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- NICHIAS CORPORATION
NICHIAS CORPORATIONJP:5393
Market cap
¥360.1B
P/E ratio
17.8x
| 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 | |
| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 9,213 | 10,621 | 12,260 | 12,274 | 19,011 | 21,225 | 22,832 | 21,037 | 17,532 | 30,679 | 30,822 | 38,352 |
| Depreciation | 3,260 | 3,802 | 4,659 | 4,598 | 3,969 | 4,800 | 5,760 | 6,274 | 6,536 | 6,616 | 7,454 | 7,593 |
| Impairment losses | - | - | 298 | 3,111 | - | - | - | - | 3,515 | 246 | 679 | 94 |
| Loss on business liquidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,176 | 223 |
| Loss (gain) on sale and retirement of non-current assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1,351 | 279 | 110 |
| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | -124 | -47 | -76 | -31 | 5 | 34 | -32 | -9 | - | -2 | -7 | 8 |
| Decrease (increase) in retirement benefit asset | - | - | -2,591 | 3,080 | -188 | -763 | 356 | -304 | -460 | 171 | -508 | - |
| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 2,849 | 298 | 241 | 188 | 289 | 91 | -104 | 87 | 115 | -72 | 15 |
| Loss (gain) on sale of investment securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | -514 | -208 | -1,121 | -382 | -187 |
| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 33 | 106 | 202 | 159 | 305 | 250 | 186 | -48 | 41 | 83 | 45 | 56 |
| Interest and dividend income | -199 | -353 | -599 | -349 | -364 | -397 | -448 | -458 | -488 | -514 | -594 | -734 |
| Interest expenses | 385 | 293 | 212 | 192 | 183 | 148 | 139 | 166 | 170 | 146 | 163 | 160 |
| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | -108 | -112 | -84 | 100 | -104 | 357 | 289 | 221 | 73 | -1,270 | -884 | -1,262 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | 3,502 | -5,883 | -4,508 | 112 | 2,887 | -3,155 | -4,191 | 3,954 | -3,156 | 251 | -4,460 | -5,359 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 680 | -562 | -2,294 | -879 | -848 | -2,231 | -3,588 | -3,200 | -654 | -6,716 | -5,227 | -5,750 |
| Decrease (increase) in costs on construction contracts in progress | - | - | - | - | -1,927 | -4,177 | 1,609 | 3,570 | -248 | 170 | -597 | 100 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -3,823 | 1,435 | 353 | 550 | 3,553 | 3,084 | 236 | -3,055 | 885 | 3,742 | 951 | -6,482 |
| Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable - other | -21 | -23 | 148 | 30 | -101 | -535 | 603 | -218 | 331 | -151 | 63 | 240 |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - other | -180 | 102 | 444 | -568 | 65 | 33 | 748 | 488 | -426 | 376 | -1,088 | 588 |
| Increase (decrease) in advances received on construction contracts in progress | -378 | - | 574 | -202 | 1,169 | 4,849 | -2,421 | -2,972 | -98 | -86 | -3 | 84 |
| Increase (decrease) in provision for loss on litigation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 158 | 420 | -376 | -160 | 143 |
| Subsidy income | - | - | -379 | - | - | - | -100 | - | -206 | -21 | -7 | -2 |
| Loss on disaster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119 | 46 | - |
| Other, net | 335 | -1,823 | 1,805 | -4,482 | 1,222 | 479 | -80 | 1,943 | 558 | -134 | 978 | 95 |
| Subtotal | 12,912 | 8,794 | 11,486 | 18,008 | 29,318 | 24,317 | 22,264 | 27,153 | 23,850 | 31,924 | 28,517 | 28,089 |
| Interest and dividends received | 199 | 353 | 479 | 349 | 364 | 397 | 448 | 458 | 488 | 514 | 594 | 734 |
| Interest paid | -387 | -300 | -213 | -190 | -180 | -157 | -140 | -160 | -170 | -149 | -164 | -164 |
