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Needs Well Inc.

NeedsWell Inc. is an independent IT services company providing end-to-end system development, IT infrastructure, and solution services across financial services, logistics, telecommunications, distribution, and public sectors. The company offers services spanning the full system development lifecycle—from consulting and requirements definition through development, testing, and post-delivery maintenance—as well as migration services for legacy systems, software testing, IT outsourcing, and proprietary solutions including SmartWMS (warehouse management), RPA, AI/DX tools, and information security solutions. Its competitive strengths lie in deep domain expertise across multiple verticals, the ability to handle both open and mainframe (legacy) systems, and long-term relationships with core enterprise clients.

Market Cap
¥16.5B
US$105M
EV
¥13.2B
US$84.5M
Stock¥436▼-0.23%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
11.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
12.5
x
LTM PER
20.0
x
LTM PBR
3.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-36.0%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 13, 26Major shareholder ODC stake change announcement
MC → EV Bridge
16.5BUS$105MMarket Cap0.03BUS$0.16M+ Debt2.95BUS$18.8M− Cash0.34BUS$2.17M− Inv. Sec.0.01BUS$0.05M+ NCI13.2BUS$84.5MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
5.75US$36.7M'21/96.73US$42.9M'22/98.76US$55.9M'23/99.55US$60.9M'24/910.0US$64.0M'25/9
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.61US$3.86M'21/90.73US$4.66M'22/91.19US$7.57M'23/91.27US$8.08M'24/91.23US$7.84M'25/9
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.42US$2.68M'21/90.50US$3.18M'22/90.84US$5.34M'23/90.81US$5.16M'24/90.89US$5.66M'25/9
Capital Structure
99%
EquityD/E 0.01xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
2.98US$19.0M'21/92.73US$17.4M'22/92.88US$18.4M0.06US$0.37M'23/92.51US$16.0M0.04US$0.24M'24/93.07US$19.5M0.03US$0.19M'25/9
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 50.0%
1
ODC Co., Ltd.
37.42%
2
Needs Well Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.20%
3
Tatsuya SATO
2.32%
4
Minako HASHIMOTO
2.32%
5
Canon IT Solutions Inc.
1.60%
6
Hiromi KIMURA
0.76%
7
Hiroshi KANAYAMA
0.76%
8
Tsutomu HAYASE
0.61%
9
Midori SATO
0.54%
10
Masato AIHARA
0.49%
Management
10 officers
Gen MATSUOKA
Representative Director, President
Apr 2002 Joined COMSYS Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Joined the Company Oct 2019 General Manager, First Systems Department, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Jun 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Oct 2021 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Oct 2021 Senior Managing Director, Zeroone Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) Dec 2021 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Second Systems Business Division, and General Manager, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Oct 2022 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, and General Manager, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Oct 2022 Director, B.O. Studio Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) Dec 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, and General Manager, Second Systems Business Division, the Company Jan 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, the Company Dec 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, and General Manager, Third Systems Business Division, the Company Apr 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division and First Systems Business Division, the Company Jun 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, Sales Division and First Systems Business Division, the Company Sep 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Technology Division, Sales Division and First Systems Business Division, and General Manager, Sales Department, the Company Oct 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Assistant to the President, in charge of Technology Division, the Company Jan 2025 Representative Director, B.O. Studio Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) (current) Jul 2025 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1979-08-03
Kozo FUNATSU
Chairman of the Board, Director
Apr 1970 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Jul 1973 Joined Fuji Software Research Institute, Inc. (currently Fuji Soft Inc.) Jun 1991 Director, Software Planning Co., Ltd. (currently Cybercom Co., Ltd.) Jun 1996 Director, Fuji Soft Inc. Jun 1998 Managing Director, Fuji Soft ABC Inc. (currently Fuji Soft Inc.) Apr 1999 Representative Director, Vice President, Diamond Fuji Soft Inc. May 1999 Director, Fuji Soft ABC Service Bureau Inc. (currently Fuji Soft Service Bureau Inc.) Oct 2001 Senior Managing Director, Fuji Soft ABC Inc. (currently Fuji Soft Inc.) May 2004 Joined Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Representative Director, Chairman, Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Representative Director, President, Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Director, Chairman, Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Senior Advisor, Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Cybercom Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Advisor, the Company Dec 2014 Outside Director, the Company Jun 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Fuji Soft Service Bureau Inc. Dec 2016 Representative Director, President, the Company Jul 2025 Chairman of the Board, Director, the Company (current)
1951-07-27
Koji TABATA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, in charge of Sales Division, and General Manager, Sales Department
Apr 1999 Joined Atlas Co., Ltd. (currently Fuyo Outsourcing & Consulting Co., Ltd.) Nov 2005 Joined F.F.C. Co., Ltd. (currently Fujitsu Ltd.) Sep 2006 Joined the Company Oct 2018 General Manager, Human Resources Department, the Company Oct 2019 General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Oct 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Apr 2022 Executive Officer, in charge of Business Promotion Division, and General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Oct 2022 Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, General Manager, Business Promotion Division and General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Nov 2022 Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, General Manager, Business Promotion Division, General Manager, Partner Promotion Department and General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Dec 2022 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, General Manager, Business Promotion Division, General Manager, Partner Promotion Department and General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Apr 2023 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, General Manager, General Affairs Department and Head, Partner Promotion Office, the Company Dec 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, General Manager, General Affairs Department and Head, Partner Promotion Office, the Company Jan 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division and Head, Partner Promotion Office, the Company Oct 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Administration Division, in charge of Sales Division and General Manager, Sales Department, the Company (current)
1975-08-31
Chinami ARAI
Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Affiliated Companies, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department, and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department
