Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows
(unit: thousands of yen)
| 2025/3 | 2026/3 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Profit before tax | 6,418,947 | 7,861,437 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,601,398 | 2,802,832 |
| Impairment losses | 333,128 | - |
| Finance income and finance costs | 35,671 | -20,471 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -344,675 | 711,220 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 201,961 | -183,404 |
| Decrease (increase) in advances paid | -10,479,105 | -6,424,911 |
| Decrease (increase) in advance payments-cost of maintenance service | -2,970,084 | -1,428,354 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | -478,093 | 495,132 |
| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 14,851,307 | 12,659,500 |
| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | -183,651 | -120,728 |
| Increase (decrease) in provisions | 75 | -75 |
| Other | -816,182 | -990,176 |
| Subtotal | 9,170,699 | 15,362,000 |
| Interest and dividends received | 20,155 | 72,439 |
| Interest paid | -39,932 | -53,711 |
| Income taxes paid | -2,314,282 | -2,236,077 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 6,836,640 | 13,144,650 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -690,671 | -1,114,117 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -112,029 | -165,085 |
| Payments for long-term loans | -20,000 | - |
| Purchase of investments | -413,317 | - |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 0 | 130,497 |
| Purchase of shares of subsidiaries | -4,755,440 | - |
| Payments of leasehold and guarantee deposits | -15,647 | -4,593 |
| Proceeds from refund of leasehold and guarantee deposits | 6,706 | 3,227 |
| Other | 45,135 | 20,075 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -5,955,263 | -1,129,995 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | -160,000 | -210,000 |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 2,000,000 | - |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -273,066 | -300,000 |
| Proceeds from other financial liabilities | 260,502 | - |
| Payments of other financial liabilities | -611,104 | -616,312 |
| Dividends paid | -1,243,177 | -1,726,353 |
| Capital contribution from non-controlling interests | - | 4,783 |
| Dividends paid non-controlling interests | -6,475 | -9,424 |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -765,442 | -758,408 |
| Payments for acquisition of interests in subsidiaries from non-controlling interests | - | -10,500 |
| Other | -263 | 12 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -799,026 | -3,626,202 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | -22,515 | 88,122 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 59,834 | 8,476,574 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 27,265,398 | 27,325,233 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 27,325,233 | 35,801,807 |