WITZ Corp. (4440) AI Stock Analysis

• Market Cap: ¥6.32B
• Dividend Yield: 1.35%
• Average Volume (3M): 29.24K
• Price to Earnings (P/E): 6.3
• Beta (1Y): 0.64
• Revenue Growth: 39.66%
• EPS Growth: 57.28%
• Country: JP
• Employees: 288
• Sector: Technology
• Sector Strength: 88
• Industry: Software - Application
• EPS (TTM): 41.61
• Shares Outstanding: 4,176,000
• 10 Day Avg. Volume: 49,840
• 30 Day Avg. Volume: 29,240
• PEG Ratio: 0.22
• Price to Book (P/B): 1.90
• Price to Sales (P/S): 1.11
• P/FCF Ratio: 10.97
• Enterprise Value/Market Cap: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Revenue: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Gross Profit: N/A
• Enterprise Value/Ebitda: N/A
• 1Y Price Target: N/A
• Price Target Upside: N/A
• Rating Consensus: N/A
• Number of Analyst Covering: 0
• EPS Forecast (FY): N/A
• Revenue Forecast (FY): N/A

• Rating: 77 Outperform
• Price Target: ¥1,638.00 ▲(50.55% Upside)
• Action: Reiterated Date: 01/20/26
• Date: Action: Reiterated 01/20/26

Score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (rapid revenue growth, solid margins, and an exceptionally low-risk balance sheet) and supportive valuation (low P/E). The main constraint is technical risk: price momentum is strong but indicators are overbought, increasing the chance of a near-term pullback.

Positive Factors

Accelerating Revenue Growth

Sustained, multi-year revenue acceleration more than doubles the scale since 2020, indicating strong product-market fit and demand durability. This larger revenue base supports investment in R&D and sales, creates scale economies, and underpins medium-term cash generation and competitive positioning.

Very Low Leverage / Strong Balance Sheet

Effectively zero debt materially reduces financial distress risk and interest expense volatility, improving resilience across cycles. It preserves flexibility to fund operations and strategic moves from internal resources, lowering refinancing risk and supporting steady execution over the next several quarters.

Solid Profitability and Improving ROE

Consistent mid-teens ROE and double-digit operating margin reflect durable unit economics and pricing power in its software segment. Improving capital efficiency supports reinvestment without diluting returns, enabling sustained earnings quality and ability to fund growth initiatives over the medium term.

Negative Factors

Margin Variability

Historical swings in net margin suggest sensitivity to cost structure, pricing mix, or one-time items, which reduces earnings predictability. For planning and capital allocation, variable margins complicate forecasting free cash flow and may constrain confident multi-quarter investments or dividend/return policies.

Moderate Cash Conversion

Although cash generation is positive, OCF relative to revenue (~12%) is modest, implying working-capital swings or slower cash conversion. This limits excess liquidity available for aggressive M&A or large capex without preserving cash, affecting strategic optionality across several quarters.

Dependence on Internal Funding for Growth

Minimal leverage lowers risk but constrains the company from quickly scaling via debt-financed M&A or larger capex if attractive opportunities appear. Reliance on internal funds may slow acceleration versus peers using modest leverage to amplify growth, limiting strategic flexibility in the medium term.

WITZ Corp. Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

WITZ Corporation engages in the service design and software development businesses in Japan. The company offers Jasmy Personal Data Locker, an entrance/exit management system that provides valuable information while protecting personal information using blockchain technology for the management of stakeholders, related parties, and visitors at sporting and music events, and other events; automobile cyber security solutions; product – security incident response team (P-SIRT) services; and Kitahiro Ride, which combines a demand taxi and an electric cart to provide a transportation service between the homes of users living in the target area and Kitahiroshima Station. It also provides Intersection risk prediction systems for risk visualization using sensors; AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform, which includes advanced and diverse sensor information handling, the need for service-oriented dynamic communication, ensuring security as external connections grow, and upgrading over-the-air applications; virtual space technology for automobile development; and simulation development technology. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

How the Company Makes Money

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WITZ Corp. Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Strong financial foundation with accelerating revenue growth (2020–2025) and solid profitability (2025 operating margin ~12%, net margin ~8.7%). Balance sheet is exceptionally conservative with effectively zero debt and improving ROE (~15% in 2025). Main offsets are margin variability over time and only moderately consistent cash conversion relative to revenue.

