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- Foster Electric Company, Limited
Foster Electric Company, LimitedJP:6794
Market cap
¥44.6B
P/E ratio
94.9x
| 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 | 5,143 | 4,515 | 9,019 | 9,989 | 3,399 | 6,929 | 565 | 3,247 | -2,652 | -8,561 | 2,078 | 4,658 |
| Depreciation | 4,515 | 6,441 | 5,928 | 5,542 | 6,922 | 8,155 | 4,408 | 3,159 | 3,148 | 3,209 | 3,565 | 3,197 |
| Decrease (increase) in retirement benefit asset | - | - | -192 | 262 | -50 | -150 | 78 | -16 | -75 | -85 | -403 | -3 |
| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | -59 | 265 | -10 | 3 | -48 | -66 | -10 | 8 | -16 | 16 | 22 |
| Increase (decrease) in provision for retirement benefits for directors (and other officers) | 5 | -7 | - | -18 | 2 | -44 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | -34 | -64 | 9 | -551 | -311 | -42 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 76 | -79 |
| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 49 | -26 | 55 | -67 | -9 | 113 | -8 | -138 | -185 | 30 | 26 | 100 |
| Loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 82 | 131 | 143 | 85 |
| Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment | - | -69 | - | -168 | - | - | - | -2,952 | - | - | -71 | -707 |
| Borrowing fee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78 |
| Subsidy income | - | - | - | - | -70 | - | - | -298 | -167 | -137 | -75 | -6 |
| Impairment losses | 57 | 2,044 | 1,129 | 732 | 111 | 2,014 | 2,396 | 2,529 | 1,988 | 132 | 67 | - |
| Severance payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 488 |
| Extra retirement payments | - | - | 410 | 845 | 243 | 118 | 1,356 | 956 | 522 | 715 | 253 | - |
| Gain on reversal of asset retirement obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -133 |
| Interest and dividend income | -139 | -169 | -203 | -190 | -170 | -155 | -229 | -694 | -165 | -141 | -180 | -253 |
| Interest expenses | 264 | 208 | 209 | 121 | 121 | 229 | 187 | 128 | 67 | 78 | 511 | 645 |
| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | 1,049 | 1,220 | 1,045 | 48 | -150 | -109 | -10 | 36 | -56 | 328 | 1,237 | 183 |
| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -6,145 | 20 | -1,042 | 7,040 | 4,526 | -2,222 | 2,702 | 3,687 | -1,636 | -1,513 | -4,976 | 1,279 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -5,390 | -332 | 10 | 3,760 | -10,967 | -3,123 | 14,275 | 4,743 | -792 | -10,255 | 2,558 | 4,231 |
| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | 325 | -1,045 | 769 | -562 | 2,603 | -2,156 | -4,981 | -723 | 1,332 | 1,810 | -2,695 | 1,990 |
| Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable - other | -83 | 168 | -293 | 1,113 | 103 | -2 | -224 | 76 | 90 | -294 | 430 | -801 |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable - other | 1,069 | -1,484 | 1,132 | -82 | 39 | 587 | -470 | -242 | -240 | 880 | -1,149 | -9 |
| Decrease (increase) in advance payments to suppliers | 575 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | -712 | -2,201 | 2,990 |
| Other, net | 688 | 47 | 466 | 675 | 531 | 513 | 576 | -514 | -275 | 2,050 | 1,954 | -14 |
| Subtotal | 2,008 | 11,361 | 18,704 | 27,928 | 6,212 | 10,604 | 20,569 | 12,104 | 1,441 | -12,060 | 1,168 | 17,944 |
| Interest and dividends received | 139 | 169 | 203 | 190 | 170 | 155 | 229 | 694 | 165 | 141 | 180 | 253 |
| Interest paid | -264 | -208 | -199 | -121 | -121 | -229 | -187 | -128 | -67 | -78 | -511 | -645 |
| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | 70 | - | - | 298 | 167 | 137 | 75 | 6 |
| Severance payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -488 |
| Extra retirement payments | - | - | -410 | -505 | -440 | -118 | -1,356 | -956 | -227 | -537 | -253 | - |
| Income taxes paid | -1,230 | -1,852 | -2,798 | -3,986 | -1,518 | -2,259 | -1,293 | -919 | -968 | -473 | -741 | -1,672 |
| Income taxes refund | 925 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 396 | 103 | 435 | 28 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,577 | 9,469 | 15,499 | 24,057 | 4,372 | 8,153 | 17,961 | 11,092 | 739 | -12,767 | 354 | 15,428 |
| Purchase of securities | - | - | - | -534 | -184 | -1,570 | -2,764 | -1,501 | -771 | -1,551 | - | -636 |
| Proceeds from redemption of securities | - | - | - | - | - | 195 | 2,965 | 2,172 | 990 | 1,197 | 1,042 | - |
| Purchase of investment securities | - | - | -513 | - | - | -100 | - | - | - | - | - | -150 |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -10,825 | -3,070 | -3,185 | -5,719 | -10,099 | -5,794 | -3,892 | -4,254 | -2,099 | -2,658 | -2,530 | -4,761 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 12 | 148 | - | 208 | - | 733 | 564 | 2,841 | - | - | 201 | 327 |
| Purchase of intangible assets | -88 | -245 | -455 | -123 | -162 | -142 | -101 | -74 | -31 | -91 | -29 | -48 |
| Purchase of long-term prepaid expenses | -619 | -338 | -377 | -362 | -2,275 | -193 | -32 | -81 | -39 | -32 | -68 | -130 |
| Payments into time deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3,142 |
| Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | - |
| Other, net | -6 | 19 | 6 | 73 | 45 | -1 | -40 | 12 | -8 | 65 | -47 | 3 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -11,947 | -4,249 | -4,417 | -3,946 | -11,089 | -7,131 | -3,425 | 516 | -1,960 | -3,071 | -1,321 | -8,539 |
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 3,960 | 4,655 | 427 | 479 | 8,679 | 365 | 5,281 | - | - | - | - | 4,750 |
| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | 677 | -7,396 | -9,638 | -4,283 | 1,818 | -525 | -699 | -439 | 428 | 8,811 | 2,818 | -7,653 |
| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -850 | -1,766 | -1,475 | -1,328 | -5,647 | -1,388 | -1,715 | -7,538 | -1,753 | -1,540 | -818 | -493 |
| Dividends paid | -466 | -816 | -746 | -1,417 | -1,070 | -1,160 | -1,154 | -681 | -570 | -335 | -223 | -447 |
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | - | - | -80 | -126 | -89 | -150 | -149 | -148 | -159 | -116 | - | -150 |
| Borrowing fee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -78 |
| Purchase of treasury shares | - | - | - | - | -2,000 | - | -4,500 | - | -569 | -48 | - | - |
| Other, net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -15 | - | - | - | -366 |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 9,257 | -5,388 | -11,513 | -6,676 | 1,690 | -2,859 | -2,937 | -8,823 | -2,624 | 6,771 | 1,776 | -4,440 |
| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 869 | 644 | 519 | -1,499 | -795 | -49 | -224 | -378 | 287 | 782 | 747 | 938 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | -243 | 476 | 88 | 11,934 | -5,820 | -1,886 | 11,373 | 2,406 | -3,557 | -8,284 | 1,556 | 3,387 |