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Kudan highlights shift to high-margin software and Physical AI data services in FY2026 Q&A

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  • Kudan is intensifying its focus on higher-margin software, using hardware as a priming agent to drive recurring, scalable software revenue and improve profitability trends.
  • The company is launching a usage-based Physical AI data technology offering, targeting several hundred million yen in near-term revenue and a significant share of a large future market.
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Kudan highlights shift to high-margin software and Physical AI data services in FY2026 Q&A

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Kudan, Inc. ( (JP:4425) ) just unveiled an update.

Kudan Inc. has released an English transcript of the Q&A session from its FY2026 financial results presentation for institutional investors and analysts, offering greater transparency into its evolving revenue model. Management explained that software margins are roughly double those of hardware and on an upward trend, underscoring a strategic shift toward software-centric growth.

Executives detailed that hardware is increasingly used as a “priming agent” to drive subsequent software sales, with a larger share of hardware revenue expected to convert into software between FY2026 and FY2027. They also highlighted new revenue opportunities from providing data technology for Physical AI on a usage-based model, with visibility on projects and an ambition to capture a meaningful share of a massive future market while addressing recent gross margin pressure linked to a government project.

More about Kudan, Inc.

Kudan Inc. is a Japan-based technology company listed on the TSE Growth market that develops software and hardware solutions centered on Physical AI and related data technologies. The company focuses on scalable, software-driven business models, targeting medium- to long-term revenue growth in a large, emerging market for Physical AI data development.

Average Trading Volume: 319,821

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen27.17B

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