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BPZ Resources (BPZ Resources) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is BPZ Resources 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.

BPZ Resources's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was $-21.19 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was $-12.95 Mil.

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


BPZ Resources Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for BPZ Resources'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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BPZ Resources Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

BPZ Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.91 - - 0.94

BPZ Resources Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 - 0.33 0.35 - -

Competitive Comparison of BPZ Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, BPZ Resources'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.


BPZ Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, BPZ Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



BPZ Resources Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

BPZ Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-29.433) / 31.195
=0.94

BPZ Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-21.193) / -12.945
=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.


BPZ Resources  (OTCPK:BPZRQ) 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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BPZ Resources (BPZ Resources) Business Description

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BPZ Resources Inc is a Texas corporation, incorporated in 1993. The Company is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Peru and Ecuador. The Company is in the process of developing its Peruvian oil and gas reserves. It has completed the installation of the new CX-15 platform in the Corvina field to continue the development of the field and continued its drilling campaign there with completion of the CX-15-1D well. The customer of the Company is Peruvian national oil company, Petroleos del Peru - PETROPERU S.A.
Executives
Stephen R Brand director 1775 SHERMAN STREET, STE 1200, DENVER CO 80203
Stephen C Beasley director THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, ONCE WILLIAMS CENTER, SUITE 4700, TULSA OK 77002
Randall D Keys officer: Chief Financial Officer 3 HICKORY SHADOWS DR, HOUSTON TX 77055

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