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Meiji Electric Industries (3388) · FactFull-year increase in cash flows from operating activities

Decline in Cash Flow from Operating Activities

First written in FY2018-Q2. 1 of 19 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseOtherFY2018-Q2 – FY2026-H12017: 12018: 220182019: 220192020: 220202021: 220212022: 220222023: 220232024: 220242025: 220252026: 22026
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Increases and decreases in operating cash flow due to inventory, tax payments, etc.A theme 31 companies write about · 17 as a headwind · 3 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2026Full-year increase in cash flows from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥8,398 million, up 421.7% year on year. This was mainly due to pretax net income of ¥4,079 million, a ¥5,200 million decrease in trade receivables and a ¥1,030 million decrease in inventories, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased substantially from ¥1,609 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥8,398 million. Decreases in trade receivables and inventories were the main factors contributing to the increase in cash.
  2. 2026-05-15AdvancedEarnings

    「Cash generated from operating activities was ¥8,398 million, up 421.7% year on year. This was due mainly to cash inflows from profit before income taxes of ¥4,079 million, a decrease in trade receivables of ¥5,200 million, a decrease in inventories of ¥1,030 million, depreciation and amortization of ¥451 million, a decrease in advances paid of ¥131 million and an increase in consumption taxes payable of ¥215 million, among other factors, partly offset by cash outflows from an increase in retirement benefit assets of ¥166 million, a decrease in trade payables of ¥1,824 million and income taxes paid of ¥1,164 million, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥1,609 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥8,398 million, with decreases in trade receivables and inventories identified as the main sources of cash.
  3. FY2026-H1Interim-period increase in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥5,679 million, up 93.6% from the same interim period of the previous year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax interim net income of ¥1,828 million, depreciation of ¥154 million, a ¥6,600 million decrease in trade receivables and a ¥138 million decrease in inventories, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥54 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥2,409 million decrease in trade payables and ¥580 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥2,933 million in the same interim period of the previous year to ¥5,679 million. The ¥6,600 million decrease in trade receivables was cited as the main factor contributing to the increase in cash.
  4. FY2025Full-year decrease in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥1,609 million, down 71.9% year on year. This mainly reflected increases in cash provided by pretax net income of ¥3,601 million, a ¥159 million decrease in inventories, a ¥736 million increase in trade payables and depreciation of ¥336 million, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥1,283 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥513 million decrease in consumption taxes payable, a ¥119 million increase in advances paid and ¥1,086 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities decreased from ¥5,733 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥1,609 million. An increase in trade receivables and income tax payments reduced cash flow.
  5. FY2025-H1Interim-period increase in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥2,933 million, up 212.3% year on year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax interim net income of ¥931 million, depreciation of ¥161 million and a ¥5,169 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥91 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥763 million increase in inventories, a ¥1,320 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥720 million decrease in consumption taxes payable and ¥577 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥939 million in the same interim period of the previous year to ¥2,933 million. The ¥5,169 million decrease in trade receivables was cited as the main factor contributing to the increase in cash.
  6. FY2024Full-year cash flow from operating activities returned to positiveAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥5,733 million, compared with ¥3,820 million used in the previous year.」

    Cash flow from operating activities shifted from ¥3,820 million used in the previous fiscal year to ¥5,733 million provided in the current fiscal year. Decreases in trade receivables and inventories contributed to the increase in cash.
  7. FY2024-Q2Operating cash flow turns positive in the second quarterAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥939 million, compared with ¥1,218 million used in the same quarter of the previous year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax quarterly net income of ¥1,364 million, depreciation of ¥112 million and a ¥4,462 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥51 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥541 million increase in inventories, a ¥4,260 million decrease in trade payables and ¥539 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities shifted from ¥1,218 million used in the same period of the previous year to ¥939 million provided in the current period. The decrease in trade receivables was cited as the main factor contributing to the increase in cash.
  8. FY2023Full-year cash flow from operating activities turned negativeAnnual report

    「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥3,820 million, compared with ¥1,136 million provided in the previous year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax net income of ¥3,125 million, a ¥1,699 million increase in trade payables and depreciation of ¥220 million, among other factors, more than offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥4,825 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥3,010 million increase in inventories, a ¥150 million increase in advances paid and ¥897 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities shifted from ¥1,136 million provided in the previous year to ¥3,820 million used in the current year. Increases in trade receivables and inventories were the main factors reducing cash flow.
  9. FY2023-Q2Second-quarter cash flow from operating activities turned negativeAnnual report

