Increase in Cash Flow from Operating Activities Primarily Due to a Decrease in Inventories
First written in FY2018-Q2. 11 of 24 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-07-10.
Optoelectronics moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- 2026-07-10ReframedEarnings
「Cash flows from operating activities amounted to an inflow of ¥204 million (compared with an inflow of ¥323 million in the same period of the previous year). The main factor was a ¥541 million decrease in trade receivables and other items.」
Operating cash flow remained positive, but the company attributed it mainly to a decrease in trade receivables rather than a decrease in inventories. - FY2026-H1The main driver of operating cash flow shifted from lower inventories to lower trade receivablesAnnual report
「Cash flows from operating activities amounted to an inflow of ¥204 million (compared with an inflow of ¥323 million in the same period of the previous year). The main factor was a ¥541 million decrease in trade receivables and other items.」
Operating cash flow remained positive but narrowed from the same period of the previous year. The main factor was a ¥541 million decrease in trade receivables, rather than a decrease in inventories. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of ¥50 million, compared with an outflow of ¥251 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were an ¥872 million decrease in the provision for litigation losses following a litigation settlement and a ¥1,196 million decrease in inventories.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥251 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥50 million, helped by decreases in the provision for litigation losses and inventories. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of ¥323 million, compared with an outflow of ¥298 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factor was a ¥389 million decrease in inventories.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥298 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥324 million, helped by a ¥389 million decrease in inventories. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥251 million, compared with an outflow of ¥1,490 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥396 million decrease in inventories and a ¥300 million decrease in trade payables.」
The operating cash flow outflow narrowed from ¥1,490 million to ¥251 million, and inventories decreased by ¥396 million. Operating cash flow nevertheless remained an outflow. - FY2024-Q2Operating cash flow outflow narrowed, but inventories continued to increaseAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥298 million, compared with an outflow of ¥461 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥210 million increase in inventories and a ¥147 million decrease in trade payables.」
The operating cash flow outflow narrowed from the same period of the previous year, but the ¥210 million increase in inventories and ¥147 million decrease in trade payables continued to weigh on cash flow. - FY2024-Q1Product and raw material inventories increased, reversing the previous trend of inventory declinesAnnual report
「The main factors were decreases of ¥571 million in cash and deposits and ¥207 million in notes and accounts receivable, partly offset by a ¥203 million increase in merchandise and finished goods, resulting in a ¥589 million decrease in total current assets.」
The previous trend of operating cash flow improving as inventories declined changed, with merchandise and finished goods increasing by ¥203 million and raw materials and supplies by approximately ¥100 million. No cash flow statement was prepared for the first quarter. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥1,490 million, compared with an outflow of ¥123 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥933 million increase in inventories due to higher inventory prices and product inventory accumulation, and a ¥562 million decrease in trade payables.」
The operating cash flow outflow widened from ¥123 million to ¥1,490 million, mainly due to an increase in inventories resulting from higher inventory prices and product inventory accumulation. - FY2023-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥695 million increase in total current assets, resulting mainly from a ¥1,037 million increase in merchandise and finished goods to secure product inventories.」
The previous year's trend of inventory declines lifting operating cash flow changed, with merchandise and finished goods increasing by ¥1,037 million. No quarterly consolidated cash flow statement was prepared. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥461 million, compared with an outflow of ¥26 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥488 million increase in inventories and a ¥285 million decrease in trade payables.」
The operating cash flow outflow widened from ¥26 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥461 million, mainly due to a ¥488 million increase in inventories and a ¥285 million decrease in trade payables. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥465 million in cash and deposits, ¥123 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥243 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in an ¥892 million increase in total current assets.」
The previous year's trend of inventory declines lifting operating cash flow changed, with merchandise and finished goods and raw materials and supplies increasing by a combined ¥366 million. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥123 million, compared with an inflow of ¥1,369 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥1,060 million increase in inventories in response to higher inventory prices and a ¥745 million increase in trade payables.」
Operating cash flow turned from an inflow of ¥1,369 million in the previous year to an outflow of ¥123 million, as inventories increased by ¥1,060 million. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥1,596 million increase in total current assets, resulting mainly from increases of ¥276 million in merchandise and finished goods to secure product inventories and ¥659 million in raw materials and supplies to secure component inventories and in response to higher raw material prices.」
