Shrinking domestic market, intensifying competition, and customer demands for cost reductions
First written in FY2016. 17 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-05-11.
Hokkan Limited moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 5 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-05-11RestatedEarnings
「The economy maintained a moderate recovery trend but lacked strength, as the effects of rising prices on households' real purchasing power and consumer sentiment continued.」
The continuing effects of rising prices on consumer purchasing power and consumer sentiment were reiterated. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「During the interim consolidated accounting period, Japan’s economy remained on a gradual recovery, with improvements in employment and income conditions, although the improvement in consumer sentiment continued to lag against the backdrop of persistent inflation. The outlook for the economy remained uncertain, partly due to the impact of US trade policy.」
The delayed improvement in consumer sentiment due to inflation and uncertainty about the outlook resulting from US trade policy continue to be cited. It also states that there have been no significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Japan’s current economy is in a recent situation in which continued inflation is causing consumer sentiment to shift toward protecting household finances, while uncertainty surrounding the global economy, including US trade policy, is increasing」
In addition to the maturity and intensifying competition in the domestic market, a preference for protecting household finances due to inflation and uncertainty surrounding the global economy, including US trade policy, were identified as concerns affecting the business environment. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「However, uncertainty remains due to inflation resulting from the destabilisation of the international political situation and soaring energy prices, the resulting preference for economy, weakening consumer sentiment, and developments in exchange rates and monetary policy reviews.」
It identifies the preference for economy and weakening consumer sentiment resulting from inflation as additional factors of concern alongside the previously challenging market environment. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It reconfirms that there have been no significant new risks or significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It reconfirms that there have been no significant new risks or significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It explicitly states that there have been no significant new risks or significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It explicitly states that there have been no significant new risks or significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the Containers business, our Group’s core business, price competition with competitors and the increasing in-house production by customers continue.」
It reconfirms the market environment of continuing price competition in the Containers business and increasing in-house production by customers as a risk. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The report states that there were no significant changes in the occurrence of major risks or in the Business and Other Risks. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The report states that there were no significant changes in the occurrence of major risks or in the Business and Other Risks. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the Containers business, our Group’s core business, price competition with competitors and the increasing in-house production by customers continue.」
It reconfirms the risk that price competition in the Containers business and customers’ increasing in-house production will continue. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there were no material changes to the risks associated with the business and other activities. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there were no material changes to the risks associated with the business and other activities. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period, there were no occurrences of matters that could materially affect investors’ investment decisions among the matters relating to the business and financial position described in this quarterly report, nor were there any material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that there have been no significant changes in the risks relating to the business and other matters. Meanwhile, the soft drinks market during the quarter exceeded the previous year’s level, driven by weather conditions and strong sales of small PET bottles. - FY2018WorsenedAnnual report
「As the Japan Fair Trade Commission's review of the business combination was prolonged and there was no clear prospect of completing the management integration, while demand for metal cans and other products also declined, the benefits expected after the integration could no longer be expected to the extent initially anticipated.」
It states that the expected benefits of the integration have declined as demand for metal cans continues to fall. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding conditions in the soft-drink industry during the nine-month cumulative period of the third quarter, the country generally enjoyed favorable weather through July. However, the impact of record heavy rain, particularly in eastern Japan, from August onward resulted in the soft-drink industry as a whole performing at approximately the same level as the previous year.」
The Company has reiterated the challenging market environment, including stagnation in the soft-drink market due to weather factors and a shift from canned coffee to PET bottles and other products. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, the future business environment surrounding the Group is expected to remain challenging, with exchange-rate fluctuations, higher raw material prices and energy costs, and intense competition with rival companies continuing.」
The Company has reiterated the challenging business environment, including intensifying competition, as an issue to address during the year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The future business environment surrounding the Group, whose primary market is soft drinks, is expected to remain challenging. Customer demands for cost reductions continue as a result of intensifying competition, while competition in canned coffee is also intensifying in the Company's container business.」
The Company has reiterated the challenging business environment, including customer demands for cost reductions and intensifying competition in the canned coffee sector. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The future business environment surrounding the Group, whose primary market is soft drinks, is expected to remain challenging. Customer demands for cost reductions continue as a result of intensifying competition, while competition in canned coffee is also intensifying in the Company's container business.」
The Company has reiterated the challenging business environment, including customer demands for cost reductions and intensifying competition in the canned coffee sector. The risk section states that there were no significant changes. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The business environment surrounding both companies has become increasingly challenging in recent years, owing to the shrinking domestic market associated with the declining birthrate and aging population, intensifying competition with rival companies, and rising material and energy prices.」
The Company cites declining domestic demand for packaging containers, intensifying competition and customer demands for cost reductions as the background to the management integration and the future business environment.