Lingering downward pressure on overall earnings as a result of inappropriate accounting at the company Susceptibility of overall profitability to highly volatile earnings in the semiconductor business arising from this market's variable nature. Consistent business base of its energy unit, including thermal power generation plants and transmission and distribution systems, and its social infrastructure unit, including elevators and escalators Unchanged prominent position in the global memory market Considerable erosion of shareholders' equity from huge restructuring costs, asset devaluations, and valuation losses in fiscal 2015 Relatively weak core measures of cash flow to leverage for the current financial risk profile Heavy capital investments over the next few years, largely in its storage (mainly semiconductor memory) and social infrastructure businesses Slow progress
