Intensifying Price Competition
First written in FY2017-Q1. 6 of 12 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Fuji moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 40 of 88 companies on the "Worse" side.
107 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Competition with rival companies is expected to become more intense than ever, and we believe it is urgent to develop attractive products that meet customer needs by using IoT and AI technologies, strengthen the service structure and sales network, and promote solution-based sales.」
The report continues to address the risks of intensified competition and difficulty in setting prices through IoT and AI, product development, the sales network and solution-based sales. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Competition with rival companies is expected to become more intense than ever, and we believe it is urgent to develop attractive products that meet customer needs by using IoT and AI technologies, strengthen the service structure and sales network, and promote solution-based sales.」
The report continues to describe the risks of intensified competition and difficulty in setting prices, along with responses involving IoT and AI, product development, the sales network and solution-based sales. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Group is also pursuing cost reductions and other initiatives to improve profitability. However, it may become difficult to set favorable prices if it faces demands to reduce equipment procurement costs in line with declining market prices for electronic equipment, automobiles and other products manufactured by its customers, or price competition with competitors.」
The report continues to recognize price competition as a key risk and lists product development, the service structure, the sales network, solution-based sales and cost reductions as countermeasures. - FY2020MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥19,571 million, down ¥3,535 million, or 15.3%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year due to lower selling prices resulting from intensified price competition and other factors.」
The decline in selling prices due to intensified price competition continued to materialize as a 15.3% decline in company-wide operating profit. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, operating profit was ¥18,295 million, down ¥1,424 million, or 7.2%, from the first nine months of the previous fiscal year due in part to intensified price competition.」
Intensified price competition materialized as a factor reducing operating profit in the Robot Solutions business by 7.2% year on year. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating profit declined by ¥304 million, or 2.6%, from the first six months of the previous fiscal year to ¥11,230 million due to lower selling prices resulting from intensified price competition and other factors,」
The decline in selling prices due to intensified price competition continued to materialize as a year-on-year decline in company-wide operating profit. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「Operating profit declined by ¥934 million, or 16.2%, from the first quarter of the previous fiscal year to ¥4,841 million due to lower selling prices resulting from intensified price competition and other factors,」
The decline in selling prices due to intensified price competition materialized as a decline in company-wide operating profit. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although unit sales increased, operating profit rose by ¥279 million, or 1.2%, from the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥23,106 million due to the impact of intensified price competition and other factors,」
The report states that intensified price competition restrained the increase in company-wide operating profit and that operating profit in the Robot Solutions business declined by ¥167 million, or 0.7%. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Group is working to improve profitability by developing highly price-competitive products, strengthening its service structure, promoting solution-based sales and pursuing cost reductions through production reforms. However, if selling prices decline by substantially more than the Group anticipates and remain low for an extended period, this may affect its business performance.」
The report explicitly identifies price competition as a key risk and lists product development, services, sales and production reforms as countermeasures. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥6,945 million, down 27.1% year on year, due to intensified price competition, lower selling prices resulting from the appreciation of the yen and other factors.」
The report continues to identify intensified price competition, along with lower selling prices resulting from the appreciation of the yen, as factors behind the decline in operating profit. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥4,890 million, down 29.3% year on year, due to intensified price competition, lower selling prices resulting from the rapid appreciation of the yen and other factors.」
The report continues to identify intensified price competition as a factor behind the decline in operating profit. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Operating profit was ¥3,316 million, down 30.8% year on year, due in part to intensified price competition and other factors.」
The report specifically identifies intensified price competition as a factor behind the decline in operating profit.