Negative operating cash flow due to increases in accounts receivable and inventories
First written in FY2019-Q2. 9 of 16 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 38 of 140 companies on the "Worse" side.
32 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥6,850 million.」
Operating cash flow increased from ¥3,685 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥6,850 million, indicating improved operating cash generation. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥2,440 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥1,510 million and interest and dividend income of ¥730 million to pretax interim net income of ¥1,770 million and deducting the ¥1,890 million increase in trade receivables and the ¥550 million decrease in provision for bonuses, among other items.」
The ¥1,890 million increase in trade receivables contributed to cash outflow, while operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥2,440 million. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥2,110 million.」
Operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥2,110 million. The ¥1,020 million decrease in trade receivables contributed to cash generation, while the ¥1,290 million decrease in accounts payable, among other factors, was deducted. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥6,770 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥2,410 million and the ¥1,360 million increase in accounts payable to pretax net income of ¥3,250 million, among other items.」
Operating cash flow improved from an outflow of ¥530 million in the previous fiscal year to an inflow of ¥6,770 million. Cash generation was driven by a ¥256 million decrease in trade receivables, an ¥876 million decrease in inventories and a ¥1,363 million increase in accounts payable. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥290 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding the ¥1,160 million decrease in inventories and depreciation of ¥1,100 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥3,580 million and deducting the ¥2,930 million increase in trade receivables, ¥930 million in corporate taxes and other taxes and the ¥740 million decrease in provision for bonuses, among other items.」
Operating cash flow improved from an outflow of ¥1,360 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥290 million. Trade receivables continued to increase, while the decrease in inventories contributed to cash generation. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash used in operating activities was ¥530 million, compared with cash generated of ¥290 million in the previous fiscal year. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥2,290 million to pretax net income of ¥3,700 million and deducting the ¥4,580 million increase in trade receivables and the ¥2,720 million increase in inventories, among other items.」
Operating cash flow changed from an inflow of ¥290 million in the previous fiscal year to an outflow of ¥530 million, as the cash outflow from increases in trade receivables and inventories expanded. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash used in operating activities was ¥1,360 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥1,090 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥3,030 million and deducting the ¥4,360 million increase in trade receivables, the ¥2,920 million increase in inventories and the ¥530 million decrease in provision for bonuses, among other items.」
Due to increases of ¥4,360 million in trade receivables and ¥2,920 million in inventories, among other factors, operating cash flow was an outflow of ¥1,360 million. The cash outflow expanded from ¥1,020 million in the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥290 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥2,200 million to pretax net income of ¥1,850 million and deducting the ¥2,150 million increase in trade receivables, the ¥880 million payment of corporate taxes and other taxes and the ¥700 million increase in inventories, among other items.」
Operating cash flow fell sharply from ¥3,850 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥290 million. Increases of ¥2,150 million in trade receivables and ¥700 million in inventories contributed to the cash outflow. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash used in operating activities was ¥1,010 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥1,040 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥2,160 million and deducting the ¥1,790 million increase in trade receivables, the ¥1,720 million increase in inventories and the ¥640 million decrease in provision for bonuses, among other items.」
Due to increases in trade receivables and inventories, among other factors, operating cash flow was an outflow of ¥1,010 million, turning negative again from an inflow in the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥3,850 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥2,180 million to pretax net income of ¥1,670 million and deducting the ¥490 million increase in inventories and the ¥270 million increase in trade receivables, among other items.」
Although trade receivables and inventories continued to increase, operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥3,850 million, improving from ¥2,450 million in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥1,830 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥1,050 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥1,600 million and deducting the ¥860 million increase in trade receivables, among other items.」
Although trade receivables continued to increase, operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥1,830 million, improving from an outflow of ¥1,020 million in the same quarter of the previous year. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥2,450 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥2,110 million and a ¥410 million decrease in trade receivables to pretax net income of ¥280 million and deducting the ¥420 million increase in inventories, among other items.」
Operating cash flow improved from a period of negative cash flow caused by increases in trade receivables and inventories to an annual inflow of ¥2,450 million, due to a decrease in trade receivables, among other factors. - FY2020-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash used in operating activities was ¥1,000 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥990 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥540 million and deducting the ¥1,240 million increase in trade receivables, the ¥1,040 million increase in inventories and the ¥380 million decrease in provision for bonuses, among other items.」
Following an improvement from the previous quarter's operating cash outflow, operating activities again resulted in an outflow of ¥1,000 million, with increases in trade receivables and inventories contributing to the cash outflow. - FY2019MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥1,050 million.」
Operating cash flow declined from ¥2,890 million in the previous fiscal year to an inflow of ¥1,050 million in the current fiscal year, but the improvement from the previous quarter's outflow was confirmed on a full-year basis. - FY2019-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥160 million.」
Operating cash flow changed from an outflow in the previous quarter to an inflow of ¥169 million during the third quarter cumulative period. Trade receivables increased by ¥710 million, while inventories were a ¥430 million cash flow factor. - FY2019-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Cash used in operating activities was ¥590 million. This was mainly attributable to the amount obtained by adding depreciation of ¥1,000 million to pretax quarterly net income of ¥1,120 million and deducting the ¥1,400 million increase in trade receivables, the ¥550 million decrease in provision for bonuses and the ¥460 million increase in inventories, among other items.」
Despite recording a profit, operating cash flow for the second quarter cumulative period was an outflow of ¥590 million due to increases in trade receivables and inventories, among other factors.