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Acusphere (Acusphere) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Acusphere Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Acusphere's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $0.01 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $-6.69 Mil.

GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.


Acusphere Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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Acusphere Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Acusphere Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.996) / -41.707
=N/A

Acusphere's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (0.012) / -6.691
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Acusphere  (OTCPK:ACUS) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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Acusphere (Acusphere) Business Description

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Address
99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 385, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421
Acusphere Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microparticle technology.
Executives
Martyn D Greenacre director 41 MOORES ROAD, FRAZER PA 19355
Garen G Bohlin director C/O PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 830 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Sandra L Fenwick director C/O TELADOC HEALTH, INC., 2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577
Frederick W Ahlholm officer: VP Finance C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Thero other: Former Senior VP/CFO C/O AMARIN PHARMA, INC., 1430 ROUTE 6, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Kate Mitchell director 950 TOWER LANE, STE 700, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
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Terrance Mcguire director C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350, WALTHAM MA 02154

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