| 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 | 2,725 | 1,287 | 1,163 | 1,029 | 1,609 | 1,464 | 1,501 | 1,458 | 2,193 | 2,119 | 1,339 |
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| Depreciation | 435 | 416 | 529 | 486 | 552 | 644 | 610 | 607 | 556 | 723 | 761 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | 3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -3 | 2 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 1 | -51 | 19 | -26 | 11 | -11 | 7 | -46 | 33 | 4 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for retirement benefits for directors (and other officers) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | -162 | -22 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -22 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -33 | -61 |
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| Interest expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Loss (gain) on disposal of non-current assets | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
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| Loss (gain) on sale of non-current assets | -1 | -1 | 15 | -46 | -2 | -5 | -0 | -0 | -2 | -5 | -4 |
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| Loss on tax purpose reduction entry of non-current assets | - | - | - | 18 | 21 | 66 | - | 23 | 9 | 1 | - |
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| Loss (gain) on sale of investment securities | - | - | -5 | - | -1 | - | - | - | - | -4 | -29 |
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| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | -67 | -89 | -49 | 201 | -80 | 37 | 58 | 9 | -101 | -329 | -40 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -1,347 | 1,028 | -302 | 514 | -587 | -303 | -134 | 33 | -649 | -224 | 96 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -96 | 102 | -37 | 29 | -266 | -267 | 155 | 114 | -297 | -207 | 26 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | 368 | -381 | 140 | -283 | 336 | 245 | -74 | -347 | 625 | 630 | -28 |
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| Subsidy income | - | - | - | -19 | -21 | -70 | - | -19 | -17 | -1 | - |
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| Surrender value of insurance policies | - | - | -139 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -29 | - |
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| Other, net | 146 | -227 | 19 | -8 | 90 | 164 | 124 | 71 | 33 | 173 | 40 |
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| Subtotal | 2,167 | 2,055 | 1,292 | 1,930 | 1,621 | 1,976 | 2,233 | 1,969 | 2,316 | 2,706 | 2,139 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 44 |
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| Interest paid | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | - | -0 | -0 | -0 |
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| Income taxes refund | - | - | 160 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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| Income taxes paid | -429 | -1,283 | -328 | -601 | -360 | -605 | -379 | -553 | -442 | -708 | -495 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,760 | 788 | 1,138 | 1,343 | 1,328 | 1,387 | 1,876 | 1,435 | 1,904 | 2,027 | 1,689 |
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| Payments into time deposits | -1,513 | -995 | -397 | -398 | -224 | -148 | -511 | -213 | -352 | -762 | -3,124 |
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| Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits | 1,378 | 1,459 | 220 | 607 | 213 | 151 | 239 | 277 | 440 | 368 | 1,485 |
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| Purchase of securities | -500 | -1,200 | -1,200 | -1,300 | -3,800 | -5,200 | -5,500 | -5,800 | -5,800 | -6,100 | -4,000 |
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| Proceeds from redemption of securities | 500 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 2,934 | 5,366 | 5,200 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 5,900 | 3,800 |
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| Purchase of beneficial interests in trust | -1,563 | -1,000 | -1,400 | -1,900 | -2,000 | -1,400 | -3,600 | -4,000 | -4,000 | -4,400 | -4,200 |
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| Proceeds from redemption of beneficial interests in trust | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,200 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,300 | 4,300 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -1,272 | -617 | -409 | -955 | -712 | -422 | -536 | -968 | -1,245 | -861 | -617 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 2 | 3 | 57 | 105 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | -5 | -72 | -8 | -13 | -2 | -14 | -13 | -40 | -173 | -43 | -10 |
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| Payments for asset retirement obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0 |
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| Expenditure for depositing long-term deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -592 | - |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -23 |
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| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | - | - | 58 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 60 |
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| Payments of guarantee deposits | -2 | -4 | -23 | -0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 |
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| Proceeds from refund of guarantee deposits | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 17 | 1 | - |
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| Proceeds from cancellation of insurance funds | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | - |
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| Other, net | -4 | -4 | -26 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 2 | -12 | -2 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -1,287 | -454 | -368 | -876 | -1,362 | -196 | -1,528 | -922 | -1,308 | -2,125 | -2,324 |
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| Dividends paid | -117 | -255 | -182 | -196 | -196 | -256 | -287 | -306 | -384 | -415 | -383 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | -0 | -532 | - | - | - | -0 | - | - | -0 | -0 | - |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -118 | -787 | -267 | -205 | -204 | -259 | -289 | -306 | -385 | -415 | -383 |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 281 | 57 | 15 | -34 | 4 | 4 | -20 | -19 | 72 | 203 | -10 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 636 | -397 | 518 | 229 | -234 | 936 | 38 | 188 | 283 | -310 | -1,028 |
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