Operating cash flow outflow due to increases in trade receivables and inventories
First written in FY2017-Q2. . Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Increase in operating cash flow inflowAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥605 million (compared with an increase of ¥376 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year). This was mainly due to income before income taxes of ¥472 million and ¥700 thousand in income tax payments.」
Cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥376 million to ¥605 million. The increase in trade receivables contributed ¥17,555 thousand of cash outflow, while inventories contributed ¥14,663 thousand of cash inflow. - FY2026-H1Trade receivables increased; operating cash flow increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥111 million (compared with an increase of ¥72 million in the same period of the previous year). This was mainly due to a ¥520 million increase in trade receivables and ¥37 million in income tax payments, despite interim income before income taxes of ¥485 million and an ¥88 million increase in trade payables.」
Operating cash flow increased from ¥72 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥111 million, while the ¥520 million increase in trade receivables was a source of cash outflow. - FY2025Operating cash flow increased; trade receivables and inventories increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥376 million (compared with an increase of ¥333 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year).」
Operating cash flow increased from ¥333 million to ¥376 million. Increases of ¥17,780 thousand in trade receivables and ¥15,248 thousand in inventories continued to be sources of cash outflow. - FY2025-H1Operating cash flow turned positive; trade receivables and inventories increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥72 million (compared with a decrease of ¥60 million in the same period of the previous year). This was mainly due to a ¥273 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥51 million increase in inventories, and ¥37 million in income tax payments, despite interim income before income taxes of ¥357 million.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥60 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥72 million, while increases in trade receivables and inventories continued to be sources of cash outflow. - FY2024Operating cash flow decreased; trade receivables and inventories increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥333 million (compared with an increase of ¥392 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year). This was mainly due to income before income taxes of ¥427 million and ¥1 million in income tax payments.」
Operating cash flow decreased from ¥392 million to ¥333 million. Trade receivables increased by ¥46,107 thousand and inventories by ¥41,151 thousand, contributing to cash outflow. - FY2024-Q3Increase in trade receivables and inventories; decrease in cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter stood at ¥2,314 million, an increase of ¥288 million (14.2%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥201 million in notes and accounts receivable and ¥245 million in merchandise and finished goods, partly offset by a ¥169 million decrease in cash and deposits.」
Trade receivables increased by ¥201 million and merchandise and finished goods by ¥245 million, while cash and deposits decreased by ¥169 million, and current assets increased 14.2%. - FY2024-Q2Operating cash flow turned negative; trade receivables and inventories increasedAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to an outflow of ¥60 million (compared with an increase of ¥49 million in the same quarter of the previous year). This was mainly due to a ¥292 million increase in trade receivables, a ¥79 million increase in inventories, and ¥67 million in income tax payments, despite quarterly income before income taxes of ¥346 million.」
Operating cash flow turned from an inflow of ¥49 million in the same period of the previous year to an outflow of ¥60 million, mainly due to increases of ¥292 million in trade receivables and ¥79 million in inventories. - FY2024-Q1Trade receivables and inventories increased, along with cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the first quarter stood at ¥2,428 million, an increase of ¥401 million (19.8%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥137 million in cash and deposits, ¥130 million in notes and accounts receivable, and ¥132 million in merchandise and finished goods.」
Cash and deposits, trade receivables, and merchandise and finished goods all increased, while current assets increased 19.8% from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2023Operating cash flow increased; trade receivables increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥392 million (compared with a decrease of ¥11 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year). This was mainly due to income before income taxes of ¥377 million and depreciation of ¥93 million.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥11 million in the previous year to an inflow of ¥392 million. Trade receivables increased by ¥236,546 thousand, contributing to cash outflow from operating activities. - FY2023-Q3Trade receivables and inventories increased, along with cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter stood at ¥2,670 million, an increase of ¥1,054 million (65.2%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥509 million in notes and accounts receivable, ¥326 million in cash and deposits, and ¥220 million in merchandise and finished goods.」
Notes and accounts receivable, merchandise and finished goods, and cash and deposits increased from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, while current assets increased 65.2%. - FY2023-Q2Trade receivables and inventories increased, while operating cash flow was positiveAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the second quarter stood at ¥2,388 million, an increase of ¥772 million (47.8%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥429 million in cash and deposits and ¥278 million in notes and accounts receivable. / Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥49 million (compared with a decrease of ¥18 million in the same quarter of the previous year).」
