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Hutchison Whampoa (FRA:HUWH) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Hutchison Whampoa 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.

Hutchison Whampoa's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €-2,254.85 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €5,011.95 Mil.

Hence, Hutchison Whampoa's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.45.


Hutchison Whampoa Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Hutchison Whampoa 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 0.75 - 0.88 0.68 0.45

Hutchison Whampoa Semi-Annual Data
Dec99 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14
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 0.88 0.63 0.68 0.38 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Hutchison Whampoa's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Department Stores subindustry, Hutchison Whampoa'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.


Hutchison Whampoa's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hutchison Whampoa's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hutchison Whampoa Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Hutchison Whampoa'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
=- (-2254.852) / 5011.945
=0.45

Hutchison Whampoa's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2254.852) / 5011.945
=0.45

* 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.


Hutchison Whampoa  (FRA:HUWH) 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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Hutchison Whampoa (FRA:HUWH) Business Description

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Hutchison Whampoa Ltd is a multinational conglomerate engaged in the development, innovation and technology in various sector. The Company has six businesses segments: ports and related services, property and hotels, retail, infrastructure, energy, and telecommunications. The Company holds interests in 52 ports comprising 278 operational berths in 26 countries, including container terminals operating in five of the 10 busiest container ports in the world. It also engages in mid-stream operations, river trade, cruise terminal operations and ports related logistics services. It develops and invests in real estate projects, ranging from landmark office buildings to luxury residential properties. It holds a rental property portfolio of approximately 14.0 million square feet of office, commercial, industrial and residential premises, primarily in Hong Kong, as well as interests in a number of joint-venture developments in Mainland China and selective overseas markets. The Company has over 10,500 retail stores in 25 markets worldwide. Its retail portfolio comprises health and beauty products, supermarkets, consumer electronics and electrical appliances. The Company's infrastructure business operates mainly in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Mainland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Company's investments in energy are principally in Canada, the United States, the Mainland, Taiwan, Greenland and Indonesia. Husky Energy Inc is a listed Canadian-based integrated energy and energy related company. The Company is an operator of mobile telecommunication and data services, and a mobile broadband technology in the world. It is also an owner and operator of fibre-optic fixed line networks in Hong Kong.

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