Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated statement of cash flows
(unit: thousands of yen)
2023/3 | 2024/3 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | ||
Profit before tax | 5,066,665 | 5,854,695 |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,386,806 | 2,295,534 |
Finance income and finance costs | -2,424 | 1,830 |
Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | -160,658 | -797,616 |
Decrease (increase) in inventories | 2,365 | 74,248 |
Decrease (increase) in advances paid | -4,950,632 | -8,716,128 |
Decrease (increase) in advance payments-cost of maintenance service | -2,155,231 | -2,126,638 |
Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | -222,208 | 316,849 |
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | 9,342,653 | 13,190,400 |
Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | 55,800 | 208,211 |
Other | -1,186,609 | -98,327 |
Subtotal | 8,176,525 | 10,203,058 |
Interest and dividends received | 6,600 | 26,307 |
Interest paid | -10,345 | -26,009 |
Income taxes paid | -1,824,538 | -1,220,799 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 6,348,241 | 8,982,557 |
Cash flows from investing activities | ||
Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -1,481,269 | -884,934 |
Purchase of intangible assets | -117,385 | -125,200 |
Purchase of investments | -1,223,423 | -328,886 |
Proceeds from sales of investments | - | 287,070 |
Purchase of investments accounted for using equity method | -140,000 | -899,931 |
Proceeds from sale of investments accounted for using equity method | - | 18,200 |
Payments of leasehold and guarantee deposits | -281,156 | -27,812 |
Proceeds from refund of leasehold and guarantee deposits | 387,028 | 207,703 |
Payments for asset retirement obligations | -280,890 | -199,545 |
Other | 5,884 | 15,159 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -3,131,212 | -1,938,176 |
Cash flows from financing activities | ||
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | -25,000 | - |
Repayments of long-term borrowings | -200,000 | -200,000 |
Proceeds from other financial liabilities | - | 2,451,000 |
Payments of other financial liabilities | - | -313,898 |
Dividends paid | -797,416 | -1,000,454 |
Repayments of lease liabilities | -1,221,661 | -785,873 |
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 | -7,960 | -3,213 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -1,299,936 | 147,559 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | -1,455 | 1,917 |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,915,637 | 7,193,858 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 18,155,903 | 20,071,540 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 20,071,540 | 27,265,398 |