| 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 | 344 | 445 | 399 | 612 | 266 | 154 | 216 | 217 | 491 | 692 | 695 |
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| Depreciation | 369 | 428 | 452 | 498 | 553 | 538 | 578 | 617 | 612 | 574 | 604 |
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| Impairment losses | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | 23 | - |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | -15 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -34 | -1 | 0 | -0 | -0 | -1 | 1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for retirement benefits for directors (and other officers) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | -107 | 9 | -5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 26 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for product compensation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 | 33 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -7 | -23 | -26 | -19 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -19 |
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| Interest expenses | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | -131 | -4 | -1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | -0 | -28 | -7 |
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| Loss (gain) on sale and retirement of non-current assets | 4 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 14 | 23 | -1 | -10 | -4 | -64 | -1 |
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| Subsidy income | - | - | -54 | -166 | -10 | - | -23 | -94 | -31 | -9 | -11 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | 276 | -171 | -108 | 118 | 112 | 77 | -123 | 125 | -170 | -48 | 58 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -160 | -3 | -197 | -18 | -24 | 125 | -137 | 170 | -94 | -259 | -388 |
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| Decrease (increase) in other current assets | 40 | -8 | 10 | -7 | -20 | -85 | -1 | 99 | -47 | -33 | -28 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -50 | 24 | -192 | 98 | -59 | 6 | 286 | -299 | 378 | -148 | -32 |
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| Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities | 112 | 20 | -109 | 45 | -38 | -1 | 282 | -284 | 119 | 62 | -58 |
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| Increase (decrease) in accrued consumption taxes | 29 | 11 | -27 | 26 | -0 | -35 | 56 | 0 | -36 | -11 | 8 |
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| Other, net | -27 | -0 | -0 | -2 | 7 | -5 | -1 | -9 | -1 | -31 | -19 |
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| Subtotal | 975 | 761 | 177 | 1,216 | 611 | 870 | 1,225 | 586 | 1,241 | 808 | 868 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 7 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 |
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| Interest paid | -2 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -3 |
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| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 48 | 25 | 3 | 5 |
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| Income taxes refund | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 11 | 7 |
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| Income taxes paid | -41 | -95 | -214 | -38 | -321 | -8 | -113 | -245 | -91 | -178 | -203 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 951 | 676 | -19 | 1,186 | 465 | 866 | 1,118 | 395 | 1,212 | 659 | 694 |
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| Decrease (increase) in time deposits | -803 | -355 | 780 | -490 | 250 | 700 | -2 | -498 | - | - | -100 |
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| Purchase of securities | - | -300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -400 | -200 |
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| Proceeds from redemption of securities | - | - | 300 | 100 | 200 | 200 | - | - | 200 | 500 | 700 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -248 | -562 | -524 | -888 | -816 | -1,379 | -602 | -365 | -209 | -400 | -687 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 214 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 207 | 11 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | -46 | -39 | -16 | -49 | -94 | -78 | -18 | -52 | -29 | -54 | -47 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -252 | -541 | -3 | -3 | -203 | -3 | -60 | -3 | -304 | -805 | -504 |
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| Subsidies received | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Other, net | -5 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -18 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -1,132 | -1,795 | 595 | -1,144 | -666 | -558 | -671 | -851 | -277 | -946 | -822 |
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| Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | -35 | 300 | 23 | 128 | -150 | - | 300 | - | - | -300 | - |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 600 | 100 | 80 | 750 | 50 | 600 | - | 520 | 40 | 500 | 15 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -46 | -51 | -95 | -144 | -199 | -750 | -245 | -346 | -304 | -309 | -267 |
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| Repayments of lease liabilities | - | - | - | - | -3 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | -25 | -1 | -220 | -85 | -1 | -0 | -44 | -0 | - | -0 | -0 |
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| Dividends paid | -40 | -60 | -48 | -44 | -54 | -43 | -43 | -42 | -42 | -51 | -70 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 454 | 288 | -261 | 604 | -357 | -198 | -37 | 125 | -313 | -166 | -329 |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 172 | 13 | 32 | -107 | 28 | -3 | -17 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 4 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 444 | -817 | 348 | 539 | -530 | 108 | 394 | -330 | 647 | -406 | -454 |
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