Risk of dependence on major business partners and Unisys products
First written in FY2016. 3 of 6 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
Biprogy moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 3 years after the typical company in this theme (2022).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 22 of 71 companies on the "Worse" side.
20 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「If geopolitical risks arise, such as terrorism resulting from conflicts between countries, uncertainty over energy supplies or supply-chain disruption, or if economic-security or export-control regulations are strengthened, the supply of products or services from specific regions could be delayed or halted completely.」
Procurement risk has been expanded to include tighter economic-security and export-control regulations and supply delays or suspensions caused by geopolitical factors. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「If geopolitical risks arise, such as terrorism resulting from conflicts between countries, uncertainty over energy supplies or supply-chain disruption, the supply of products or services from specific regions could be delayed or halted completely.」
In addition to deterioration in business partners’ financial condition, supply suspensions and service failures, the Company explicitly identifies procurement risks arising from conflicts, energy-supply uncertainty and supply-chain disruption. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「To avoid such situations, the Company works to conduct regular reviews of business partners and manage the quality of the services and products it handles.」
Regular reviews of business partners and quality management of services and products are explicitly identified as measures addressing risks such as changes in suppliers’ strategies, supply suspensions and service failures. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Accordingly, unexpected changes in the business strategies of business partners, changes in product specifications due to deterioration in their financial condition, suspension of product or service supplies, and major disruptions caused by failures or security incidents involving procured services could affect the Group’s business performance, including through a decline in its social credibility and brand image.」
In addition to conventional risks such as supply suspensions, procurement risk now explicitly includes major disruptions caused by failures or security incidents involving procured services. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is the exclusive general distributor in Japan for the sale of computers and other products manufactured by Unisys Corporation. It imports and sells these computers and other products in Japan and provides maintenance services, while receiving trademark licences, technical information and technical assistance from Unisys Corporation.」
The Company continues to disclose its dependence on major business partners and Unisys products. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company procures hardware, software and services from business partners in Japan and overseas and provides them to customers. Accordingly, unexpected changes in the business strategies of business partners, changes in product specifications due to deterioration in their financial condition, suspension of product or service supplies and other factors could affect the Group’s business performance.」
Changes in business partners’ strategies, deterioration in their financial condition, specification changes and supply suspensions are identified as procurement risks.