| Oct 31,
2013 | Oct 31,
2014 | Oct 31,
2015 | Oct 31,
2016 | Oct 31,
2017 | Oct 31,
2018 | Oct 31,
2019 | Oct 31,
2020 | Oct 31,
2021 | Oct 31,
2022 | Oct 31,
2023 |
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| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 122 | 172 | 173 | 186 | 351 | 377 | 537 | 721 | 798 | 842 | 907 |
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| Depreciation | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 34 |
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| Amortization of software | 157 | 231 | 336 | 329 | 357 | 312 | 261 | 322 | 358 | 444 | 424 |
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| Amortization of goodwill | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
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| Impairment losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 8 | 8 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0 | 3 | -3 | 8 | -8 | -0 | -1 | 1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 20 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for retirement benefits for directors (and other officers) | 5 | -5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -81 | 5 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -1 | -1 | -0 | -0 | -1 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -1 | -1 |
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| Interest expenses | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -276 | -92 | -219 | -207 | -57 | 292 | 49 | 127 | -48 | 100 | -120 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 21 | -22 | -322 | -49 | 352 | 22 | -11 | 9 | -21 | -58 | 23 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -11 | 58 | 126 | -118 | 10 | -11 | 12 | 51 | -73 | -34 | 17 |
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| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - other | 4 | 3 | 42 | -23 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 23 | 7 | 33 | -18 |
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| Other, net | 67 | 34 | 2 | 17 | 56 | 238 | -4 | -6 | -42 | 40 | -112 |
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| Subtotal | 144 | 443 | 204 | 228 | 1,109 | 1,296 | 896 | 1,305 | 1,050 | 1,365 | 1,214 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Interest paid | -10 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
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| Income taxes paid | -4 | -29 | -17 | -20 | -36 | -172 | -118 | -180 | -183 | -195 | -313 |
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| Income taxes refund | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 131 | 404 | 181 | 202 | 1,066 | 1,120 | 776 | 1,124 | 868 | 1,170 | 900 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -9 | -16 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -216 | -10 | -15 | -25 | -1,102 | -198 |
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| Purchase of software | -228 | -216 | -240 | -352 | -280 | -419 | -493 | -547 | -453 | -387 | -354 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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| Purchase of shares of subsidiaries resulting in change in scope of consolidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | -84 | - | - | - | -139 |
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| Proceeds from collection of long-term loans receivable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Purchase of insurance funds | -41 | -42 | -46 | -51 | -54 | -28 | -23 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -11 |
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| Proceeds from cancellation of insurance funds | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -333 | -268 | -253 | -411 | -253 | -647 | -580 | -551 | -478 | -1,486 | -682 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 100 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 100 | - | - | - | 600 | - |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -50 | -114 | -117 | -158 | -213 | -205 | -170 | -133 | -108 | -79 | -128 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0 | -143 | -0 | - |
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| Dividends paid | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -16 | -32 | -45 | -65 | -91 | -115 | -127 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 304 | -159 | 138 | 97 | -566 | -261 | -215 | -198 | -342 | 407 | -256 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 101 | -23 | 65 | -112 | 247 | 212 | -19 | 374 | 48 | 90 | -38 |
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