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Headwaters Co.,Ltd

Headwaters Inc. is a Japan-based AI solutions provider that delivers end-to-end AI and DX integration services to enterprise clients, covering consulting, proof-of-concept, system development, and operational support. The company specializes in agentic AI workflows, generative AI implementation, and Microsoft Azure-based AI platforms, holding Microsoft Advanced Specialization in AI Platform and Agentic DevOps. Key clients include Japan Airlines, Daiwa Securities, and Denso Ten, with proprietary offerings such as the SyncLect AI Agent platform and the HWS Agent Camp workshop program.

Market Cap
¥13.4B
US$85.7M
EV
¥14.4B
US$92.0M
Stock¥2,200▼-2.27%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
25.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
27.6
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
2.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-57.2%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 17, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
13.4BUS$85.7MMarket Cap2.87BUS$18.3M+ Debt1.84BUS$11.8M− Cash0.07BUS$0.43M− Inv. Sec.0.02BUS$0.16M+ NCI14.4BUS$92.0MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
1.17US$7.47M'21/121.57US$10.0M'22/122.32US$14.8M'23/122.91US$18.5M'24/123.90US$24.9M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.10US$0.63M'21/120.12US$0.77M'22/120.11US$0.70M'23/120.33US$2.09M'24/120.26US$1.64M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.03US$0.17M'21/120.08US$0.48M'22/120.07US$0.45M'23/120.27US$1.73M'24/120.06US$0.36M'25/12
Capital Structure
68%
32%
EquityD/E 0.47xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.77US$4.88M'21/120.82US$5.22M'22/120.90US$5.73M'23/120.94US$5.98M'24/120.69US$4.42M1.90US$12.1M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 53.9%
1
Yosuke SHINODA
29.20%
2
Yuichi INABA
11.26%
3
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
2.90%
4
Infinity Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2.46%
5
Ryozai MIZUTANI
2.11%
6
Takashi YANAGISAWA
1.75%
7
Koki IIOKA
1.49%
8
Tatsuya IINUMA
1.06%
9
WOW WORLD Inc.
0.84%
10
Masato HIKITA
0.83%
Management
14 officers
Yosuke SHINODA
Representative Director
Jun 1989 Joined Prestige Japan Group Co., Ltd. Sep 1993 Joined Artic 21 Co., Ltd. Sep 1997 Founded Japan Education Capital Co., Ltd. (now Smart Vision Co., Ltd.), Chairman and Representative Director Sep 1999 Founded Netmark Co., Ltd. (now Isolute Co., Ltd.), President and Representative Director Sep 1999 Founded Nihon Service Kikaku Co., Ltd., Director Mar 2004 Joined Japan Education Capital Co., Ltd. (now Smart Vision Co., Ltd.) Nov 2005 Founded Smart Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (now the Company), Representative Director (current) Sep 2006 Director, Smart Vision Co., Ltd. Feb 2022 Director, Headwaters Consulting Co., Ltd. Feb 2022 Director, Headwaters Professionals Co., Ltd. Nov 2023 Director, Triple Eyes Co., Ltd. (current)
1968-04-05
Naoki ISHIZAWA
Director, General Manager of Intelligent Technology Business Headquarters
Apr 1997 Joined Nihon Brainware Co., Ltd. Sep 2006 Joined Smart Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (now the Company) Apr 2009 Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2015 Director of the Company (current) Jan 2017 General Manager of PJ Support Headquarters, the Company Jan 2018 General Manager of Advanced Technology Promotion Headquarters, the Company Jan 2019 General Manager of Intelligent Technology Business Headquarters, the Company (current)
1975-04-01
Kazutaka HARASHIMA
Director, General Manager of Administration Headquarters
Dec 2004 Joined S&I Co., Ltd. Jul 2007 Joined Smart Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (now the Company) Jan 2015 Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2015 General Manager of Administration Headquarters, the Company (current) Jul 2016 Director of the Company (current) Feb 2022 Director, Headwaters Professionals Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director, DATA IMPACT JOINT STOCK COMPANY (current) Mar 2024 Director, Headwaters Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, LogTech Co., Ltd. (current)
1974-04-07
Jinto MATSUZAKI
Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters
Apr 1999 Joined Kijima Gijutsu Co., Ltd. Apr 2001 Joined STK Technology Co., Ltd. Apr 2004 Joined IFT Co., Ltd. Jul 2005 Joined A.S.D. Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Joined Forsome Active Co., Ltd. Apr 2007 Joined Soken Management Co., Ltd. Sep 2008 Joined the Company Jan 2015 Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2017 General Manager of Cloud Solutions Department, the Company Dec 2017 Director of the Company (current) Jan 2018 General Manager of IT Incubation Business Headquarters, the Company Jan 2023 General Manager of Corporate Planning Headquarters, the Company (current) Mar 2025 Director, Headwaters Professionals Co., Ltd. (current)
1976-03-12
Masato HIKITA
Director, General Manager of Investment Strategy Headquarters
Apr 1998 Joined S-Com Co., Ltd. (now Hitachi Solutions Create, Ltd.) Jan 2006 Joined the Company Jul 2006 Director of the Company Nov 2008 Representative Director and President, Toho Headwaters Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Director, Nichiryu Nagase Co., Ltd. (now welzo Inc.) Mar 2019 Retired as Director of the Company; assigned to New Business Promotion Office Jan 2021 General Manager of New Business Promotion Office, the Company Mar 2021 Director of the Company (current) Feb 2022 Director, Headwaters Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2023 General Manager of Alliance Promotion Office, the Company Jan 2024 General Manager of Investment Strategy Headquarters, the Company (current) Sep 2025 Director, LogTech Co., Ltd. (current)
1978-01-17
Masaya NISHIMAGI
Director, General Manager of IT Incubation Business Headquarters
Apr 2009 Joined the Company Aug 2016 Manager, SI Department 2, IT Incubation Business Division, the Company Jan 2019 Group Leader, Ventures Group, IT Incubation Business Headquarters, the Company Jan 2022 General Manager of Intelligent Technology Business Headquarters, the Company Mar 2022 Director of the Company (current) Jan 2023 General Manager of IT Incubation Business Headquarters, the Company (current) Jun 2023 Director, DATA IMPACT JOINT STOCK COMPANY (current)
