The performance forecasts and business plans presented in this website are based on certain assumptions that the Company deems reasonable at the time of preparation. However, actual results may differ significantly from these forecasts due to various factors.
The primary factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Rapid technological changes
- The capabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries to develop products using new technologies, launch them in a timely manner, and achieve low-cost production
- Fluctuations in product supply and demand in the market (particularly related to housing starts, construction orders, and capital investment by electric power companies)
- Foreign exchange rate fluctuations (especially the yen-to-dollar exchange rate)
- Conditions in the financial markets and availability of funding
- The ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to respond to changes in supply and demand and exchange rates
- Economic conditions and trade or other regulations in key markets (especially Japan, the United States, and Asia)
- Protection of the Company’s patents and access to third-party patents
- Strategic partnerships with other companies in product development and other areas
- Fluctuations in the Japanese stock market