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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - JPY (¥)
¥ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net profit for the year ¥ 108,143 ¥ 144,197 ¥ 317,038
Depreciation and amortization 761,396 728,002 664,400
Impairment losses 106,529 150,017 64,394
Equity-settled share-based compensation 72,867 70,871 60,672
Loss on sales and disposal of property, plant and equipment 4,495 6,052 10
Gain on divestment of business and subsidiaries (10,198) (7,832) (6,807)
Change in fair value of financial assets and liabilities associated with contingent consideration arrangements, net (602) 20,757 3,991
Finance (income) and expenses, net 163,516 167,757 106,785
Share of loss (profit) of investments accounted for using the equity method 3,986 (6,473) 8,630
Income tax expenses (benefit) 66,941 (91,406) 58,052
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables (58,959) 15,104 75,127
Increase in inventories (34,973) (115,743) (79,155)
Decrease in trade and other payables (7,118) (9,895) (84,804)
Increase (decrease) in provisions 45,166 (126,901) 31,899
Increase (decrease) in other financial liabilities (3,488) (18,568) 31,669
Other, net (10,107) (7,556) (88,778)
Cash generated from operations 1,207,595 918,383 1,163,122
Income taxes paid (170,589) (219,941) (198,439)
Tax refunds and interest on tax refunds received 20,176 17,902 12,473
Net cash from operating activities 1,057,182 716,344 977,156
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Interest received 17,660 11,161 5,054
Dividends received 635 13,191 3,562
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (200,795) (175,420) (140,657)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment 78 8,606 962
Acquisition of intangible assets (147,046) (305,310) (493,032)
Acquisition of option to license (31,784) 0 0
Acquisition of investments (97,536) (6,766) (10,151)
Proceeds from sales and redemption of investments 29,442 8,021 22,254
Acquisition of shares in associates (1,004) 0 0
Proceeds from sales of shares in associates 57,691 0 0
Proceeds from sales of business, net of cash and cash equivalents divested 20,556 19,959 7,958
Payments for the settlement of forward exchange contracts designated as net investment hedges (13,847) (33,300) 0
Other, net (1,111) (4,003) (3,052)
Net cash used in investing activities (367,060) (463,862) (607,102)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Net increase in short-term loans and commercial papers 27,490 277,000 40,000
Proceeds from issuance of bonds and long-term loans 1,024,460 100,000 75,000
Repayments of bonds and long-term loans (1,321,090) (320,901) (356,670)
Proceeds from the settlement of cross currency interest rate swaps related to bonds and loans 46,880 60,063 0
Acquisition of treasury shares (51,860) (2,326) (26,929)
Interest paid (112,984) (100,375) (108,555)
Dividends paid (302,498) (287,188) (279,416)
Repayments of lease liabilities (45,174) (54,586) (43,401)
Other, net (16,647) (26,102) (9,178)
Net cash used in financing activities (751,425) (354,416) (709,148)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (61,303) (101,934) (339,094)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 457,800 533,530 849,695
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (11,385) 26,204 22,929
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (Consolidated statements of financial position) ¥ 385,113 ¥ 457,800 ¥ 533,530