Cash and deposits increased by ¥429 million, trade receivables by ¥278 million, and inventories by ¥68 million, while operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥18 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥49 million. - FY2023-Q1Trade receivables and inventories increased, along with cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the first quarter stood at ¥2,193 million, an increase of ¥577 million (35.7%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥202 million in cash and deposits, ¥265 million in notes and accounts receivable, and ¥113 million in merchandise and finished goods.」
Cash and deposits, trade receivables, and merchandise and finished goods all increased from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, while current assets increased 35.7%. - FY2022-Q3Increase in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter stood at ¥2,283 million, an increase of ¥667 million (41.3%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥368 million in notes and accounts receivable, ¥176 million in cash and deposits, and ¥152 million in merchandise and finished goods.」
Notes and accounts receivable and merchandise and finished goods increased from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, while current assets increased 41.3%. - FY2022-Q2Operating cash flow outflow narrowed; trade receivables increasedAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to an outflow of ¥18 million (compared with a decrease of ¥176 million in the same quarter of the previous year). This was mainly due to a pretax quarterly net loss of ¥91 million and ¥14 million in income tax payments.」
The outflow from operating activities narrowed from ¥176 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥18 million. Meanwhile, trade receivables contributed ¥20,877 thousand of cash outflow, while inventories contributed ¥3,509 thousand of cash inflow. - FY2022-Q1Cash and inventories increased, while trade receivables decreasedAnnual report
「This was mainly due to increases of ¥30 million in cash and deposits and ¥55 million in merchandise and finished goods.」
From the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, cash and deposits and merchandise and finished goods increased, while notes and accounts receivable decreased to ¥321 million. - FY2021Operating cash flow turned negative; trade receivables and inventories decreasedAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥210 million (compared with an increase of ¥361 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year). This was mainly due to a pretax net loss of ¥691 million, an increase of ¥148 million due to impairment losses, and a ¥136 million decrease in inventories.」
Operating cash flow turned from an inflow of ¥361 million in the previous year to an outflow of ¥210 million. Decreases of ¥96,923 thousand in trade receivables and ¥136,955 thousand in inventories contributed to cash inflow, while the pretax loss was a significant source of cash outflow. - FY2021-Q3Increase in trade receivables, inventories and cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter stood at ¥2,344 million, an increase of ¥738 million (46.0%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥491 million in cash and deposits, ¥20 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥175 million in notes and accounts receivable.」
Cash and deposits, merchandise and finished goods, and notes and accounts receivable all increased from the end of the previous fiscal year, while current assets increased 46.0%. - FY2021-Q2Operating cash flow turned negative; inventories decreasedAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to an outflow of ¥176 million (compared with ¥75 million provided in the same quarter of the previous year). This was mainly due to a pretax quarterly net loss of ¥552 million, depreciation of ¥60 million, a ¥140 million decrease in inventories, and a ¥60 million decrease in accrued consumption taxes and other liabilities.」
Inventories decreased by ¥140 million, and the decrease in trade receivables also contributed ¥7,875 thousand of cash inflow. However, operating cash flow turned from an inflow in the same period of the previous year to an outflow of ¥176 million, due to the pretax loss. - FY2021-Q1Trade receivables and inventories decreased, while cash increasedAnnual report
「This was mainly due to a ¥192 million decrease in notes and accounts receivable and a ¥67 million decrease in merchandise and finished goods, while cash and deposits increased by ¥739 million.」
From the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year, trade receivables and merchandise and finished goods decreased, while cash and deposits increased by ¥739 million, and current assets increased 30.4%. - FY2020Increase in operating cash flow due to decrease in trade receivablesAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥361 million (compared with an increase of ¥248 million at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year). This was mainly due to a ¥328 million decrease in trade receivables.」
Trade receivables decreased by ¥328 million, and cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥248 million to ¥361 million. - FY2020-Q3Trade receivables and inventories continued to increaseAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter stood at ¥2,308 million, an increase of ¥554 million (31.6%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥201 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥393 million in notes and accounts receivable, despite an ¥18 million decrease in cash and deposits.」
Trade receivables increased by ¥393 million and merchandise and finished goods by ¥201 million, while current assets increased 31.6% from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q2Operating cash flow turned positive; trade receivables and inventories increasedAnnual report
「Funds provided by operating activities amounted to ¥75 million (compared with ¥163 million used in the same quarter of the previous year). This mainly reflected the difference between cash provided by income before income taxes of ¥274 million and depreciation of ¥69 million, and cash used due to the ¥231 million increase in trade receivables.」
