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UNS Energy (FRA:UEY) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.60 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is UNS Energy 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.

UNS Energy's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €-71.98 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €44.88 Mil.

Hence, UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 1.60.


UNS Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

UNS Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.93 1.13 0.91 0.84

UNS Energy Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 1.12 0.66 0.81 1.15 1.60

Competitive Comparison of UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, UNS Energy'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.


UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



UNS Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-257.569) / 306.974
=0.84

UNS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-71.976) / 44.875
=1.60

* 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.


UNS Energy  (FRA:UEY) 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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UNS Energy (FRA:UEY) Business Description

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UNS Energy Corp is the holding company. The Company generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy to retail and wholesale customers.

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