| Mar 31,
2013 | Mar 31,
2014 | Mar 31,
2015 | Mar 31,
2016 | Mar 31,
2017 | Mar 31,
2018 | Mar 31,
2019 | Mar 31,
2020 | Mar 31,
2021 | Mar 31,
2022 | Mar 31,
2023 | Mar 31,
2024 |
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| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 377 | 312 | 533 | 638 | 450 | 273 | 451 | 202 | 224 | 726 | 681 | 600 |
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| Depreciation | 198 | 197 | 178 | 194 | 215 | 269 | 287 | 289 | 277 | 284 | 292 | 270 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 25 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 23 | -7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 9 | -1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for share awards | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 22 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 17 | 49 | 19 | 5 | -4 | -47 | 6 | -5 | -5 | 69 | -54 | 8 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | 0 | 4 | -24 | -0 | -1 | -6 | 0 | -0 | 4 | 3 | -0 | -1 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 |
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| Subsidy income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -10 | -57 | - | -14 | - |
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| Loss (gain) on cancellation of insurance policies | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4 |
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| Interest expenses | 41 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
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| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | -14 | -10 | -16 | 18 | 9 | -5 | 3 | 7 | -10 | -13 | -3 | - |
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| Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment | - | - | 0 | -1 | - | -0 | - | -0 | - | -2 | -41 | - |
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| Loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -93 | -5 | -86 | 37 | 19 | -130 | -90 | 76 | 10 | -40 | 20 | 28 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -125 | -87 | -159 | -243 | -126 | -12 | -128 | -43 | 112 | -58 | -95 | 52 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | 91 | -10 | 165 | -59 | 5 | 26 | 31 | -68 | -81 | 70 | -157 | 108 |
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| Increase (decrease) in accrued consumption taxes | 19 | -8 | -14 | -33 | -75 | 84 | -14 | -11 | 20 | -2 | -17 | 26 |
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| Decrease (increase) in other current assets | -54 | 69 | -36 | 32 | -2 | 2 | -12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
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| Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities | 24 | -16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 33 | -41 | -8 | 71 | -38 | 61 |
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| Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets | -1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -9 | 0 |
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| Increase (decrease) in other non-current liabilities | - | -0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
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| Subtotal | 442 | 549 | 637 | 718 | 469 | 533 | 575 | 458 | 664 | 1,172 | 608 | 1,187 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Interest paid | -41 | -29 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -15 |
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| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 14 | - |
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| Income taxes paid | -17 | -66 | -20 | -46 | -298 | -59 | -53 | -176 | -22 | -159 | -271 | -120 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 399 | 456 | 595 | 651 | 149 | 451 | 509 | 279 | 631 | 1,001 | 338 | 1,055 |
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| Payments into time deposits | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -24 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -114 | -124 | -242 | -701 | -1,135 | -354 | -142 | -167 | -185 | -164 | -270 | -143 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 109 | 0 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | -4 | -2 | - | -4 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -8 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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| Purchase of insurance funds | - | - | - | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 |
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| Proceeds from cancellation of insurance funds | - | - | - | 24 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 10 |
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| Decrease (increase) in investments and other assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -91 | -160 | -266 | -605 | -1,071 | -383 | -173 | -139 | -182 | -189 | -184 | -165 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 1,300 | 150 | 200 | 900 | 470 | 1,360 | 100 | 400 | 500 | 250 | 1,050 | 300 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -1,287 | -185 | -316 | -214 | -215 | -1,156 | -344 | -392 | -423 | -431 | -1,153 | -670 |
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| Dividends paid | -45 | -45 | -45 | -46 | -60 | -46 | -46 | -47 | -46 | -46 | -77 | -62 |
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| Repayments of lease liabilities | -14 | -7 | -7 | -14 | -24 | -40 | -49 | -51 | -43 | -38 | -26 | -19 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -66 | -2 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | - | -0 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -29 | -242 | -169 | 624 | 155 | 115 | -339 | -89 | -13 | -266 | -206 | -451 |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 8 | 4 | 8 | -15 | -7 | 4 | -2 | -6 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 13 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 286 | 59 | 168 | 655 | -773 | 187 | -5 | 45 | 449 | 568 | -47 | 452 |
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