| 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 | 634 | 401 | 1,029 | 1,403 | 1,711 | 1,916 | 2,564 | 2,863 | 3,305 | 4,801 |
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| Depreciation | 59 | 54 | 57 | 82 | 105 | 122 | 126 | 115 | 118 | 135 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | 8 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -2 | 10 | -5 | -1 | -1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | -2 | 3 | 37 | 64 | -14 | 5 | 69 | -60 | 8 | 53 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | - | 28 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 29 | -18 | -4 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for shareholder benefit program | 2 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46 | -56 | 1 | 0 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for point card certificates | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -7 | - |
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| Foreign exchange losses (gains) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | -107 | 11 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -0 | -0 | -0 | -3 | -16 | -26 | -26 | -20 | -28 | -84 |
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| Interest expenses | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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| Insurance claim income | -5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16 | - |
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| Loss (gain) on sale and retirement of non-current assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | -40 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, and contract assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -519 | -53 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -217 | 144 | -101 | -132 | -281 | -426 | -533 | 221 | -1,627 | -303 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -17 | -224 | 123 | 29 | 124 | 82 | -233 | 109 | 222 | -79 |
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| Decrease (increase) in advance payments to suppliers | -52 | 8 | -2 | -19 | 15 | -60 | 42 | -51 | -82 | -83 |
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| Other, net | 100 | -94 | 4 | 48 | 89 | -85 | 181 | -140 | -99 | 540 |
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| Subtotal | 534 | 318 | 974 | 1,288 | 1,664 | 1,511 | 2,507 | 3,202 | 1,154 | 4,896 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 67 |
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| Interest paid | -7 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
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| Income taxes refund | 2 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 48 | 33 | 143 | 144 | 96 |
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| Income taxes paid | -355 | -256 | -211 | -501 | -636 | -545 | -951 | -1,063 | -1,109 | -1,290 |
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| Proceeds from insurance income | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 178 | 86 | 805 | 830 | 1,065 | 1,035 | 1,613 | 2,306 | 240 | 3,768 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -39 | -20 | -92 | -169 | -509 | -630 | -97 | -31 | -49 | -186 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | -11 | -26 | -38 | -38 | -24 | -3 | -124 | -37 | -30 | -57 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | - | - | - | -279 | -628 | -473 | -568 | -801 | -545 | -1,487 |
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| Proceeds from sale and redemption of short-term and long-term investment securities | - | - | - | - | 100 | 191 | 530 | 319 | 450 | 206 |
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| Payments of leasehold and guarantee deposits | -3 | -11 | -61 | -139 | -78 | -25 | -1 | -23 | - | -27 |
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| Proceeds from refund of leasehold and guarantee deposits | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 47 | 87 | 10 | - |
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| Purchase of insurance funds | -26 | -26 | -49 | -82 | -82 | -82 | -82 | -82 | -49 | -49 |
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| Other, net | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | - | 119 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -75 | -203 | -180 | -701 | -1,233 | -1,073 | -353 | -465 | -214 | -1,481 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 378 | 150 | 250 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 600 | 300 | 200 | 600 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -253 | -257 | -352 | -289 | -302 | -293 | -326 | -391 | -380 | -459 |
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| Proceeds from disposal of treasury shares | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
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| Dividends paid | -63 | -83 | -116 | -181 | -289 | -379 | -466 | -525 | -640 | -727 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -65 | -35 | -381 | 2,099 | -213 | -442 | -94 | -710 | -819 | -556 |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 8 | 28 | -29 | 14 | -3 | -16 | -1 | 11 | 62 | -23 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 46 | -124 | 215 | 2,243 | -384 | -497 | 1,165 | 1,142 | -731 | 1,708 |
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