1987-03-15
Yuichi INABA
Director
Feb 1998 Joined Hakuhodo Capco Inc. (now Hakuhodo DY Capco Inc.) Jul 1998 Joined Members Co., Ltd. Feb 1999 Joined Inlympic Dentsu Co., Ltd. (now Dentsu Direct Inc.) Apr 2001 Joined Dentsu Tec Inc. (now Dentsu Promotion Inc.) Apr 2016 Founded Brand Dialogue Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.), President and Representative Director Jan 2021 Outside Director, Itami Art Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2022 President and Representative Director, Boost Marketing Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 President and Representative Director, Group CEO, BBD Initiative Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2023 Director, Boost Marketing Co., Ltd. (current)
1968-04-29
Takashi YANAGISAWA
Director
Apr 1997 Joined NTT Mediascope Inc. (now NTT ADS Inc.) Jul 2001 Joined Dentsu Tec Inc. (now Dentsu Promotion Inc.) Nov 2007 Joined Brand Dialogue Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.), Managing Director Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Fujisoft Service Co., Ltd. (now Architect Core Inc.) Oct 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Pictus Co., Ltd. (now Architect Core Inc.) Dec 2018 Managing Director and Executive Officer, Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) Mar 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Implim Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2022 Director, Boost Marketing Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Director, BBD Initiative Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) (current) Oct 2023 Director, Bizion Co., Ltd. (now RocketStarter Inc.) Dec 2023 President and Representative Director, RocketStarter Inc. (current)
1968-04-29
Sachie SATO
Director
Dec 2007 Joined Shin Nihon & Co. (now EY Shin Nihon LLC) Aug 2014 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2015 Head, Sachie Sato Certified Public Accountant Office Jul 2016 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Logic Co., Ltd. Jan 2019 Joined Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) as Executive Officer, Head of Strategy Office Jul 2019 Director, Architect Core Inc. (current) Apr 2023 Director and Group CFO, BBD Initiative Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Director, Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) (current)
1970-09-21
Michitada TAKEUCHI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1982 Joined Kokusai Soko Co., Ltd. (now Kokusai Aeromarine Co., Ltd.) Aug 1987 Transferred to Kokusai Soko America, Inc. Jul 1999 Returned to Kokusai Aeromarine Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Resigned from Kokusai Aeromarine Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Feb 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Headwaters Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Headwaters Professionals Co., Ltd. (current)
1959-02-20
Atsunori SHIRAKAWA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1990 Joined Kokusai Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.) May 1997 Joined Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd. Mar 2003 Joined Village Vanguard Corporation Aug 2003 Director and Head of Corporate Planning Office, Village Vanguard Corporation Aug 2010 President and Representative Director, Village Vanguard Corporation (current) Jun 2012 Director, As-me Estel Co., Ltd. (now Estel Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2015 Director of the Company Mar 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1967-07-29
Masaki ONO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1997 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Apr 1997 Joined Nagano Kunisuke Law Office Jan 2002 Partner, Sugaya & Ono Law Office Jan 2003 Partner, Tokuda Sogo Law Office Apr 2005 Office renamed Nagatacho Shin-Sogo Law Office Dec 2012 Representative, Yotsuya Town Sogo Law Office (current) Dec 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1966-11-07
Teruhiro IKAGA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Dec 2007 Joined Deloitte Tohmatsu (now Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) May 2011 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 2013 Joined Fursight Accounting Office (now Fursight Tax Corporation) Dec 2013 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Aug 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, MEGUENUP Inc. Sep 2016 Member, Fursight Tax Corporation Dec 2018 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) Mar 2021 President and Representative Director, timelily Inc. (current) Apr 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), BBD Initiative Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kokudo Ryokka Co., Ltd. (current)
1984-02-18
Kengo MIURA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Sep 2009 Passed the Bar Examination Dec 2010 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Jan 2011 Joined Mirai Sogo Law Office Mar 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) Oct 2017 Founded Ginza Takaoka Law Office (current) Dec 2018 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Knowledge Suite Co., Ltd. (now Bluetec Inc.) May 2022 Outside Director, BW Pay Limited Co., Ltd. Dec 2017 Outside Director, BW System Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), BBD Initiative Co., Ltd. (current)
1980-07-01
Large Shareholding Reports
Infinity Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-06-18
5.70%→2.46%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 2.46%
Yuichi INABA
2026-06-18
11.27%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 11.26%
Yuichi INABA
2026-06-18
22.48%→11.27%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 11.26%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-17
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-08-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-06-18
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnetAmended
2026-06-17
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-11-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-30
Annual Securities Report
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