Uncertain economic environment ahead, including stock prices, exchange rates and personal consumption
First written in FY2016-Q3. 11 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2021-Q3.
Global Kids Company Corp. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 40 of 57 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy showed signs of recovery, including signs of improvement in some corporate earnings, but uncertainty about the outlook continued due to the impact of COVID-19.」
The duplicate economic environment risk disclosure now includes signs of recovery, while uncertainty about the outlook due to the pandemic continues. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy remained in a difficult situation due to the impact of COVID-19, but signs of recovery emerged, including signs of recovery in some corporate earnings. However, the outlook for the end of the pandemic remained unclear, with a third state of emergency declared in April 2021, and uncertainty about the outlook increased.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also describes the third state of emergency and increasing uncertainty due to the unclear prospects for the end of the pandemic. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy remained in a difficult situation due to the impact of COVID-19. Although some domestic economic activity showed signs of recovery, uncertainty about the outlook increased as infections showed signs of resurging.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also describes the difficult situation caused by COVID-19 and increasing uncertainty due to the resurgence of infections. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy entered an extremely difficult situation due to the impact of COVID-19. Although some economic activity in Japan showed signs of recovery after the lifting of the state of emergency, the outlook remained uncertain.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also describes worsening economic conditions due to COVID-19 and increasing uncertainty about the outlook. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, supported by solid corporate earnings and improving employment and income conditions. However, concerns about stagnation in economic activity have emerged due to the spread of COVID-19 and other factors, and signs of an economic slowdown have intensified.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe concerns about stagnation in economic activity due to COVID-19 and intensifying signs of an economic slowdown. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, supported by solid corporate earnings and improving employment and income conditions. However, concerns about stagnation in economic activity have emerged due to the spread of COVID-19 and other factors, and signs of an economic slowdown have intensified.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also describes concerns about stagnation in economic activity due to the spread of COVID-19 and intensifying signs of an economic slowdown. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy recovered moderately on the back of solid corporate earnings and improvements in employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain as concerns about a global economic slowdown stemming from US-China trade tensions increased.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe the same economic recovery and concerns about a global economic slowdown. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, supported by solid corporate earnings and improving employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, supported by solid corporate earnings and improving employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year under review, Japan’s economy continued to recover moderately, supported by solid corporate earnings and improving employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy recovered moderately on the back of solid corporate earnings and improvements in employment and income conditions. However, the outlook remained uncertain as concerns about a global economic slowdown stemming from US-China trade tensions increased.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also describes growing concerns about a global economic slowdown due to US-China trade friction. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「During the fiscal year, the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery track. The recovery in corporate earnings and capital investment continued against the backdrop of the government's economic and monetary policies, while personal consumption showed signs of recovery reflecting improvements in employment and income conditions.」
The duplicate economic environment thread also continues to describe the recovery trend in the domestic economy. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery track. The recovery in corporate earnings and capital investment continued against the backdrop of the government's economic and monetary policies, while personal consumption showed signs of recovery reflecting improvements in employment and income conditions.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe the recovery trend in the domestic economy and improvement in consumer spending. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first three months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery track. The recovery in corporate earnings and capital investment continued against the backdrop of the government's economic and monetary policies, while personal consumption showed signs of recovery reflecting improvements in employment and income conditions.」
The duplicate economic environment risk thread also continues to describe the recovery trend and improvement in consumer spending. - FY2017-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, the Japanese economy remained on a moderate recovery track. Corporate earnings and capital investment showed signs of improvement against the backdrop of economic and monetary policies implemented by the government and the Bank of Japan, while consumption showed signs of recovery reflecting improvements in the employment environment.」
As a duplicate economic environment risk thread, this period’s disclosure describes the recovery trend in the domestic economy and signs of a recovery in consumption; the previous downside risk disclosure is no longer identified. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「On the other hand, the outlook remains uncertain due to risks of downward pressure on the domestic economy stemming from concerns about slower economic growth in China and emerging Asian economies, as well as US policy developments.」
Updated the description of the economic conditions and downside risks for the second quarter as a duplicate thread concerning existing economic environment risks. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「On the other hand, the outlook remains uncertain due to risks of downward pressure on the domestic economy stemming from concerns about slower economic growth in China and emerging Asian economies, as well as US policy developments.」
Updated the description of the economic conditions and downside risks for the current quarter as a duplicate thread concerning existing economic environment risks. - FY2016RestatedAnnual report
「The Japanese economy during the fiscal year showed signs of a moderate recovery against the backdrop of the government's economic policies and other measures. However, concerns about downside risks to overseas economies stemming from the appreciation of the yen and slowing growth in China led to restraint in corporate production and a tendency toward slower personal consumption, leaving the outlook uncertain.」
Updated the description of the economic environment in the annual report as a duplicate thread concerning existing economic environment risks. - FY2016-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the environment surrounding the childcare support business has seen an even greater number of local governments focusing on expanding childcare facilities to eliminate waiting lists. In addition, measures related to childcare support have been incorporated into the government’s flagship policy of creating a society in which all 100 million people can play an active role, further increasing the role of childcare support providers.」
The report describes falling share prices, unstable movements in the yen exchange rate, a stalled recovery in personal consumption and an uncertain outlook as factors in the economic environment.