| Subsidies received | - | - | 379 | - | - | - | 100 | - | 135 | 29 | 38 | 30 |
| Payments associated with disaster loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -73 | -79 | - |
| Payments associated with loss on liquidation of business-OpeCF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -157 |
| Income taxes paid | -1,675 | -4,254 | -3,569 | -4,742 | -4,703 | -6,473 | -6,874 | -7,383 | -6,076 | -7,172 | -10,286 | -9,576 |
| Income taxes refund | 26 | 44 | 9 | - | - | 37 | 35 | 27 | 214 | 13 | 29 | 211 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 11,076 | 4,636 | 8,571 | 13,424 | 24,798 | 18,122 | 15,833 | 20,094 | 18,683 | 25,073 | 18,650 | 19,167 |
| Net decrease (increase) in time deposits | 89 | -77 | -33 | -133 | -141 | -30 | -62 | -391 | 1,007 | 25 | -275 | -322 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -5,032 | -6,088 | -3,355 | -4,070 | -8,539 | -12,300 | -11,432 | -9,456 | -8,068 | -9,262 | -8,190 | -12,397 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 102 | 133 | 58 | 8 | 69 | 140 | 37 | 442 | 434 | 1,857 | 92 | 107 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -1,203 | -1,497 | -185 | -198 | -183 | -240 | -476 | -382 | -230 | -339 | -439 | -443 |
| Purchase of investment securities | -3 | -16 | -251 | -3 | -3 | -117 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -7 |
| Proceeds from sale of investment securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 909 | 216 | 1,212 | 401 | 340 |
| Loan advances | -180 | -1,284 | -260 | -133 | -1 | -197 | -8 | -2 | -3 | -394 | -4 | - |
| Proceeds from collection of loans receivable | 146 | 193 | 327 | 185 | 105 | 698 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 92 |
| Purchase of shares of subsidiaries | -538 | -205 | -228 | -54 | -53 | -1,693 | - | - | - | - | - | -23 |
| Other, net | -198 | 36 | -348 | -79 | -86 | -628 | 118 | -159 | -155 | -167 | -260 | -242 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -7,240 | -8,807 | -4,115 | -4,443 | -10,617 | -14,370 | -11,818 | -9,036 | -6,799 | -5,523 | -8,651 | -12,897 |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 2,352 | 1,060 | 1,948 | -506 | -7 | 60 | -4,005 | -130 | 80 | 40 | 3,140 | 6,820 |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -7,069 | -6,200 | -500 | -675 | -3,519 | -20 | -300 | -1,000 | -500 | - | -3,300 | -500 |
| Redemption of bonds | -900 | -3,900 | -5,900 | -450 | - | -400 | -3,800 | -5,400 | -400 | -400 | - | -8,000 |
| Repayments of lease liabilities | -87 | -80 | -69 | -80 | -68 | -76 | -125 | -193 | -214 | -194 | -222 | -331 |
| Net decrease (increase) in treasury shares | -7 | -24 | -115 | -26 | -1,523 | -2,023 | -2,010 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2,568 |
| Dividends paid | -1,423 | -1,673 | -1,921 | -2,271 | -3,189 | -3,769 | -4,266 | -4,904 | -5,040 | -5,434 | -5,967 | -6,224 |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | - | - | -7 | -9 | -11 | -4 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -9 | -16 | -53 |
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 72 | - | - | - | - | -250 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 3,185 | -4,254 | -1,556 | -3,717 | -4,965 | -6,221 | -4,197 | -5,667 | -5,469 | -5,881 | -6,368 | -11,107 |
| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 108 | 176 | 157 | -309 | 182 | -229 | -158 | -13 | 67 | 1,155 | 918 | 1,449 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7,129 | -8,248 | 3,057 | 4,954 | 9,398 | -2,699 | -341 | 5,377 | 6,481 | 14,824 | 4,548 | -3,388 |