Overview
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Basic Inc.

Basic Inc. is an AI workflow company that helps Japanese businesses improve productivity by digitalizing, standardizing, and automating front-office workflows including marketing, sales, and customer success. Its core products include 'ferret One,' an all-in-one B2B marketing workflow tool combining no-code CMS and marketing automation, and 'formrun,' a form-based workflow management tool for inquiries and sales operations. The company serves a wide range of clients from startups to large enterprises on a subscription model, addressing Japan's structural labor shortage by replacing manual processes with technology-driven systems.

Market Cap
¥2.02B
US$12.9M
EV
¥0.75B
US$4.80M
Stock¥342▼-2.29%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
2.8
x
LTM PER
5.9
x
LTM PBR
2.8
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-65.9%pt
1001
Mar 25, 26 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 7, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
2.02BUS$12.9MMarket Cap0.16BUS$1.01M+ Debt1.42BUS$9.08M− Cash0.00BUS$0.00M− Inv. Sec.0.75BUS$4.80MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.97US$6.15M'21/121.24US$7.88M'22/121.56US$9.95M'23/121.82US$11.6M'24/122.28US$14.5M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.55-US$3.52M'21/12-0.83-US$5.27M'22/12-0.42-US$2.70M'23/12-0.16-US$1.04M'24/120.35US$2.20M'25/12
Capital Structure
82%
EquityD/E 0.22xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
'21/12'22/12'23/120.43US$2.76M'24/120.59US$3.74M0.18US$1.13M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 63.8%
1
Masaru AKIYAMA
26.94%
2
Tomonori TAKIHI
6.35%
3
Koji TSUKADA
6.35%
4
SMK Corporation
6.35%
5
transcosmos inc.
5.95%
6
Septeni Co., Ltd.
3.89%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.92%
8
i-nest No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership
2.24%
9
One Capital No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership
1.55%
10
HAKUHODO DY FUTURE DESIGN FUND Investment Limited Partnership
1.24%
Management
5 officers
Masaru AKIYAMA
Representative Director
Jun 1995 Seiwa Shoji Co., Ltd. Nov 1999 Goodwill Communication Inc. (now Masterpiece Group Co., Ltd.) Nov 2001 trans cosmos inc. Mar 2004 Founded Basic Inc.; Representative Director (current)
1972-02-07
Yasuhiro HAYAMI
Director
Jul 1996 Founded Init Inc.; Representative Director Dec 2004 trans cosmos inc. Apr 2005 Executive Officer, trans cosmos inc. Jun 2006 Managing Executive Officer, trans cosmos inc. Feb 2014 Founded Y's Inc.; Representative Director (current) Mar 2018 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1972-11-08
Seiji HATAKEYAMA
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1975 Toyo Glass Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Director, Network Service and Technologies Co., Ltd. (now NetOne Systems Co., Ltd.) Jun 2007 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Network Service and Technologies Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, START TODAY CO., LTD. (now ZOZO, Inc.) Jun 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, START TODAY CO., LTD. Jul 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Aug 2020 Director, Payroll Co., Ltd.
1953-02-16
Hidetsugu ONISHI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1986 Fuji Bank, Ltd. Dec 1999 Investment Officer, Fuji Capital Management Co., Ltd. (now MCP Partners Co., Ltd.) Feb 2002 Director, Link Theory Holdings Co., Ltd. (now Link Theory Japan Co., Ltd.) Sep 2009 Executive Officer, CFO, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Representative Director, Avergence Inc. (current) Jun 2011 Co-Representative Partner, GK Integrity (current) Mar 2016 Outside Director, GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (current) Mar 2016 Outside Director of the Company Apr 2018 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Apr 2021 Director, CUBE Inc. (current) May 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Arclands Sakamoto Co., Ltd. (now Arclise Co., Ltd.) Jan 2023 Outside Director, Azcar Asset Management Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2024 Outside Director, Classico Co., Ltd. (current)
1964-03-07
Takumi SUGANUMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 2002 Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Dec 2004 Seconded to Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. (now Japan Exchange Group, Inc.) May 2005 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Dec 2006 Cookpad Inc. Dec 2012 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Dec 2015 Founded Link Partners Law Office; Managing Partner (current) Jul 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company May 2017 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Double A Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2018 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Dec 2018 Outside Director, jig.jp Inc. (current) Sep 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Arent Inc. (current)
1981-02-16
Large Shareholding Reports
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-07-29
4.03%
Masaru AKIYAMA
2026-03-31
26.95%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 26.94%
Tomonori TAKIHI
2026-03-31
6.35%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 6.35%
Koji TSUKADA
2026-03-30
6.35%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 6.35%
TRANS COSMOS Inc. Representative Director and Co-President Takeshi KAMIYA
2026-03-26
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TRANS COSMOS Inc.
2026-03-25
5.95%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 5.95%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-05
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-07-29
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2026-03-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-03-26
Change Report
EDINET
2026-03-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-03-13
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2026-03-11
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2026-03-05
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-02-17
Securities Registration Statement
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