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Cobham (Cobham) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.65 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Cobham 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.

Cobham's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Jun. 2019 was $-40.94 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Jun. 2019 was $15.46 Mil.

Hence, Cobham's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Jun. 2019 was 2.65.


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

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

Cobham 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 0.45 0.62 0.68 0.37 0.56

Cobham Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 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 0.30 0.42 0.69 0.49 2.65

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

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Cobham'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.


Cobham's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Cobham's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cobham Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cobham'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
=- (-87.975) / 158.608
=0.55

Cobham'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
=- (-40.938) / 15.463
=2.65

* 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.


Cobham  (OTCPK:CBHMY) 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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Cobham (Cobham) Business Description

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Address
Brook Road, Wimborne, Dorset, GBR, BH21 2BJ
Cobham offers a wide range of technologies and services focused on small niches across the commercial, defence, and security markets. It has market positions in air-to-air refuelling, aviation services, wireless, audio, video, and data communications, including satellite communications, defence electronics, life support, and mission equipment. In 2016, Cobham generated GBP 1.9 billion in revenue.

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