Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows
(unit: thousands of yen)
| 2022/3 | 2023/3 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Profit before tax | 3,718,035 | 5,066,665 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,958,996 | 2,386,806 |
| Finance income and finance costs | -5,171 | -2,424 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -1,102,811 | -160,658 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -89,591 | 2,365 |
| Decrease (increase) in advances paid | -4,050,297 | -4,950,632 |
| Decrease (increase) in advance payments-cost of maintenance service | -799,116 | -2,155,231 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | 194,087 | -222,208 |
| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 5,900,061 | 9,342,653 |
| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | 92,833 | 55,800 |
| Other | 519,620 | -1,186,609 |
| Subtotal | 6,336,646 | 8,176,525 |
| Interest and dividends received | 8,801 | 6,600 |
| Interest paid | -12,785 | -10,345 |
| Income taxes paid | -1,049,563 | -1,824,538 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 5,283,099 | 6,348,241 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -409,201 | -1,481,269 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -143,908 | -117,385 |
| Purchase of investments | -394,034 | -1,223,423 |
| Proceeds from acquisition of shares of subsidiaries | 1,369,982 | - |
| Purchase of investments accounted for using equity method | - | -140,000 |
| Payments of leasehold and guarantee deposits | -227,916 | -281,156 |
| Proceeds from refund of leasehold and guarantee deposits | 731 | 387,028 |
| Payments for asset retirement obligations | - | -280,890 |
| Other | 41 | 5,884 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 195,694 | -3,131,212 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | -100,000 | -25,000 |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -204,283 | -200,000 |
| Dividends paid | -753,698 | -797,416 |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -898,552 | -1,221,661 |
| Payments for acquisition of interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests | - | -248,475 |
| Proceeds from sale of interests in subsidiaries to non-controlling interests | - | 1,200,577 |
| Other | -3,243 | -7,960 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -1,959,778 | -1,299,936 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 2,555 | -1,455 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 3,521,570 | 1,915,637 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 14,634,332 | 18,155,903 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 18,155,903 | 20,071,540 |