| 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 | 3,611 | 2,327 | 1,726 | 1,528 | 1,911 | 987 | 1,847 | 1,352 | 1,905 | 2,368 | 1,875 |
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| Depreciation | 188 | 200 | 236 | 175 | 175 | 170 | 182 | 200 | 231 | 323 | 267 |
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| Impairment losses | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 48 |
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| Amortization of goodwill | - | 8 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 46 | 90 | 90 |
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| Gain on reversal of asset retirement obligations | - | -3 | -0 | - | - | - | - | - | -3 | - | -3 |
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| Increase (decrease) in allowance for doubtful accounts | -16 | -1 | -0 | 1 | -3 | 6 | -5 | -0 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for bonuses | 3 | -13 | 3 | -4 | 6 | -5 | 3 | 14 | -13 | -5 | -6 |
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| Increase (decrease) in provision for warranties for completed construction | 2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 13 | -12 | -5 |
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| Increase (decrease) in retirement benefit liability | - | 45 | 14 | 32 | 13 | -12 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 28 | -282 |
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| Interest and dividend income | -12 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -10 |
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| Interest expenses | 112 | 84 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 53 | 88 | 120 | 157 | 193 |
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| Loss (gain) on sale of non-current assets | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | -30 | -33 | -7 | 27 | -6 |
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| Loss on retirement of non-current assets | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 12 | 29 |
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| Loss (gain) on valuation of investment securities | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | 19 |
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| Decrease (increase) in trade receivables | -501 | 347 | -359 | 358 | -476 | -55 | 393 | -665 | 723 | -302 | -58 |
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| Decrease (increase) in inventories | -3,137 | 1,978 | -647 | -1,028 | 378 | -681 | -6,670 | 915 | -265 | -6,460 | -6,350 |
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| Increase (decrease) in trade payables | -378 | -418 | -54 | -296 | 242 | -281 | 542 | -49 | -1,426 | 516 | -558 |
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| Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2,354 | 654 |
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| Transfer from fixed assets to inventories | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 247 | 599 |
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| Other, net | 5 | -112 | -43 | -89 | 19 | 102 | -13 | 89 | -97 | -50 | 435 |
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| Subtotal | -7 | 4,854 | 898 | 396 | 2,042 | 1,257 | -5,191 | 1,600 | 1,388 | -5,424 | -3,067 |
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| Interest and dividends received | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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| Interest paid | -111 | -82 | -52 | -44 | -48 | -51 | -53 | -89 | -123 | -144 | -208 |
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| Income taxes paid | -1,523 | -1,234 | -667 | -521 | -526 | -676 | -782 | - | -753 | -647 | -919 |
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| Income taxes refund | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 107 | 59 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | -1,631 | 3,546 | 189 | -157 | 1,479 | 540 | -5,956 | 1,768 | 532 | -6,100 | -4,125 |
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| Payments into time deposits | -1,619 | -1,632 | -1,743 | -1,740 | -1,740 | -743 | -106 | -109 | -159 | -78 | -18 |
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| Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits | 1,615 | 1,620 | 1,720 | 1,735 | 1,770 | 1,765 | 723 | 116 | 156 | 76 | 14 |
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| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | -126 | -706 | -50 | -228 | -65 | -358 | -118 | -122 | -132 | -45 | -94 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 41 | 68 | 79 | 199 | 5 | 9 |
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| Purchase of intangible assets | -54 | -39 | -40 | -61 | -22 | -26 | -25 | -18 | -46 | -46 | -16 |
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| Purchase of investment securities | -41 | -45 | -134 | -21 | -2 | -2 | -21 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
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| Proceeds from redemption of investment securities | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | 183 | 101 | 61 | 40 |
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| Purchase of shares of subsidiaries resulting in change in scope of consolidation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -511 | - | -478 |
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| Additional purchase of investments in consolidated subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -104 | -78 |
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| Other, net | -12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | -34 | -21 | -61 | -149 | -102 | -56 | -85 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -236 | -895 | -203 | -280 | -136 | 656 | 548 | 84 | -496 | -189 | -709 |
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| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 10,870 | 7,636 | 8,271 | 8,876 | 9,820 | 7,038 | 15,254 | 22,735 | 20,628 | 44,560 | 36,154 |
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| Repayments of short-term borrowings | -10,693 | -8,617 | -8,404 | -8,587 | -9,028 | -9,234 | -13,034 | -21,004 | -20,155 | -37,618 | -34,305 |
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| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 2,858 | 422 | 466 | 261 | 858 | 4,073 | 1,040 | 1,400 | 774 | 2,692 | 8,375 |
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| Repayments of long-term borrowings | -1,371 | -1,333 | -947 | -772 | -725 | -771 | -571 | -976 | -1,877 | -1,894 | -5,443 |
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| Dividends paid | -552 | -561 | -562 | -559 | -555 | -554 | -554 | -555 | -540 | -541 | -543 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,348 | -2,434 | -1,150 | -1,081 | 370 | 552 | 2,134 | 1,289 | -1,301 | 7,198 | 4,238 |
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| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | -519 | 218 | -1,163 | -1,517 | 1,713 | 1,748 | -3,274 | 3,142 | -1,265 | 909 | -596 |
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| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents resulting from change in accounting period of subsidiaries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -103 |
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