Intensifying Competition and Insufficient Service Differentiation
First written in FY2020. 1 of 3 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 29 of 93 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, competition in the market has intensified as the freelance population has grown, increasing the need for further differentiation, including by developing higher-value-added services.」
The Company continues to describe intensifying competition accompanying growth in the freelance population and the need for differentiation through higher-value-added services. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「In addition, competition in the market has intensified as the freelance population has grown, increasing the need for further differentiation, including by developing higher-value-added services.」
The Company newly specified intensifying market competition accompanying growth in the freelance population and the increasing demand for differentiation. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「If competition intensifies with companies and others offering similar services, sufficient differentiation cannot be achieved, or an innovative change occurs in the structure of the business area itself, the Group’s business and performance may be affected.」
The Company cites intensifying competition with competitors such as crowdsourcing companies, insufficient differentiation and changes in the market structure.