Intensifying Competition and Falling Prices in the Crystal Industry
First written in FY2016. 6 of 11 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Nihon Dempa Kogyo 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: 39 of 85 companies on the "Worse" side.
107 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts.」
The disclosure continues to describe the risks of intense competition, falling prices and an inability to maintain a competitive advantage in the crystal industry. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts.」
The disclosure continues to describe the risks of intensifying competition and falling prices in the crystal industry, maintaining a competitive advantage, and recovering research and development and capital investment. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As demand shifted toward smaller products, where price competition was intensifying, average selling prices declined and sales fell compared with the same quarter of the previous year.」
The shift in demand toward smaller products and intensifying price competition pushed down average selling prices, resulting in lower sales for automotive applications. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「The operating environment surrounding the crystal device business has become increasingly difficult as intensifying price competition has driven a substantial decline in selling prices, and difficult business conditions are expected to continue.」
The disclosure describes intensifying price competition and a substantial decline in selling prices, indicating that difficult business conditions are expected to continue. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts. Significant research and development and capital investment are also required to maintain competitiveness, and if the assumptions underlying the investment plan change, there is a risk that the investments may not be recovered or that opportunity losses may be incurred.」
The disclosure continues to describe the risks associated with intense competition, falling prices, maintaining a competitive advantage, and recovering research and development and capital investment. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts.」
The disclosure continues to describe the risks of intense competition, falling prices and an inability to maintain a competitive advantage in the crystal industry. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts. Significant research and development and capital investment are also required to maintain competitiveness, and if the assumptions underlying the investment plan change, there is a risk that the investments may not be recovered or that opportunity losses may be incurred.」
The disclosure explicitly identifies the risks of intense competition, falling prices, an inability to maintain a competitive advantage, and failure to recover research and development and capital investment. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「As the product mix changed, including the shift toward SMD products, average selling prices declined and sales fell year on year, while profit remained flat.」
In addition to price competition, the decline in average selling prices resulting from product-mix changes such as the shift toward SMD products has emerged as an actual decline in sales. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although sales volumes of high-reliability automotive products increased, net sales declined year on year due to intensifying price competition, while profit remained flat.」
The disclosure continues to describe a situation in which intensifying price competition for highly reliable automotive products is leading to lower sales and flat profit. - FY2017-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Although sales volumes of high-reliability automotive products increased, net sales declined year on year due to intensifying price competition, while profit remained flat.」
The disclosure states that intensifying price competition for highly reliable automotive products led to lower sales and flat profit. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The crystal industry is highly competitive, with the risk of prices falling more than expected and the risk of being unable to maintain a competitive advantage despite maximum management efforts.」
The disclosure states that intense price competition continued in the current fiscal year and identifies future risks of falling prices and an inability to maintain a competitive advantage.