Higher cash outflows from operating activities

「For the fiscal year, operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥9,238 million, compared with an inflow of ¥5,114 million in the previous fiscal year. This reflected pretax income of ¥5,981 million (¥5,838 million in the previous fiscal year), which was the source of cash, as well as increases of ¥2,590 million in advances received and ¥1,463 million in trade payables and a ¥675 million decrease in inventories, partly offset by a ¥1,185 million increase in advances paid and ¥1,241 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Cash flows from operating activities amounted to inflows of ¥9,238 million, compared with inflows of ¥5,114 million in the previous fiscal year. This reflected, among other factors, pretax profit of ¥5,981 million, compared with ¥5,838 million in the previous fiscal year, increases of ¥2,590 million in advances received and ¥1,463 million in trade payables, and a ¥675 million decrease in inventories, despite an increase of ¥1,185 million in advances paid and corporate income tax payments of ¥1,241 million.」

「Operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥1,984 million (... compared with an inflow of ¥1,223 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「Operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥1,223 million (... compared with an inflow of ¥2,651 million in the same period of the previous year).」

「Operating cash flow was an inflow of ¥2,651 million, compared with an outflow of ¥340 million in the same period of the previous year. This reflected pretax income of ¥2,200 million (¥1,616 million in the same period of the previous year), which was the source of cash, as well as a ¥7,987 million decrease in trade payables and ¥1,107 million in income taxes paid, while trade receivables and contract assets decreased by ¥8,838 million and other receivables decreased by ¥947 million, among other factors.」

「For the fiscal year, operating cash flow was an outflow of ¥348 million, compared with an inflow of ¥3,607 million in the previous fiscal year. This reflected pretax income of ¥4,319 million (¥2,984 million in the previous fiscal year), which was the source of cash, as well as a ¥6,006 million increase in trade payables and a ¥406 million decrease in advances paid, partly offset by a ¥5,314 million increase in trade receivables and contract assets, a ¥3,508 million increase in inventories, a ¥1,274 million decrease in advances received and ¥1,079 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「For the six months ended the second quarter, operating cash flow was an outflow of ¥340 million, compared with an inflow of ¥3,071 million in the same period of the previous year. This reflected pretax income of ¥1,616 million (¥831 million in the same period of the previous year), which was the source of cash, as well as a ¥6,239 million decrease in trade receivables and contract assets and a ¥650 million increase in advances received, partly offset by a ¥5,962 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥2,810 million increase in inventories and ¥522 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash provided by operating activities in the cumulative second quarter of the consolidated fiscal year was ¥3,071 million, compared with ¥1,547 million used in the same period of the previous year. This reflected a ¥10,027 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥1,142 million increase in advances paid, a ¥258 million decrease in provision for bonuses, and ¥790 million in income taxes paid, offset by pretax profit of ¥831 million, compared with ¥1,523 million in the same period of the previous year, a ¥12,314 million decrease in trade receivables and contract assets, and a ¥1,590 million increase in advances received, among other factors.」

「Net cash used in operating activities was …¥1,547 million, compared with ¥655 million provided in the same period of the previous year.」

「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥4,827 million, compared with ¥4,334 million in the previous fiscal year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥5,132 million, compared with ¥4,705 million in the previous fiscal year, and a ¥4,316 million decrease in trade receivables, partly offset by a ¥1,505 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥1,433 million gain on the sale of fixed assets, and ¥2,145 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥655 million, compared with ¥3,612 million provided in the same period of the previous year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥2,649 million, compared with ¥1,883 million in the same period of the previous year, and a ¥10,397 million decrease in trade receivables, offset by an ¥8,640 million decrease in trade payables, an ¥830 million increase in inventories, a ¥418 million decrease in provision for bonuses, a ¥1,433 million gain on the sale of fixed assets, and ¥1,929 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated fiscal year was ¥4,334 million, compared with ¥3,307 million used in the previous fiscal year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥4,705 million, compared with ¥4,777 million in the previous fiscal year, and a ¥5,019 million increase in trade payables, partly offset by a ¥2,667 million increase in trade receivables and ¥1,462 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash provided by operating activities was ¥3,612 million, compared with ¥1,985 million used in the same period of the previous year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥1,883 million, compared with ¥1,936 million in the same period of the previous year, and a ¥9,650 million decrease in trade receivables, offset by a ¥706 million decrease in provision for bonuses, a ¥5,359 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥445 million increase in inventories, and ¥1,057 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash used in operating activities was ¥3,307 million, compared with ¥2,428 million used in the previous fiscal year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥4,777 million, the source of operating cash flow, compared with ¥4,390 million in the previous fiscal year, as well as a ¥1,556 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥4,981 million decrease in trade payables, and ¥1,707 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」

「Net cash used in operating activities was ¥1,985 million, compared with ¥383 million used in the same period of the previous year. This reflected pretax profit of ¥1,936 million, the source of operating cash flow, compared with ¥1,560 million in the same period of the previous year, as well as a ¥8,170 million decrease in trade receivables, offset by a ¥10,290 million decrease in trade payables, a ¥1,226 million increase in inventories, and ¥1,111 million in income taxes paid, among other factors.」