| Jan 31,
2013 | Jan 31,
2014 | Jan 31,
2015 | Jan 31,
2016 | Jan 31,
2017 | Jan 31,
2018 | Jan 31,
2019 | Jan 31,
2020 | Jan 31,
2021 | Jan 31,
2022 | Jan 31,
2023 | Jan 31,
2024 |
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| Profit (loss) before income taxes | 129 | 98 | 111 | 136 | 360 | 464 | 551 | -341 | -1,824 | 105 | -1,525 | 142 |
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| Impairment losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 91 | 13 | 167 | 72 |
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| Extra retirement payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 160 | - |
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| Loss (gain) on sale of businesses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -45 |
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| Depreciation | 93 | 140 | 143 | 181 | 152 | 113 | 85 | 112 | 94 | 106 | 120 | 71 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | -23 | -2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -4 | -10 | -24 | -2 | - | -15 | -1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 1 | -8 | 8 | 4 | - | 5 | 8 | - | -27 | -3 | -6 | 1 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for sales returns | -23 | 6 | 55 | 174 | -58 | -131 | 54 | 53 | -116 | -61 | -308 | - |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | - | 37 | 28 | -35 | -6 | -12 | -115 | -113 | -20 | -234 | -45 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for shareholder benefit program | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | 1 | 2 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | 150 | -403 | -25 | -170 | 213 | 160 | -113 | 394 | 1,079 | -714 | 651 | -257 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | 168 | -408 | 96 | 106 | 320 | 250 | -418 | -235 | 1,176 | -251 | 136 | -205 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -317 | -109 | 153 | -172 | 13 | 33 | 503 | -694 | -735 | 652 | 244 | -35 |
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| Other, net | -99 | 70 | -4 | -147 | 192 | -118 | -122 | -126 | - | -232 | 245 | -63 |
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| Subtotal | 136 | -553 | 573 | 150 | 1,162 | 779 | 392 | -815 | -435 | -591 | -362 | -363 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 36 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 47 |
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| Interest paid | -44 | -30 | -22 | -17 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -14 |
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| Extra retirement payments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -160 | - |
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| Income taxes refund (paid) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -13 | 28 | -31 | -27 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 101 | -567 | 562 | 141 | 1,144 | 749 | 402 | -1,122 | -321 | -511 | -528 | -357 |
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| Purchase of non-current assets | -202 | -104 | -41 | -151 | -57 | -113 | -120 | -157 | -93 | -118 | -114 | -54 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | - | - | - | - | -24 | - | - | -5 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -115 |
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| Proceeds from sale of businesses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 71 |
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| Expenditure from acquisition of investment and other assets | -48 | -24 | -10 | -99 | -25 | -24 | -32 | -28 | -34 | -27 | -14 | -15 |
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| Proceeds from collection of investment and other assets | 76 | 16 | 9 | 120 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -173 | -112 | -56 | -115 | -95 | -126 | 694 | 370 | -104 | 47 | -116 | -107 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | - | -640 | -100 | -100 | - | -100 | - | -35 | 1,800 | -900 | 100 | -100 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 200 | 200 | 150 | 100 | - | - | - | - | 300 | - | 300 | - |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -56 | -116 | -145 | -170 | -130 | -130 | -70 | -35 | - | - | - | -39 |
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| Purchase of treasury shares | - | -1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -15 | - |
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| Other, net | -7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -17 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 551 | -557 | -95 | -170 | -130 | -230 | -70 | -70 | 2,099 | -900 | 384 | -156 |
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| Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents | 37 | 55 | 86 | -18 | -35 | - | -10 | 5 | -31 | 42 | 80 | 41 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 517 | -1,182 | 473 | -163 | 883 | 392 | 1,015 | -817 | 1,642 | -1,321 | -179 | -579 |
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