Decrease in Operating Cash Flow Due to an Increase in Working Capital
First written in FY2022-Q3. . Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Increase in operating cash flow and surge in capital spendingAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥59,984 million, an increase of ¥24,147 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year. Cash used in investing activities was ¥140,232 million, an increase of ¥77,080 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Operating cash flow improved to ¥59,984 million, while cash used in investing activities surged to ¥140,232 million due to capital spending and the acquisition of the LANXESS business. - FY2026-H1Improvement in operating cash flow and surge in capital spendingAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥31,595 million, an increase of ¥25,286 million from the same period of the previous interim fiscal year. Cash used in investing activities was ¥88,795 million, an increase of ¥55,685 million from the same period of the previous interim fiscal year. This was due to expenditures related to the acquisition of the Urethane Systems business and capital spending, among other factors.」
Operating cash flow increased by ¥25,286 million year on year, while cash used in investing activities increased by ¥55,685 million due to the acquisition of the Urethane Systems business and other factors. - FY2025-H1Decrease in operating cash flow and increase in investment outlaysAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥6,309 million, a decrease of ¥17,122 million from the same period of the previous interim fiscal year. This represents the amount remaining after deducting income taxes paid from interim profit before income taxes and other adjustments, depreciation and amortization, and changes in working capital, among other items.」
Operating cash flow decreased by ¥17,122 million year on year to ¥6,309 million. Meanwhile, cash used in investing activities increased to ¥33,110 million, and financing activities generated ¥19,197 million from interest-bearing debt. - FY2024Sharp increase in operating cash flowAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥52,960 million, an increase of ¥34,833 million from the previous consolidated fiscal year.」
Operating cash flow increased from ¥18,127 million in the previous fiscal year to ¥52,960 million, improving from the downward trend seen through the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3Increase in operating cash flowAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥34,794 million, an increase of ¥29,696 million from the same period of the previous year.」
Operating cash flow increased by ¥29,696 million year on year to ¥34,794 million, improving from the downward trend seen through the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q1Continued decline in operating cash flowAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥7,061 million, a decrease of ¥9,170 million from the same period of the previous year.」
Operating cash flow decreased by ¥9,170 million year on year to ¥7,061 million, continuing its downward trend. - FY2023-Q3Continued decline in operating cash flowAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥5.098 billion, down ¥11.734 billion from the same period of the previous year. This was due mainly to a decrease in profit before income taxes, despite a reduction in cash outflows from changes in working capital, the combined changes in trade receivables, inventories and trade payables.」
Operating cash flow decreased by ¥11,734 million year on year to ¥5,098 million. Although working capital outflows decreased, the decline in profit before income taxes for the quarter was a factor weighing on the result. - FY2023-Q2Decrease in operating cash flow and reduction in working capital outflowsAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities decreased by ¥1,400 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥11,261 million. This was because, despite a decrease in cash used for changes in working capital, profit before income taxes and other adjustments for the quarter declined, among other factors.」
Operating cash flow decreased by ¥1,400 million year on year to ¥11,261 million. Although working capital outflows decreased, the decline in profit before income taxes for the quarter was a factor weighing on the result. - FY2023-Q1Improvement in operating cash flow due to increased working capital inflowsAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities increased by ¥1,910 million from the same period of the previous year to ¥16,231 million. This was mainly due to an increase in cash provided by changes in working capital, comprising changes in trade receivables, inventories and trade payables.」
Operating cash flow increased by ¥1,910 million year on year to ¥16,231 million, as cash provided by changes in working capital increased. - FY2022-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥16.832 billion, down ¥21.776 billion from the same period of the previous year. This was due mainly to the change in working capital, the combined changes in trade receivables, inventories and trade payables, shifting from a source of cash to a use of cash, despite an increase in profit before income taxes.」
In contrast to the increase in profit, operating cash flow fell from ¥38,608 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥16,832 million as working capital became a use of cash; this was recorded for the first time as an independent financial fact.