Risk of Other Companies Developing Products with Equivalent or Superior Performance
First written in FY2016. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2022.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 28 of 57 companies on the "Worse" side.
65 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「The Company will continue developing systems with significant competitive advantages, but the possibility cannot be ruled out that other companies may develop similar systems, or systems that deliver superior performance to the Company's products. If competitiveness is lost in the Company's businesses, this could affect the Company's performance.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk of competitors developing systems with comparable or superior performance and the resulting loss of competitiveness. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The possibility cannot be ruled out that other companies may develop similar systems, or systems that deliver superior performance to the products of the Company's group. If competitiveness is lost in any business, this could affect the performance of the Company's group.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk that competitors' development of products with comparable or superior performance could result in the loss of competitiveness. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The possibility cannot be ruled out that other companies may develop similar systems, or systems that deliver superior performance to the products of the Company's group. If competitiveness is lost in any business, this could affect the performance of the Company's group.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk that competitors' development of products with comparable or superior performance could result in the loss of competitiveness in its inspection equipment and First EIE production equipment businesses. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Company's inspection equipment, First EIE's production equipment and Path Imaging's WSI all derive their competitiveness from core technologies developed in-house, and the Company's group is expected to remain dependent on these technologies for its growth.」
The Company continues to disclose the risk that growth in its three businesses depends on proprietary core technologies and that competitiveness could be lost if another company develops a system with comparable or superior performance. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The possibility cannot be ruled out that other companies may develop similar systems, or systems that deliver superior performance to the products of the Company's group. If competitiveness is lost in any business, this could affect the performance of the Company's group.」
AOI, First EIE's production equipment and Tera's virtual slides all depend on proprietary core technologies, with the loss of competitiveness identified as a risk.