Apr 1990 Joined Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. May 2002 Joined Nex Co., Ltd. Oct 2010 Joined Double A Relations Co., Ltd. Dec 2013 Joined Takagi Securities Co., Ltd. Sep 2014 Joined Watari Japan Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Joined Pacific Business Consulting Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Joined the Company Jan 2020 Head, CC Office, the Company Apr 2022 Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department and Head, CC Office, the Company May 2023 Executive Officer, in charge of Affiliated Companies, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department and Head, CC Office, the Company Dec 2023 Director, Zeroone Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) Dec 2023 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Affiliated Companies, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department and Head, CC Office, the Company Apr 2024 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Affiliated Companies, in charge of Corporate Planning Office, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department and Head, CC Office, the Company Jul 2024 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Affiliated Companies, in charge of Finance and Accounting Department and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company (current)
1967-07-25
Hiroki YANAGAWA
Director
Apr 1978 Joined NEC Corporation Jun 2002 Director, NEC overseas subsidiaries, Tianjin NEC Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (currently NEC (China) Co., Ltd.) and VNPT-NEC Telecommunication Systems (currently NEC Vietnam) Apr 2004 Seconded to NEC Telecommunication Systems, Ltd., General Manager, Mobile Communications Business Division Apr 2007 Deputy General Manager, Domestic Network Development Business Division, NEC Telecommunication Systems, Ltd. Jun 2007 Returned to NEC Corporation Apr 2009 General Manager, Enterprise Network Development Division, NEC Corporation Jan 2014 Joined CrossCat Inc., Principal, Telecommunications Systems Feb 2014 Advisor, Verint Systems Japan K.K. Mar 2015 Advisor, SecuLynx Co., Ltd. Sep 2016 Advisor, SEC Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2016 Director, the Company (current)
1954-01-19
Mamoru YASUOKA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1978 Joined Fujitsu Limited Dec 2003 General Manager, First Financial Systems Department, Financial Solutions Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2004 General Manager, Project Management Department, Financial Solutions Division, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2007 General Manager, First Banking Solutions Business Division, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2007 Director, Japan Net Bank, Ltd. Jun 2009 Director, Fujitsu Advanced Solutions Ltd. May 2011 Assistant Group Head, Financial Solutions Business Group, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2012 Managing Director, Executive Officer, Fujitsu Advanced Solutions Ltd. Jun 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nissay Information Technology Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Senior Advisor, Nissay Information Technology Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Senior Advisor, Clime Inc. Jul 2020 Advisor, Trysaab Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Dec 2021 Director, the Company Apr 2022 Outside Director (part-time), Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. (current) Dec 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1956-03-18
Nobuo TERAUCHI
Director
Apr 1986 Joined Fuji Soft Inc. Apr 1998 General Manager, Sales Department, Tokyo Office, Fuji Soft Inc. Apr 2003 Deputy General Manager, IT Business Division, Fuji Soft Inc. Dec 2004 Executive Officer, General Manager, Development Department, EM Systems Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Director, General Manager, Development Division, EM Systems Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Managing Director, General Manager, Development Division, EM Systems Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Managing Director, General Manager, Medical Information Collaboration Promotion Division, EM Systems Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, EM Systems Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), EM Systems Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Representative Director, EM Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. Dec 2022 Director, the Company (current)
1958-03-07
Kazuhiko KATO
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1983 Joined Nippon System Development Co., Ltd. (currently NSD Co., Ltd.) Apr 1989 Joined I.S.P. Co., Ltd. Jan 1992 Joined the Company Oct 2003 General Manager, System Solutions Department, the Company Oct 2005 General Manager, Technology Management Department, the Company Apr 2007 General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Dec 2013 Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Oct 2018 Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department and in charge of Human Resources Department, the Company Oct 2019 Director, in charge of General Affairs Department, the Company Dec 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Dec 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1962-05-13
Kotaro NIWA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 2000 Registered as attorney-at-law Oct 2000 Joined Oshima Sogo Law Office Jun 2004 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TAC Co., Ltd. May 2006 Opened Niwa Sogo Law Office May 2010 Partner, IPAX Sogo Law Office Mar 2011 Director, Nihon Escon Co., Ltd. (currently Escon Co., Ltd.) Nov 2015 Director, Tankenseiko Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nihon Escon Co., Ltd. (currently Escon Co., Ltd.) Aug 2016 Partner, Minatsuki Law Office (current) Dec 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), TAC Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1974-11-26
Shigeru SATO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1984 Joined Asahi & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC, Azsa LLC) Mar 1987 Registered as Certified Public Accountant May 2008 Representative Partner, Azsa LLC Oct 2009 Auditor, Japan Resort Club Association (current) Oct 2018 Opened Sato Certified Public Accountant Office, Head (current) Jul 2019 Established Sato IT Solutions Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current) Apr 2021 Supervisory Officer, Mitsui Fudosan Private REIT Investment Corporation (current) Dec 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Hashimoto Sogo Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1960-03-29
Large Shareholding Reports
ODC Co., Ltd.
2026-03-30
35.38%→35.38%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 37.42%
ODC Co., Ltd.
2026-03-25
33.98%→35.38%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 37.42%
ODC Co., Ltd.
2025-10-06
35.40%→35.38%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 37.42%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2026
EDINET
2026-05-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-03-30
Change Report
EDINET
2026-03-25
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2026
EDINET
2025-12-15
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-05-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-02-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2024-12-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-08-26
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-05-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-12-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-11
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-12-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-05
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-12-22
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-05
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
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