Upfront burden of system-related capital investment
First written in FY2021. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 3 of 7 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The company is making ongoing capital investments and migrating to cloud services, including AWS, to prepare for projected increases in users and traffic and to improve security. However, if actual users and traffic diverge substantially from the initial projections, the upfront burden may increase through the acceleration of capital investment plans or an increase in investment, potentially affecting the group’s business development and operating performance.」
The company continues to disclose the risk of an upfront burden from systems capital investment caused by deviations from user and traffic projections, as well as its response through migration to AWS and other services. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「The company recognizes the importance of making upfront investments in systems and infrastructure in line with service growth. It is making ongoing capital investments and migrating to cloud services, including AWS, to prepare for projected increases in users and traffic and to improve security. However, if actual users and traffic diverge substantially from the initial projections, the upfront burden may increase through the acceleration of capital investment plans or an increase in investment, potentially affecting the group’s business development and operating performance.」
The company has disclosed the risk of an increased upfront burden from accelerating or increasing capital investment due to deviations from projections for users and traffic, including migration to cloud services such as AWS, as a new risk.