Intensifying Competition With Other Industry Participants
First written in FY2017. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 31 of 91 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The development of press release distribution websites is relatively easy for companies with planning and development capabilities to enter. If competition to acquire customers intensifies due to the emergence of such companies or other factors and the Group becomes unable to maintain its competitiveness or advantages in the press release distribution business, this could affect the Group's business and results.」
It reiterated the risks arising from ease of market entry, the emergence of competitors and competition to acquire customers. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The development of press release distribution websites is relatively easy for companies with planning and development capabilities to enter. If competition to acquire customers intensifies due to the emergence of such companies and the Group becomes unable to maintain its competitiveness or advantages in the press release distribution business, this could affect the Group's business and results.」
It reiterated the risks arising from ease of market entry, the emergence of competitors and competition to acquire customers. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The development of news release distribution websites is relatively easy for companies with planning and development capabilities to enter. If competition to acquire customers intensifies due to the emergence of such companies and the Group becomes unable to maintain its competitiveness or advantages in the news release distribution business, this could affect the Group's business and results.」
It reiterated the risk of intensifying competition due to ease of market entry and the emergence of competitors. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The development of news release distribution websites is relatively easy for companies with planning and development capabilities to enter. If competition to acquire customers intensifies due to the emergence of such companies and the Group becomes unable to maintain its competitiveness or advantages in the news release distribution business, this could affect the Group's business and results.」
It reiterated the risks of easy market entry and intensifying competition following the emergence of competitors. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The development of news release distribution websites is relatively easy for companies with planning and development capabilities to enter. If competition to acquire customers intensifies due to the emergence of such companies and the Group becomes unable to maintain its competitiveness or advantages in the news release distribution business, this could affect the Group's business and results.」
It identified as risks the market's relatively easy entry characteristics, competition to acquire customers following the emergence of competitors, and the difficulty of maintaining competitiveness and advantages.