Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows
(unit: thousands of yen)
| 2024/3 | 2025/3 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Profit before tax | 5,854,695 | 6,424,641 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,295,534 | 2,595,704 |
| Impairment losses | - | 333,128 |
| Finance income and finance costs | 1,830 | 35,671 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -797,616 | -344,675 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 74,248 | 201,961 |
| Decrease (increase) in advances paid | -8,716,128 | -10,479,105 |
| Decrease (increase) in advance payments-cost of maintenance service | -2,126,638 | -2,970,084 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | 316,849 | -478,093 |
| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 13,190,400 | 14,851,307 |
| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | 208,211 | -183,651 |
| Increase (decrease) in provisions | - | 75 |
| Other | -98,327 | -816,182 |
| Subtotal | 10,203,058 | 9,170,699 |
| Interest and dividends received | 26,307 | 20,155 |
| Interest paid | -26,009 | -39,932 |
| Income taxes paid | -1,220,799 | -2,314,282 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 8,982,557 | 6,836,640 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -884,934 | -690,671 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -125,200 | -112,029 |
| Payments for long-term loans | - | -20,000 |
| Purchase of investments | -328,886 | -413,317 |
| Proceeds from sales of investments | 287,070 | 0 |
| Purchase of shares of subsidiaries | - | -4,755,440 |
| Purchase of investments accounted for using equity method | -899,931 | - |
| Proceeds from sale of investments accounted for using equity method | 18,200 | - |
| Payments of leasehold and guarantee deposits | -27,812 | -15,647 |
| Proceeds from refund of leasehold and guarantee deposits | 207,703 | 6,706 |
| Payments for asset retirement obligations | -199,545 | - |
| Other | 15,159 | 45,135 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -1,938,176 | -5,955,263 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | - | -160,000 |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | - | 2,000,000 |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -200,000 | -273,066 |
| Proceeds from other financial liabilities | 2,451,000 | 260,502 |
| Payments of other financial liabilities | -313,898 | -611,104 |
| Dividends paid | -1,000,454 | -1,243,177 |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -785,873 | -765,442 |
| Other | -3,213 | -6,738 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 147,559 | -799,026 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 1,917 | -22,515 |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 7,193,858 | 59,834 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 20,071,540 | 27,265,398 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 27,265,398 | 27,325,233 |