Growing Number of Competitors and New Entrants
First written in FY2016. 7 of 9 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 3 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
15 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「However, if a potential competitor achieves faster development speeds or higher service quality than we do, this could affect our business development and operating performance. In the internet advertising market, we also face competition from leading companies in Japan and overseas.」
Continues to identify, in addition to new market entry in the data services field, the risk of competition from leading companies in Japan and overseas in the internet advertising market. - FY2025Added responses to competition and partnerships in the internet advertising marketAnnual report
「However, if a potential competitor achieves faster development speeds or higher service quality than we do, this could affect our business development and operating performance. In the internet advertising market, we also face competition from leading companies in Japan and overseas. Accordingly, in addition to refining technologies that provide more distinctive visualization and systematization of sensibility and emotions and enhancing our differentiation, we will consider collaboration and partnerships with leading companies as necessary.」
Regarding competition risk, explicitly identifies competition from leading companies in Japan and overseas in the internet advertising market, in addition to the data services field, and presents strengthening proprietary technologies and collaborating and partnering with leading companies as responses. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In the internet-related data services field, the number of new market entrants is expected to continue increasing.」
Continues to identify increasing new market entry in the data services field as a competitive risk. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the data analytics (data analysis) and AI fields related to our business, the number of new market entrants is expected to continue increasing.」
Continues to identify increasing new market entry and intensifying competition in the data analytics and AI fields as risks. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the number of new market entrants in the data analytics and AI fields is expected to continue increasing.」
Continues to identify increasing new market entry and intensifying competition, including in the data analytics and AI fields, as risks. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid a rapidly changing business environment characterized by advances in mobile phone, smartphone and internet-related technologies, changes in user preferences, new market entrants from other industries and an increase in new services, we will address the following issues so that we can achieve sustainable long-term growth and reliably execute our management strategy.」
Reiterates new market entry by companies from other sectors and the increase in new services as ongoing factors in the competitive and business environment. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Amid a rapidly changing business environment characterized by advances in mobile phone, smartphone and internet-related technologies, changes in user preferences, new market entrants from other industries and an increase in new services, we will address the following issues so that we can achieve sustainable long-term growth and reliably execute our management strategy.」
Describes new market entry by companies from other sectors and the increase in new services as ongoing factors in the competitive and business environment. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid a rapidly changing business environment characterized by advances in mobile phone, smartphone and internet-related technologies, changes in user preferences, new market entrants from other industries and an increase in new services, we will address the following issues so that we can achieve sustainable long-term growth and reliably execute our management strategy.」
Describes new market entry by companies from other sectors and the increase in new services as part of the continually changing business environment. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In addition, amid further increases in mobile internet speeds and the trend toward open development environments, the number of new market entrants is expected to continue increasing.」
Notes the potential for more new market entrants amid faster communication speeds and the opening up of development environments.