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CAICA DIGITAL Inc.

2315・Standard Market・Information & Communication

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Business

CAICA DIGITAL, Inc. is a pure holding company centered on its IT services business, led by CAICA Technologies, which possesses over 50 years of expertise in system development for financial institutions. The company also operates a financial services business running a crypto asset and NFT exchange, and, following the October 2025 acquisition of Nexs Inc. as a subsidiary, an IoT-related business. Its major clients include leading corporations such as Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, IBM Japan, and Rakuten Group, with the IT services business accounting for over 99% of net sales. Consolidated net sales for FY2025 (ending October 2025) were ¥5,195 million. While scaling down and streamlining the financial services business, the company is pursuing a transformation of its business portfolio through expansion of its DX solution services and IoT business.

Business Model

The core of revenue is the outsourced revenue from system development, maintenance, and consulting by CAICA Technologies, with the IT Services segment accounting for ¥5,194 million of the ¥5,195 million in net sales for FY2025 (ending October 2025). While continuing to selectively accept high-unit-price projects to improve profitability, the company is promoting an upstream shift toward providing full SI (product sales, consulting, development, and maintenance) for DX solutions in partnership with major overseas vendors. The addition of Nex's IoT communication device sales and solution offerings aims to diversify revenue streams.

Company Strengths

For over 50 years since its founding, the company has engaged in system development for financial institutions, maintaining ongoing business relationships with major companies such as Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (¥615 million, 11.9%), IBM Japan (¥548 million, 10.6%), and Rakuten Group (¥543 million, 10.5%). It has also secured new orders in cutting-edge technology areas such as fintech and DID/VC.

The equity ratio stood at 84.2% at the end of FY2025 (ending October 2025) (up from 68.4% at the end of the prior fiscal year) and remained extremely high at 85.1% at the end of the first quarter of FY2026 (ending October 2026). Total liabilities were low at ¥676 million (down 11.7% year on year), and the company maintains financial flexibility to respond to M&A and new investments.

On October 16, 2025, the company made Nexs Corporation, which develops and sells IoT communication devices, a wholly owned subsidiary. In the first quarter of FY2026 (ending October 2026), the IoT-related business recorded sales of ¥255 million and operating profit of ¥37 million. The company began sales of the 5G RedCap-compatible product "UNX-35GL" in January 2026, establishing a framework to capture demand across a wide range of fields including manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture.

ENVALITH's Perspective

For the interim period of FY2026 (ending March 2026), operating profit was ¥52 million (up 103.2% year on year) and ordinary profit was ¥71 million (up 120.0%), indicating steady improvement in the core business. However, following the consolidation of Zenko Research Institute as a subsidiary, a gain on step acquisition of ¥207 million (extraordinary income) was offset by a goodwill impairment loss of ¥207 million (extraordinary loss), leaving net income attributable to owners of the parent at just ¥52 million (down 90.4% from ¥551 million in the same period last year). The goodwill impairment is an accounting treatment stemming from the rise in the company's share price and does not represent an impairment of business value, but the large swings in extraordinary gains and losses continue to make it difficult to assess the company's ordinary earnings power.

As of the end of the interim period, Zenko Research Institute has only been consolidated on the balance sheet, with its profit and loss contribution limited to a total of six months covering Q3 (March–May 2026) and Q4 (June–August 2026). The full-year forecast (net sales of ¥6,166 million, operating profit of ¥107 million) remains unchanged, but it has also been disclosed that some projects in the DX Solution Business are expected to fall short of plan, making the achievement of the forecast highly dependent on both Zenko Research Institute's contribution and progress in existing businesses. External factors such as uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and more cautious corporate IT investment due to rising prices also present downside risks.

The Financial Services Business continued to post losses in the current interim period, with net sales of ¥-0 million and an operating loss of ¥38 million. The main cause was the recognition of valuation losses on crypto assets (such as Bitcoin), and the company continues to hold positions carrying high price volatility risk. While the NFT marketplace "INO Fine (Vetted NFT Marketplace)" is undergoing a brand renewal and new service rollouts, the timing of monetization remains unclear. Crypto asset holdings increased by ¥206 million during the current interim period, and the risk of losses in the event of a market downturn remains present.

Growth Strategy

Accelerating the shift to solution-type business through the convergence of nursing care DX, IoT, and Web3

The share-for-share exchange to make the company a subsidiary was completed on February 6, 2026. The company develops DX solutions, operational support, and IoT monitoring solutions for nursing care providers, and is promoting the construction of a "nursing care IoT data economic zone" combining CAICA Technologies' DX development capabilities with Nexs' IoT technology. Profit-and-loss consolidation is scheduled to begin from Q3 (March 2026).

Phase 3 of the Web3-type M2M platform, conducted as a joint PoC with Nexs, was completed, confirming its technical validity. Phase 1 of the stablecoin platform PoC was completed in April 2026. The company aims to form an automated settlement and data distribution economic zone among IoT devices, with a view to expansion into autonomous driving, smart cities, industrial IoT, and other fields.

With an effective date scheduled for July 1, 2026, the company will succeed CAICA Technologies' DX solutions business, security solutions business, and investment securities management business through an absorption-type company split. This aims to consolidate management resources, integrate customer response functions, and accelerate decision-making, thereby speeding up the transition to a solution service-type business.

CAICA Technologies launched an "AI Driven Development" service utilizing generative AI. The service aims to improve productivity and quality across the design, development, and testing processes, addressing client companies' needs for DX promotion and development efficiency. By combining existing system development track record and know-how with generative AI, the company aims to achieve higher added value.

The 5G RedCap-compatible USB dongle-type data terminal "UNX-35GL," which began sales in January 2026, achieves low power consumption and low cost, promoting the 5G-enablement of IoT devices. Inquiries premised on actual projects from service providers and sales partners, as well as the number of evaluation unit rentals, have been confirmed to be increasing, indicating growing market interest.

Last updated: July 17, 2026