Risk of Delays in New Product Development
First written in FY2016. 1 of 2 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2020.
Ikegami Tsushinki moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 22 companies on the "Worse" side.
3 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「In each business, intensifying competition with competing companies in the market may relatively reduce the competitiveness of our group's products and adversely affect its operating results and financial position.」
Rather than delays in new product development themselves, the relative decline in product competitiveness caused by intensifying market competition is identified as the primary product development risk. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Our group is actively developing new products. However, if product development is delayed, the launch of products in the market may be delayed, adversely affecting our group's operating results and financial position.」
While technological innovation and the launch of new products are emphasized, delays in market launches caused by development delays are explicitly identified as a risk.