Risk of Failing to Keep Pace with Technological Innovation and Maintain Development Capabilities
First written in FY2016. 15 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 34 of 95 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「To continue providing new functions and services while keeping pace with innovation in internet technology, it is essential to strengthen and maintain a development structure that enables this. If the Group becomes unable, for any reason, to strengthen and maintain a development structure capable of meeting these demands, it may no longer be able to demonstrate technological superiority, and if this results in higher labor costs to offset the situation, the Group's performance could be adversely affected, including through a decline in profits.」
The risk of difficulty in keeping pace with technological innovation and strengthening and maintaining the development structure remains. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「To continue providing new functions and services while keeping pace with innovation in internet technology, it is essential to strengthen and maintain a development structure that enables this. If the Group becomes unable, for any reason, to strengthen and maintain a development structure capable of meeting these demands, it may no longer be able to demonstrate technological superiority, and if this results in higher labor costs to offset the situation, the Group's performance could be adversely affected, including through a decline in profits.」
The risk of difficulty in keeping pace with technological innovation and strengthening and maintaining the development structure remains. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the second quarter of the fiscal year, there were no material changes in the occurrence of major risks that management recognizes as potentially having a material impact on the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, among the matters relating to the business conditions, financial position and other matters described in this quarterly report, or in the "Business and Other Risks" described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no occurrences of the principal risks that management recognised as potentially having a material impact on the financial condition, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated group, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year, among the matters relating to the business, accounting conditions, financial statements and other matters described in the quarterly report.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the nine-month period of the current consolidated fiscal year, there were no occurrences of the principal risks that management recognised as potentially having a material impact on the financial condition, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the “Business and Other Risks” described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year, among the matters relating to the business and accounting conditions described in the quarterly report.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that management recognizes could materially affect the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the consolidated companies, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the three-month period ended 30 June, there were no new risks that management recognizes as having the potential to materially affect the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, and no material changes to the business risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It states that no major risks have arisen and no material changes have occurred regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It is stated that there have been no material changes regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter under review, there were no significant changes in the matters described in this quarterly report regarding the business and accounting conditions that could materially affect investors’ decisions, or in the “Business and Other Risks” described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
It is stated that there have been no material changes regarding the risk of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining the development structure. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「To continue providing new functions and services while keeping pace with technological innovation on the internet, it is essential to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of doing so. If the company becomes unable for any reason to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of meeting these demands, it may be unable to demonstrate technological superiority, which could affect its financial condition and operating results.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that it may become difficult to keep pace with technological innovation and strengthen and maintain the development organisation required to do so. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「To continue providing new functions and services while keeping pace with technological innovation on the internet, it is essential to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of doing so. If the company becomes unable for any reason to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of meeting these demands, it may be unable to demonstrate technological superiority, which could affect its financial condition and operating results.」
The company continues to disclose the risk that it may become difficult to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of keeping pace with technological innovation. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third-quarter period, no new business or other risks arose. In addition, there were no significant changes to the business and other risks described in the securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company stated that there had been no material changes in its overall risk disclosure regarding the risks of keeping pace with technological innovation and maintaining its development organisation. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To continue providing new functions and services while keeping pace with technological innovation on the internet, it is essential to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of doing so. If the company becomes unable for any reason to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of meeting these demands, it may be unable to demonstrate technological superiority, which could affect its financial condition and operating results.」
The company identifies as a risk the possibility that it may become difficult to strengthen and maintain a development organisation capable of responding to technological innovation.