Risks Related to Legal Systems, Foreign Exchange, and Political and Social Conditions Associated with Overseas Business Expansion
First written in FY2021. 1 of 2 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2024.
GAtechnologies moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 6 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 72 of 118 companies on the "Worse" side.
46 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group operates in North America, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia, and is also considering future expansion into Southeast Asia, including Singapore. In the United States in particular, litigation is more likely to be brought than in Japan, and the Group’s business performance may be affected if litigation costs or damages become substantial.」
The regions covered by overseas business risks expanded to North America, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia, with the possibility of litigation in the United States, litigation costs and damages additionally specified. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「In expanding its business overseas, the Group is expected to face various factors that differ from those in Japan, including legal systems, business practices, labor-management relations, economic trends, foreign exchange movements, and other political and social factors, which may affect its business performance.」
The company first expressly identified risks specific to overseas operations, including legal systems, business practices, foreign exchange, and political and social conditions, associated with its operations in China and planned expansion into Southeast Asia.