Customer Quality Requirements and Price Competition with Industry Peers
First written in FY2016. 1 of 4 entries say "Dropped", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 41 of 85 companies on the "Worse" side.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Quality requirements and price competition reiteratedAnnual report
「In addition, the business environment surrounding the Group is expected to involve stringent quality requirements from customers, intense price competition with industry peers in Japan and overseas, and difficulty predicting fluctuations in raw material prices. We believe it will be necessary to continue monitoring these conditions closely.」
Customers' quality requirements and price competition, which had previously disappeared as direct risk disclosures, have again been explicitly identified as concerns in the domestic and overseas business environment. - 2026-05-19First statedEarnings
「The business environment surrounding the Group is expected to remain challenging, with stringent quality requirements from customers, intense price competition with industry peers and difficulty forecasting fluctuations in raw material prices following developments in the Middle East. We believe it will remain necessary to continue monitoring the situation closely.」
Customer quality requirements and price competition with industry peers, previously treated as closed because no direct references had been identified, have again been explicitly stated as concerns in the future business environment. - FY2017DroppedAnnual reportIn this year's Business Risks section, no direct reference was found to the stringent quality requirements from customers or price competition with industry peers that had been explicitly identified previously.
- FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding the Group is expected to remain difficult, given the continued stringent quality requirements from customers and intense price competition with industry peers.」
Quality requirements and price competition are identified as risks in the business environment expected going forward.