| 2024/3 | 2025/3 |
Cash flows from operating activities | | |
Profit | 43,615 | 79,203 |
Depreciation and amortization | 28,925 | 29,757 |
Income tax expense | 20,402 | 29,274 |
Finance income and finance costs | 2,152 | -1,439 |
Losses (gains) on disposal or sales of property, plant and equipment | -456 | -129 |
Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables | 4,940 | 8,792 |
Decrease (increase) in inventories | 151,378 | 4,112 |
Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables | 4,661 | 6,124 |
Increase or decrease in retirement benefit asset or liability | -768 | -866 |
Decrease (increase) in guarantee deposits | 3,744 | 2,059 |
Other | -8,799 | -10,974 |
Subtotal | 249,794 | 145,914 |
Dividends received | 680 | 792 |
Interest received | 3,747 | 6,784 |
Interest paid | -1,680 | -1,341 |
Income taxes paid | -15,455 | -22,275 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 237,086 | 129,874 |
Cash flows from investing activities | | |
Purchase of non-current assets | -17,851 | -17,594 |
Proceeds from sales of non-current assets | 1,691 | 930 |
Purchase of investments | -10 | -900 |
Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments | 151 | 91 |
Payments into time deposits | -12,973 | -34,377 |
Proceeds from withdrawal of time deposits | 3,832 | 13,037 |
Other | -459 | 943 |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | -25,619 | -37,872 |
Cash flows from financing activities | | |
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings | -171,379 | -9,718 |
Purchase and sales of treasury stock, net | -10,002 | -3 |
Dividends paid | -5,677 | -18,025 |
Repayments of lease liabilities | -4,228 | -5,623 |
Other | 9 | -175 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -191,277 | -33,545 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 13,735 | -1,824 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 33,925 | 56,634 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 162,720 | 196,645 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 196,645 | 253,279 |