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Ajinomoto Co. (2802) · RiskWorsened

Risk of difficulty securing and retaining highly specialized personnel

First written in FY2016. 16 of 20 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseRestatedFY2016 – FY2022-Q3RestatedFY2025-H12016: 320162017: 220172018: 220182019: 220192020: 220202021: 220212022: 120222023: 320232024: 220242025: 020252026: 12026
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Difficulty Securing, Developing and Retaining Specialized and Highly Skilled IT PersonnelA theme 539 companies write about · 554 as a headwind · 4 as a tailwind

Ajinomoto Co. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2025).

The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 108 companies on the "Worse" side.

29 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".

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  1. FY2026WorsenedAnnual report

    「Risk that difficulties in securing personnel for factory operations will reduce on-site execution capabilities and increase labour costs associated with maintaining operating structures and passing on skills」

    The risk of labour shortages was expanded beyond personnel needed for innovation and business activities to include frontline personnel involved in factory operations, maintaining operating structures and passing on skills.
  2. FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the six months ended 30 June. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  3. FY2024WorsenedAnnual report

    「●Risk that labour shortages will prevent the company from securing the human resources needed for innovation and business activities」

    The risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel was redefined as an extremely important risk in which labour shortages affect innovation and business activities.
  4. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative second-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  5. FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  6. FY2023WorsenedAnnual report

    「●Risk that an imbalance between labour supply and demand will prevent the company from securing the human resources needed for innovation and business activities」

    The risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel was expanded into a materiality-related risk of high importance, defined as the impact of an imbalance between labour supply and demand on innovation and business activities.
  7. FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative third-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  8. FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative second-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  9. FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative third-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  10. FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative second-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  11. FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative third-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  12. FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative second-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  13. FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the cumulative first-quarter period. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  14. FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter. In addition, there were no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no new developments or material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  15. FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「No new business or other risks arose during the nine months ended 31 December. There were also no material changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  16. FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter. In addition, there were no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  17. FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter. In addition, there were no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  18. FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter. In addition, there were no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It states that there have been no material changes in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  19. FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「There were no newly arising business or other risks during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter. In addition, there were no material changes to the business or other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」

    It explicitly states that there have been no material changes overall in the risk of recruiting and retaining highly specialised personnel.
  20. FY2016First statedAnnual report

    「Amid intense competition for talent, the company may be unable to recruit and retain personnel with advanced specialised expertise.」

    The company also lists talent development, the promotion of local employees and women, and greater diversity as risk mitigation measures.
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