Income Statement

Revenue has accelerated meaningfully, rising from 2.22B (2020) to 4.86B (2025), with especially strong growth in 2024–2025. Profitability is solid for the category: 2025 gross margin is ~37% and operating margin is ~12%, with net margin ~8.7%. The main drawback is margin variability—net margin was ~10% in 2020, dipped mid-period, and while it has improved recently, it remains below earlier peak levels.

Balance Sheet

The balance sheet is exceptionally conservative: total debt is effectively zero in recent years, resulting in no meaningful leverage risk. Equity has steadily grown (to ~2.83B in 2025) alongside asset growth, and returns on equity have strengthened to ~15% in 2025 from mid-single digits in 2023. The primary limitation is that, with no debt, future growth is more reliant on internally generated capital rather than financial leverage (which can be either a strength or a constraint depending on growth opportunities).

Cash Flow

Cash generation is positive and improving: operating cash flow rose to ~571M in 2025 and free cash flow to ~489M, and free cash flow is consistently below operating cash flow as expected. Free cash flow tracks earnings reasonably well (free cash flow is ~86% of net income in 2025), supporting earnings quality. The key weakness is that operating cash flow covers a relatively modest portion of the revenue base (mid-single-digit to low-teens percent range historically, and ~12% in 2025), indicating working-capital swings and/or cash conversion that is good but not consistently strong.

Breakdown	Aug 2025	Aug 2024	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue	4.86B	3.48B	2.50B	2.35B	2.20B
Gross Profit	1.81B	1.22B	892.42M	887.06M	770.04M
EBITDA	673.72M	430.11M	225.43M	288.13M	313.46M
Net Income	424.22M	275.08M	133.49M	175.83M	206.17M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets	4.08B	3.56B	2.92B	2.86B	2.65B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments	2.15B	1.87B	1.92B	2.06B	2.05B
Total Debt	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	632.00K
Total Liabilities	1.24B	1.08B	611.43M	559.44M	527.98M
Stockholders Equity	2.83B	2.45B	2.28B	2.27B	2.10B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow	489.48M	294.54M	204.25M	156.92M	252.27M
Operating Cash Flow	571.37M	355.54M	248.28M	206.78M	257.37M
Investing Cash Flow	85.39M	170.60M	-459.60M	-136.53M	-219.79M
Financing Cash Flow	-79.72M	-272.68M	-128.86M	-58.00M	14.12M

WITZ Corp. Technical Analysis

• Technical Analysis Sentiment: Positive
• Last Price: 1088.00
• 50DMA: Negative
• 100DMA: Positive
• 200DMA: Positive
• MACD: Negative
• RSI: Neutral
• STOCH: Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:4440, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 1088 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1490.30, below the 50-day MA of 1515.56, and below the 200-day MA of 1285.36, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 16.09 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.94 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 70.17 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for JP:4440.

WITZ Corp. Peers Comparison

Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
4491	82 Outperform	¥6.11B	10.91	―	1.87%	6.18%	29.79%
4440	77 Outperform	¥6.32B	6.35	―	1.35%	39.66%	57.28%
4060	74 Outperform	¥6.02B	21.40	―	0.57%	21.03%	32.29%
4397	68 Neutral	¥6.79B	27.15	―	―	11.32%	―
5033	66 Neutral	¥4.86B	21.99	―	―	7.60%	19.13%
3826	64 Neutral	¥4.98B	9.17	―	2.28%	―	―
Sector *	61 Neutral	$37.18B	12.37	-10.20%	1.83%	8.50%	-7.62%

WITZ Corp. Corporate Events

WITZ Corp. Delivers Strong Q1 Growth and Affirms FY2026 Outlook with Higher Dividend Plan

WITZ Corporation reported strong consolidated results for the three months ended November 30, 2025, with net sales rising 34.6% year on year to ¥1,416 million and profit attributable to owners of parent nearly doubling to ¥165 million, driving earnings per share up to ¥41.61. The company’s financial position remained solid with an equity ratio of 68.9%, and it maintained its full‑year forecast for fiscal 2026, targeting ¥5,600 million in net sales and modest profit growth, alongside a planned increase in the annual dividend to ¥18 per share, signaling continued confidence in earnings and shareholder returns.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:4440) stock is a Buy with a Yen1717.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on WITZ Corp. stock, see the JP:4440 Stock Forecast page.