Fixstars is pursuing a hybrid strategy that combines its stable-revenue Solution business with its high-growth SaaS business, benefiting from growth in the AI and quantum fields. In fiscal 2024, revenue was approximately ¥7.995 billion, while SaaS revenue increased 66.2% to ¥315 million.
Fixstars operates as a technology group focused on software acceleration, with two core businesses: its Solution business, which provides contracted development, and its SaaS business, which offers proprietary products. For the fiscal year ended September 2024, revenue was approximately ¥7,995 million, operating profit was approximately ¥2,304 million, ordinary profit was approximately ¥2,305 million and net income was approximately ¥1,494 million. SaaS revenue was ¥315 million, up 66.2% from the previous fiscal year. Major customers include Kioxia, Renesas Electronics and NexTI Electronics, with Solution accounting for approximately 93% and SaaS for approximately 7% of the business.
The company's strengths can be summarized in three areas. First, it has a group of specialists with outstanding technical capabilities: approximately 90% of employees are engineers, more than 70% hold master's or doctoral degrees, and the company has a track record that includes holding the top position in Graph500 using Fugaku for an extended period. Second, it has established a hybrid strategy that reinvests stable revenue in growth areas, channeling the stable revenue from contracted development into SaaS growth investment. Third, it operates businesses that support the leading technologies in AI and quantum computing, offering proprietary products including the AI acceleration platform Fixstars AIBooster and Fixstars Amplify for quantum computing.