Overview
Information & Communication

Science Arts,Inc.

Buddycom provides a cloud-based live communication platform ('Buddycom') targeting frontline workers in retail, transportation infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, and other field-intensive industries, enabling push-to-talk group voice calls, text chat, live video streaming, location sharing, and AI-assisted communication via smartphone or tablet over 4G/5G/Wi-Fi networks. The service is offered on a subscription SaaS basis with three tiered plans (Talk Lite, Talk Enterprise, Livecast Enterprise) at ¥600–¥2,600 per user per month (annual contract), with no initial fees, achieving an ARR of approximately ¥1.07 billion, a monthly churn rate of 0.42%, and an NRR of 118.0% as of FY2025 (August 2025). The company also sells proprietary and exclusively licensed accessories (earphone microphones, headsets, wearable cameras, speaker-microphones) purpose-built for PTT operation and extended battery life, complementing the software subscription with a recurring hardware replacement cycle.

Market Cap
¥10.7B
US$68.2M
EV
¥8.88B
US$56.6M
Stock¥1,318▲+0.23%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
30.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
33.9
x
LTM PER
42.1
x
LTM PBR
6.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-34.3%pt
100123
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 27, 25Earnings guidance revision upward
2Jan 9, 26New Year buying demand
3Jan 15, 26Strong Q3 earnings results
MC → EV Bridge
10.7BUS$68.2MMarket Cap0.05BUS$0.29M+ Debt1.35BUS$8.62M− Cash0.51BUS$3.25M− Inv. Sec.8.88BUS$56.6MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.66US$4.20M'22/80.77US$4.92M'23/81.18US$7.55M'24/81.65US$10.5M'25/82.13US$13.6M'26/8
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.01US$0.10M'22/8-0.05-US$0.29M'23/8-0.02-US$0.11M'24/80.12US$0.78M'25/80.29US$1.85M'26/8
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.01US$0.06M'22/8-0.08-US$0.52M'23/8-0.03-US$0.20M'24/80.11US$0.71M'25/80.25US$1.62M'26/8
Capital Structure
97%
EquityD/E 0.03xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.67US$4.27M'22/80.51US$3.28M'23/80.57US$3.65M0.09US$0.57M'24/81.59US$10.1M0.07US$0.43M'25/81.36US$8.69M0.05US$0.29M'26/8
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 73.0%
1
Hiraoka Shuichi Office LLC
36.98%
2
Rakuten Group,Inc.
10.10%
3
Shuichi HIRAOKA
8.28%
4
JVCKENWOOD Corporation
8.07%
5
Keiji SERIZAWA
4.56%
6
JPE No. 2 Co., Ltd.
1.48%
7
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
1.06%
8
Katsumi YOKOMICHI
0.89%
9
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
0.85%
10
Tsukui Care Tech Investment LLP (General Partner: Tsukui Capital Co., Ltd.)
0.73%
Management
7 officers
Shuichi HIRAOKA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1984 Joined Hitachi Seibu Software Co., Ltd. (now Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.) Jan 1996 Joined Microsoft Co., Ltd. (now Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.) Feb 2001 Director, Inspire Co., Ltd. Feb 2001 Founded Inspire Strategic Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President Jun 2002 Director, Plan Do See Co., Ltd. Oct 2002 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Parking Development Co., Ltd. Dec 2002 Founded Vantage Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President Sep 2003 Founded Science R Co., Ltd. (now Science Arts Inc.); Representative Director, President Oct 2004 Director, Nippon Parking Development Co., Ltd. Nov 2025 Representative Director, Chairman of the Company (current)
1961-08-14
Ryutaro HIRAOKA
Representative Director, President
Apr 2017 Joined Works Applications Co., Ltd. Aug 2018 Joined Science R Co., Ltd. (now Science Arts Inc.) Dec 2022 General Manager, Planning Division, the Company Nov 2024 Director, General Manager, Planning Division, the Company Nov 2025 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1993-12-09
Takuya MATSUDA
Director, General Manager, Administration Division
Apr 2007 Joined Zephyr Co., Ltd. Dec 2011 Joined Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. May 2014 Joined Design One Japan Co., Ltd. Nov 2016 General Manager, Accounting and Finance Department, Design One Japan Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Joined Science R Co., Ltd. (now Science Arts Inc.) Feb 2019 General Manager, Administration Division, the Company Nov 2019 Director, General Manager, Administration Division, the Company (current)
1981-05-02
Takako SHIMADA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1989 Joined Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nov 1990 Joined Land Redevelopment Business Center Co., Ltd. Jun 1994 Joined RAG Co., Ltd. Jan 2009 Director, General Manager, Administration Division, RAG Co., Ltd. Nov 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Nov 2022 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1970-07-18
Hiroyuki NAKAGAWA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1968 Joined Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku Co., Ltd. (now Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) Jun 1997 Director, General Manager, Finance Department, Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku Co., Ltd. Jun 1999 Managing Director, Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku Co., Ltd. Jun 2000 Senior Managing Director, Mitsui O.S.K. Systems, Ltd. Apr 2001 Director, President, Mitsui O.S.K. Systems, Ltd. Jun 2002 Senior Managing Director, Utoku Unyu Co., Ltd. (now Utoc Corporation) Jun 2005 Representative Director, President, Utoku Unyu Co., Ltd. Jul 2009 Advisor, Utoku Unyu Co., Ltd. Oct 2009 Director, the Company Nov 2022 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1944-09-05
Toru MITSUHASHI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Feb 1997 Joined Judicial Scrivener Hiroyuki Wada Office Aug 1999 Joined Judicial Scrivener Sashida Office Sep 2001 Opened Mitsuhashi Judicial Scrivener Office (current) Feb 2005 Auditor, Brainstrust Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2007 Auditor, Empress Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2008 Councilor, Process Management Foundation (current) Mar 2013 Auditor, Sogo Hoken Service Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2013 Auditor, IMSI Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2016 External Director, Japan Telework Accounting Support Organization Aug 2016 Auditor, the Company Jul 2018 Director, KAG Holdings Co., Ltd. Nov 2022 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1970-01-17
Yukako FUJITA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1986 Joined Osaka Shosen Mitsui Senpaku Co., Ltd. (now Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) Jul 2000 Joined Recruit FNX Business Division (now Nexway Co., Ltd.) Apr 2006 Joined Kaishinkai Medical Corporation Dec 2015 Established Tree of Heart Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President (current) Jul 2020 Joined PHONE APPLI Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Executive Officer, CWO, PHONE APPLI Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Planning Committee Member, IT Talent Revitalization Study Group, Corporate Information Systems Association (current) Jun 2025 Director, Japan Computer System Dealers Association (current) Nov 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1965-12-17
Large Shareholding Reports
Shuichi HIRAOKA Office LLC
2026-03-19
36.45%→36.45%
Annual report (as of 2026-02-28): 36.98%
Shuichi HIRAOKA Office LLC
2026-01-23
36.50%→36.45%
Annual report (as of 2026-02-28): 36.98%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-15
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
TDnet
2026-07-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2026-04-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
EDINET
2026-03-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-23
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2025-11-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
TDnet
2025-07-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
EDINET
2025-04-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
EDINET
2024-11-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
EDINET
2024-10-15
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-04-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-11-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-04-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-11-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-04-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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