Operating cash flow turned from an outflow of ¥163 million in the same period of the previous year to an inflow of ¥75 million. Meanwhile, the increase in trade receivables continued to be a source of cash outflow. - FY2020-Q1Increase in trade receivables, inventories and cashAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2,146 million, an increase of ¥392 million (22.4%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥163 million in notes and accounts receivable, ¥121 million in merchandise and finished goods, and ¥112 million in cash and deposits.」
Trade receivables and merchandise and finished goods increased, and cash and deposits also increased this time. Current assets increased 22.4% from the end of the previous fiscal year. - FY2019-Q3Increase in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「Current assets at the end of the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2,148 million, an increase of ¥357 million (19.9%) from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of ¥262 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥206 million in notes and accounts receivable, despite a decrease of ¥65 million in cash and deposits.」
Cash and deposits decreased, while merchandise and finished goods and notes and accounts receivable increased. - FY2019-Q2Increased operating cash flow outflow, increase in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥163 million (compared with ¥66 million used in the same period of the previous year). This was due to the difference between inflows mainly from pretax quarterly net income of ¥254 million and depreciation of ¥79 million, and outflows from increases of ¥362 million in trade receivables, ¥65 million in inventories, and a ¥56 million decrease in the provision for directors' retirement benefits.」
The outflow from cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥66 million in the same period of the previous year to ¥163 million, and the increases in trade receivables and inventories also grew. - FY2019-Q1Increase in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「This was mainly due to increases of ¥128 million in notes and accounts receivable and ¥98 million in merchandise and finished goods, partly offset by a decrease of ¥39 million in other current assets.」
Trade receivables and merchandise and finished goods increased from the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year. As this was the first quarter, no quarterly consolidated statement of cash flows was prepared. - FY2018Increase in operating cash flow and decrease in trade receivablesAnnual report
「Funds generated from operating activities amounted to ¥406 million. This was mainly due to pretax net income of ¥203 million and depreciation of ¥189 million.」
Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of ¥406 million. The change in trade receivables was an outflow of ¥9 million, while the change in inventories contributed ¥25 million to the inflow, indicating a shift from the previous pattern of outflows due to increases in trade receivables and inventories. - FY2018-Q3Increase in trade receivables and inventories, decrease in cashAnnual report
「This was mainly due to a decrease of ¥379 million in cash and deposits, despite increases of ¥224 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥184 million in notes and accounts receivable.」
At the end of the third quarter, cash and deposits decreased, while merchandise and finished goods and notes and accounts receivable increased. - FY2018-Q2Increased operating cash flow outflow, increase in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥66 million (compared with ¥17 million used in the same quarter of the previous year). This was due to the difference between inflows mainly from pretax quarterly net income of ¥222 million and depreciation of ¥107 million, and outflows from increases of ¥374 million in trade receivables and ¥54 million in inventories.」
The outflow from cash flow from operating activities increased from ¥17 million in the same quarter of the previous year to ¥66 million, with the increases in trade receivables and inventories also shown. - FY2018-Q1Increase in trade receivables and inventories, decrease in cashAnnual report
「This was mainly due to increases of ¥105 million in notes and accounts receivable and ¥133 million in merchandise and finished goods, partly offset by a decrease of ¥275 million in cash and deposits.」
From the end of the previous fiscal year, trade receivables and merchandise and finished goods increased, while cash and deposits decreased. - FY2017Increase in operating cash flow due to decreases in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「Funds generated from operating activities amounted to ¥417 million.」
Cash flow from operating activities was an inflow of ¥417 million, with the change in trade receivables contributing ¥39,688 thousand and the change in inventories contributing ¥3,614 thousand to the inflow. - FY2017-Q3Continued increases in trade receivables and inventoriesAnnual report
「This was mainly due to a decrease of ¥608 million in cash and deposits and increases of ¥204 million in merchandise and finished goods and ¥138 million in notes and accounts receivable.」
Although the third-quarter report does not include a quarterly consolidated statement of cash flows, increases in trade receivables and merchandise and finished goods continue to be identified as factors affecting the change in financial position. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「Funds used in operating activities amounted to ¥17 million (compared with ¥38 million generated in the same quarter of the previous year). This was due to the difference between inflows mainly from pretax quarterly net income of ¥217 million and depreciation of ¥114 million, and outflows from increases of ¥240 million in trade receivables, ¥39 million in inventories, and ¥76 million in income taxes paid.」
Cash flow from operating activities shifted from an inflow in the same quarter of the previous year to an outflow of ¥17 million, mainly due to increases in trade receivables and inventories.