Decline in Competitive Advantage Due to New Market Entrants and Technological Innovation
First written in FY2025. . Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 31 of 91 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Added imitation risk for SOSEIAnnual report
「In the SOSEI business, methods that imitate our materials or other aspects may emerge. In the CoolLaser business, new entrants with greater R&D capabilities than ours may emerge, or technologies superior to ours may be developed through the emergence of methods for avoiding thermal effects that do not infringe our patented technologies.」
In addition to the existing competition risk focused on CoolLaser, the company explicitly identifies the emergence of construction methods imitating SOSEI materials or other aspects as a risk. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「In the CoolLaser business, new entrants with greater R&D capabilities than ours may emerge, or technologies superior to ours may be developed through the emergence of methods for avoiding thermal effects that do not infringe our patented technologies.」
The company plans to strengthen its competitive advantage by continuously monitoring competing technologies, incorporating findings into development, and accumulating construction expertise.