Increasing Entry into E-Bookstores and Service Differentiation
First written in FY2017. 2 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024.
Media Do moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 31 of 91 companies on the "Worse" side.
27 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「Changes in the competitive environment and other factors may have a significant impact on performance, ranging from several hundred million yen to more than ¥1 billion.」
For competition and technology obsolescence risks in the e-book industry, the Group has specified a potential impact of more than ¥1 billion. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「In the e-book industry, the market environment, customer needs and competitive landscape are constantly changing, due to the emergence of new e-book formats such as vertical-scroll comics, accelerating borderlessness and the rise of competing companies.」
In addition to the existing risks of new competitors and insufficient differentiation, the Group identifies vertical-scroll comics, accelerating borderlessness and the rise of competing companies as new competitive factors. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Changes in the competitive environment and other factors may have a medium to significant impact on performance, ranging from several hundred million yen to ¥1 billion. Although the e-book market is expected to continue expanding, the Group will work to improve its proprietary systems and services to support further growth.」
The Group continues to identify the risk of competitors entering the e-book retail and publishing businesses and insufficient differentiation, and has specified the potential impact and responses through improvements to its systems and services. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group will continue to differentiate itself from competitors by expanding its content lineup and strengthening the distribution systems it provides.」
The Group continues to disclose the risk of competitors entering the e-book retail market and insufficient differentiation, and identifies stronger content and distribution systems as countermeasures. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Further entry by competitors into the e-bookstore market is expected. If the content and distribution systems handled by the Company cannot provide sufficient differentiation, or if the development and provision of services that meet user needs or the adoption of advanced technologies is delayed, resulting in service or technology obsolescence, the number of users of the Company’s services may decline and its results may be affected.」
Identifies the low barriers to entry into e-bookstores, rising competition and insufficient differentiation of content and systems as risks.