Impact of Intensifying Competition on User Numbers and Fees
First written in FY2017. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-03-12.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 29 of 91 companies on the "Worse" side.
- 2026-03-12WorsenedEarnings presentation
「Web-based customer acquisition has been challenging due to the emergence of major professional-services firms, megabanks and other competitors.」
In the inheritance and asset management businesses, the emergence of major professional-services firms and megabanks as competitors has made web-based customer acquisition more difficult. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「However, intensifying competition from companies that provide information related to end-of-life services, as the Group does, and from new entrants could lead to a decline in user numbers and a reduction in fees, affecting the Group's business and results of operations.」
It reiterates the risk that intensifying competition from existing companies and new entrants could affect user numbers and fees. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Intensifying competition could lead to a decline in user numbers and a reduction in fees, affecting the Group's business and results of operations.」
It reiterates the risk that intensifying competition from existing companies and new entrants could affect user numbers and fees. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Intensifying competition could lead to a decline in user numbers and a reduction in fees, affecting our business and results of operations.」
It reiterates the risk that intensifying competition from existing companies and new entrants could affect user numbers and fees. - FY2018-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the funeral services business as well, competition among operators, including through the opening of new funeral halls, is intensifying as demand is expected to expand, accelerating the downward trend in unit prices.」
It explicitly identifies intensifying competition among operators, including through the opening of new funeral halls, and the resulting acceleration in the decline in unit prices, providing specific detail on the risk of impacts on competition and fees. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「However, intensifying competition from companies that provide information related to end-of-life services, as we do, and from new entrants could lead to a decline in user numbers and a reduction in fees, affecting our business and results of operations.」
It identifies the risk that intensifying competition from existing companies and new entrants could reduce user numbers and fees.