    「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥1,218 million, compared with ¥1,354 million provided in the same quarter of the previous year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax quarterly net income of ¥817 million, depreciation of ¥105 million and a ¥2,904 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, more than offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥48 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥1,618 million increase in inventories, a ¥2,528 million decrease in trade payables and ¥459 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities shifted from ¥1,354 million provided in the same period of the previous year to ¥1,218 million used in the current period. Increases in inventories and a decrease in trade payables reduced cash flow.
  10. FY2022Full-year decrease in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥1,136 million, down 67.1% year on year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax net income of ¥2,522 million, depreciation of ¥233 million and a ¥569 million decrease in advances paid, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥517 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥763 million increase in inventories, a ¥153 million decrease in trade payables and ¥359 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities decreased from ¥3,452 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥1,136 million. Increases in trade receivables and inventories, among other factors, reduced cash flow.
  11. FY2022-Q2Second-quarter decrease in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥1,354 million, down 65.1% year on year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax quarterly net income of ¥1,149 million, depreciation of ¥119 million and a ¥3,494 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥50 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥572 million increase in inventories, a ¥2,889 million decrease in trade payables and ¥84 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities decreased from ¥3,886 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥1,354 million. An increase in inventories and a decrease in trade payables were cited as factors reducing cash.
  12. FY2021Full-year increase in cash flow from operating activities continuedAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥3,452 million, up 12.1% year on year.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥3,079 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥3,452 million. The ¥6,798 million decrease in trade receivables was cited as the main factor contributing to the increase in cash.
  13. FY2021-Q2Second-quarter increase in cash flow from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥3,886 million, up 28.2% year on year. This reflected increases in cash provided by pretax quarterly net income of ¥777 million, depreciation of ¥102 million and a ¥11,820 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, partly offset by decreases in cash resulting from a ¥242 million decrease in the provision for bonuses, a ¥502 million increase in inventories, a ¥7,139 million decrease in trade payables and ¥556 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥3,032 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥3,886 million. The ¥11,820 million decrease in trade receivables was identified as the main factor contributing to the increase in cash.
  14. FY2020Full-year increase in cash flows from operating activitiesAnnual report

    「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥3,079 million, up 35.5% year on year.」

    Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥2,272 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥3,079 million.
  15. FY2020-Q2Operating cash flow turns positive in the second quarterAnnual report

    「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥3,032 million, compared with ¥241 million used in the same quarter of the previous year. This reflected increases in cash from pretax profit for the quarter of ¥1,630 million, depreciation of ¥100 million, a ¥164 million decrease in assets related to retirement benefits and a ¥5,787 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, offset by decreases in cash from a ¥193 million decrease in the bonus provision, a ¥223 million increase in inventories, a ¥3,153 million decrease in trade payables and ¥907 million in corporate income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flows from operating activities changed from ¥241 million used in the same period of the previous year to ¥3,032 million provided in the cumulative second-quarter period. The ¥5,787 million decrease in trade receivables was cited as a factor increasing cash.
  16. FY2019Turning Cash Flow from Operating Activities PositiveAnnual report

    「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥2,272 million, compared with ¥686 million used in the previous year.」

    Cash flows from operating activities changed from ¥686 million used in the previous fiscal year to ¥2,272 million provided in the current fiscal year.
  17. FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「Cash used in operating activities was ¥241 million, compared with ¥44 million provided in the same quarter of the previous year. This reflected increases in cash from pretax profit for the quarter of ¥2,100 million, among other factors, offset by decreases in cash from a ¥521 million increase in trade receivables, an ¥801 million increase in inventories, a ¥461 million decrease in trade payables and ¥628 million in corporate income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flows from operating activities changed from cash provided in the same period of the previous year to ¥241 million used in the cumulative second-quarter period. Increases in trade receivables and inventories, among other factors, reduced cash.
  18. FY2018Operating Cash Flow Turning NegativeAnnual report

    「Cash used in operating activities was ¥686 million, compared with ¥809 million provided in the previous year.」

    Cash flows from operating activities changed from ¥809 million provided in the previous year to ¥686 million used in the current consolidated fiscal year.
  19. FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report

    「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥44 million, down 89.7% year on year. This reflected increases in cash from pretax profit for the quarter of ¥1,095 million and a ¥2,143 million decrease in trade receivables, among other factors, offset by decreases in cash from a ¥1,259 million increase in inventories, a ¥1,331 million decrease in trade payables and ¥339 million in corporate income taxes paid, among other factors.」

    Cash flows from operating activities were ¥44 million in the cumulative second-quarter period, down 89.7% year on year. Increases in inventories, decreases in trade payables and corporate income tax payments were cited as factors reducing cash.
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