Inventories increased as the company secured product, component and raw material inventories, marking a shift from the previous period of inventory declines. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥26 million, compared with an outflow of ¥14 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥701 million increase in inventories and a ¥499 million increase in trade payables.」
The operating cash flow outflow widened from ¥14 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥26 million, with the ¥701 million increase in inventories identified as the main factor. - FY2022-Q1SoftenedAnnual report
「The main factors were increases of ¥1,015 million in cash and deposits, ¥254 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥274 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in a ¥1,661 million increase in total current assets.」
The previous year's inventory decrease, which had been identified as a factor lifting operating cash flow, gave way to increases of ¥254 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥274 million in raw materials and supplies. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥1,369 million, compared with an outflow of ¥66 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥640 million increase in the provision for litigation losses and a ¥1,086 million decrease in inventories.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥66 million in the previous year to an inflow of ¥1,369 million, helped by a ¥1,086 million decrease in inventories. - FY2021-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥14 million, compared with an outflow of ¥201 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a ¥620 million decrease in inventories and ¥467 million in litigation settlement payments.」
Inventories decreased by ¥620 million, reducing the operating cash flow outflow from ¥201 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥14 million. However, operating cash flow did not turn positive. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The main factor was a ¥239 million decrease in total current assets, resulting mainly from decreases of ¥154 million in notes and accounts receivable, ¥223 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥193 million in raw materials and supplies.」
Merchandise, finished goods, raw materials and supplies continued to decline. No cash flow statement was prepared for the nine-month cumulative period of the third quarter. - FY2020-Q2Inventory turned lower, but operating cash flow remained an outflowAnnual report
「Cash flow from operating activities was an outflow of ¥201 million, compared with an inflow of ¥6 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors were a pretax quarterly net loss of ¥1,283 million, ¥490 million in litigation settlement payments and a ¥569 million decrease in inventories.」
Inventories decreased by ¥569 million, but operating cash flow shifted from an inflow in the same period of the previous year to an outflow of ¥201 million, reflecting the impact of the pretax loss and litigation settlement payments. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥117 million, compared with ¥1,470 million provided in the same period of the previous year. Profit before income taxes was ¥178 million. The main factors included a ¥173 million decrease in the provision for compensation losses and a ¥160 million decrease in trade payables.」
Cash flow from operating activities fell sharply from ¥1,470 million to ¥117 million. Its composition shifted from the boost provided by the previous year's inventory decrease to factors including decreases in provisions and trade payables. - FY2019-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「The main factors were a ¥536 million decrease in cash and deposits, a ¥64 million decrease in notes and accounts receivable, and increases of ¥247 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥95 million in raw materials and supplies, resulting in a ¥128 million decrease in total current assets.」
The explanation changed from the previous period and the same period of the previous year, when an inventory decrease was the main driver of higher operating cash flow. This time, merchandise and finished goods increased by ¥247 million, while raw materials and supplies increased by ¥95 million. - FY2019-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥6 million, compared with ¥878 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factors included quarterly profit before income taxes of ¥474 million and a ¥462 million increase in inventories, among other factors.」
Cash flow from operating activities contracted sharply, from ¥878 million in cash inflow in the same period of the previous year to ¥6 million. The main factor was identified as a ¥462 million increase in inventories. - FY2018The decrease in inventories and increase in operating cash flow widened on a full-year basis.Annual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥1,470 million, compared with ¥797 million in the same period of the previous year. Profit before income taxes was ¥338 million, while the main factors included a ¥640 million decrease in inventories and a ¥166 million increase in accounts payable.」
Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥797 million to ¥1,470 million, while the decrease in inventories amounted to ¥640 million. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Cash provided by operating activities was ¥878 million, compared with ¥490 million in the same period of the previous year. The main factor was a ¥589 million decrease in inventories, among other factors.」
Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥490 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥878 million, with the ¥589 million decrease in inventories identified as the main factor.