness. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「However, implementation of these measures involves numerous inherent risk factors, including the risk that the food delivery or shared delivery market may not expand, the risk that the Company's group may be unable to expand its domestic and overseas market share due to competition from other companies, the risk of being unable to secure talented employees, the risk that sales strategies, cost-reduction measures and growth strategies may not be successful, and the risk of being unable to keep pace with technological innovation or requiring substantial costs to do so. Consequently, implementation may become difficult, or the measures may cease to be effective for the Company's group.」
For the newly formulated medium-term management plan, the filing separately describes the risks that measures may become difficult to implement or ineffective due to market expansion, competition, personnel, strategy and technological developments.