Intensifying Competition Among Companies and Challenging Market Conditions
First written in FY2017-Q1. 20 of 23 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2024-Q3.
Riken Keiki moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, 5 years after the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 46 of 76 companies on the "Worse" side.
17 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Major customers, including the semiconductor industry, have adopted a cautious stance toward capital investment. Given the unstable supply of components and the impact of rising prices, among other factors, the outlook is expected to remain uncertain for the time being.」
A challenging and uncertain market environment is identified, as major customers have adopted a cautious stance on capital investment amid unstable component supplies and rising prices. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Capital investment by major customers, including the semiconductor industry, remained at a certain level. However, close attention is still required regarding the impact of component shortages and rising prices, among other factors, and the outlook is expected to remain uncertain for the time being.」
While capital investment by major customers remains at a certain level, the challenging and uncertain market environment continues, with component supply shortages and rising prices. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Capital investment by semiconductor companies in East Asia, centered on Japan, China and Taiwan, and by the lithium-ion battery industries in China and the EU remained solid. However, close attention is still required regarding the impact of shortages of components, particularly semiconductors, and rising resource prices, and the outlook is expected to remain uncertain for the time being.」
While capital investment remains firm, the challenging and uncertain market environment continues, with component supply shortages and surging resource prices. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the six-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year. There were also no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, there were no newly arising business or other risks. There were also no material changes in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter, there were no newly arising business or other risks. There were also no material changes in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the six-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year. There were also no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, there were no newly arising business or other risks. There were also no material changes in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Capital investment by major customers in the semiconductor industry, principally in Japan, China, Taiwan, and elsewhere in East Asia, remained firm. The automotive, energy, and secondary-battery-related industries also showed signs of recovery.」
While the challenging market environment continues, the firmness of semiconductor-related capital investment and the recovery of the automotive, energy, and secondary-battery-related sectors are also noted. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although market conditions are more challenging than in the previous fiscal year, conditions have remained without any significant downturn.」
While market conditions are described as more challenging year on year, demand is said not to have declined significantly. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the automotive and petroleum-related sectors showed signs of recovery, operations continued under more challenging market conditions than in the previous fiscal year due to the spread of COVID-19.」
Although the automotive and petroleum-related sectors showed signs of recovery, the market environment is described as having become more challenging year on year due to the spread of COVID-19. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter, there were no newly arising business or other risks. There were also no material changes in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter, there were no newly arising business or other risks. There were also no material changes in the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the six-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year. There were also no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「No new business or other risks arose during the six-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year. There were also no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
No significant changes are identified in the existing risks, including intensifying competition and the challenging market environment. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry, to which the Group belongs, demand remained strong due to active capital investment by major customers, including those in the semiconductor industry.」
While demand is strong due to capital investment by major customers, there is no change in the existing view of the market, namely that competition remains intense. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, demand remained strong, driven by active capital investment by major customers, including the semiconductor industry.」
While no significant changes are identified in the existing risk related to competition, demand during the quarter was strong due to active capital investment by major customers. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Although intense competition among companies continued in the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, demand remained firm, supported by signs of recovery in capital investment by major customers and greater safety awareness.」
While competition remains intense, demand is described as firm due to the recovery in capital investment by major customers and other factors. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although intense competition among companies continued in the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, demand remained firm, supported by signs of recovery in capital investment by major customers and greater safety awareness.」
While competition remains intense, demand is described as firm due to the recovery in capital investment by major customers and other factors. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, capital investment by major customers showed signs of recovery, but intense competition among companies continued amid a challenging market environment.」
The view remains that capital investment by major customers is recovering, while competition remains intense and the market environment challenging. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, capital investment by major customers showed signs of recovery, but intense competition among companies continued amid a challenging market environment.」
The recovery in capital investment by major customers, as well as intensifying competition and the challenging market environment, continues to be noted. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the industrial disaster prevention and safety equipment industry in which the Group operates, capital investment by major customers showed signs of recovery, but intense competition among companies continued amid a challenging market environment.」
The recovery in capital investment by major customers, as well as intensifying competition and the challenging market environment, continues to be noted. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Although capital investment by major customers showed signs of recovery, the period was characterized by intense competition and a challenging market environment.」
While capital investment by major customers is recovering, intense competition and a challenging market environment are identified as new risks.