| Aug 31,
2013 | Aug 31,
2014 | Aug 31,
2015 | Aug 31,
2016 | Aug 31,
2017 | Aug 31,
2018 | Aug 31,
2019 | Aug 31,
2020 | Aug 31,
2021 | Aug 31,
2022 | Aug 31,
2023 |
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| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 65 | 160 | 165 | 58 | 257 | 175 | 39 | -482 | -680 | -128 | -388 |
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| Depreciation | 45 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 89 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 61 | 16 | 12 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 20 | -19 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 7 | -8 | 0 | 7 | -0 | 5 | 0 | -24 | -25 | -2 | -6 |
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| Decrease (increase) in retirement benefit asset | - | - | - | -36 | 37 | -14 | 12 | - | 64 | -29 | -12 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | -0 | 16 | 124 | 0 | -0 | -0 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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| Interest expenses | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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| Loss (gain) on valuation of investment securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 14 |
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| Impairment losses | - | - | - | 146 | - | - | 3 | 49 | 676 | 15 | 45 |
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| Subsidy income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -22 | -68 | -51 | -10 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -84 | 53 | 153 | -167 | -90 | 88 | -37 | 305 | 44 | 92 | -29 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -80 | 29 | 81 | 18 | -53 | 22 | -28 | 142 | 50 | -42 | -9 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -37 | -36 | -98 | 161 | -79 | -31 | -63 | -138 | -85 | -9 | 25 |
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| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50 | -3 |
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| Increase (decrease) in advances received | -15 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 8 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -9 | -51 | - |
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| Increase (decrease) in long-term accounts payable - other | - | - | - | - | - | 355 | -340 | - | -7 | -8 | - |
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| Decrease (increase) in other assets | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 8 | 7 | -8 | 7 | 3 |
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| Increase (decrease) in other liabilities | 16 | -2 | -36 | 43 | -32 | -26 | 380 | -385 | 23 | -41 | 22 |
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| Increase (decrease) in accrued consumption taxes | -14 | 40 | 7 | -15 | -9 | -2 | -2 | 19 | -4 | -33 | 4 |
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| Other, net | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | -0 | -0 | 0 |
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| Subtotal | 17 | 323 | 310 | 349 | 165 | 172 | 41 | -349 | 16 | -189 | -340 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 3 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Interest paid | -3 | -4 | -4 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -10 |
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| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 64 | 56 | 10 |
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| Income taxes paid | -182 | -43 | -79 | -52 | -142 | -77 | -11 | -53 | -4 | -13 | -3 |
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| Income taxes refund | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | 37 | - | 3 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | -166 | 291 | 253 | 288 | 17 | 91 | 64 | -385 | 105 | -155 | -340 |
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| Payments into time deposits | -115 | -115 | -330 | -172 | -40 | -0 | -25 | -120 | -120 | -95 | - |
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| Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits | - | 180 | 120 | 63 | 10 | 102 | 126 | 360 | 60 | 120 | - |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -44 | -17 | -6 | -14 | -61 | -42 | -115 | -29 | -13 | -11 | -21 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | - | - | - | - | -22 | -30 | -19 | -46 | -56 | -38 | -16 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -0 | - | - | -50 | -20 |
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| Proceeds from collection of long-term loans receivable | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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| Payments of guarantee deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0 | -16 |
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| Other, net | -1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -156 | 51 | -214 | -37 | -109 | 30 | 29 | 199 | -83 | -74 | -51 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 350 | -250 | 150 | 86 | 225 | -119 | 144 | 220 | -160 | 30 | 280 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 100 | 300 | - | 292 | - | 250 | 190 | 150 | 500 | 300 | 250 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -105 | -105 | -105 | -624 | -113 | -116 | -215 | -117 | -193 | -224 | -275 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | - | -0 | -0 |
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| Dividends paid | -40 | -40 | -40 | -40 | -48 | -56 | -48 | -48 | -32 | -32 | -24 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 289 | -121 | -32 | -331 | 22 | -75 | 48 | 196 | 115 | 74 | 231 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | -33 | 221 | 6 | -80 | -70 | 46 | 141 | 10 | 137 | -154 | -160 |
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