Competitors’ Technological Improvements and Price Competition
First written in FY2022. 1 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 30 of 90 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「We are working to maintain our competitiveness by strengthening our multicloud and multi-AI capabilities, enhancing engineers' technical skills through the establishment of an internal training structure, and improving service quality.」
The competitive response has shifted from the previous focus on strengthening multicloud capabilities to a combination of multicloud and multi-AI capabilities, training and quality improvement. - FY2025Statement of competitive advantagesAnnual report
「We currently consider the quality of these services to be superior to that of competitors. However, if competitors' technological capabilities improve rapidly, unexpected services are introduced, or price competition intensifies due to similar services, we may lose proposed sales opportunities in our cloud integration services, potentially affecting our financial condition and operating results.」
While describing competitive risks, the company explicitly states that it considers its current service quality to be superior to that of competitors. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「We are working to maintain our competitiveness by strengthening our multicloud capabilities, enhancing engineers' technical skills through the establishment of an internal training structure, and improving service quality.」
The risks of competitors' technological advances and price competition from similar services, and the responses of strengthening multicloud capabilities, employee training and service quality, are reiterated. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「If competitors' technological capabilities improve rapidly, unexpected services are introduced, or price competition intensifies due to similar services, we may lose proposed sales opportunities in our cloud integration services and see a decline in existing contracts for Cariot, the mobility operations optimization cloud service provided through our Cariot service. This could affect our financial condition and operating results.」
We identify competitors' technological advances, new services and price competition from similar services as risks that could lead to lost orders and a decline in Cariot contracts.