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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.72 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Ascent Capital Group 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.

Ascent Capital Group's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $-36.25 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $50.31 Mil.

Hence, Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.72.


Ascent Capital Group Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

* 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.

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Ascent Capital Group Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Ascent Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 1.34 1.12 1.15 1.67

Ascent Capital Group Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.23 7.58 1.38 0.67 0.72

Competitive Comparison of Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Ascent Capital Group'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.


Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ascent Capital Group Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-155.353) / 92.931
=1.67

Ascent Capital Group's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-36.253) / 50.305
=0.72

* 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.


Ascent Capital Group  (OTCPK:ASCMB) 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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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Business Description

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Address
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
Ascent Capital Group Inc is a provider of security systems and security monitoring services. The company operates two segments: monitronics and livewatch. Monitronics offers security alarm services, including monitoring signals arising from burglaries, fires, and medical alerts, and provides customer services and technical support. The company outsources the installation and most field services to its dealers and focuses on fees charged under alarm-monitoring contracts. Livewatch is a do-it-yourself home security provider that generates revenue through the sale of equipment and monitoring contracts. The company operates in the United States of America and Canada.

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