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GFL Environmental (GFL Environmental) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.13 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GFL Environmental 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.

GFL Environmental's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-218.90 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $194.44 Mil.

Hence, GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.13.


GFL Environmental Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

GFL Environmental Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.82 0.85 0.72 0.70 1.08

GFL Environmental Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.41 1.08 2.20 0.58 1.13

Competitive Comparison of GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Waste Management subindustry, GFL Environmental'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.


GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



GFL Environmental Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-786.449) / 730.769
=1.08

GFL Environmental's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-218.898) / 194.444
=1.13

* 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.


GFL Environmental  (NYSE:GFL) 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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GFL Environmental (GFL Environmental) Business Description

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Address
100 New Park Place, Suite 500, Vaughan, ON, CAN, L4K 0H9
GFL Environmental Inc is an environmental services company. Its offerings include non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure, soil remediation, and liquid waste management services. Its solid waste management business line, which generates the majority of the revenue, consists of the collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste. Its Environmental Services business line includes liquid waste and soil remediation. GFL's geographical segments are Canada and the United States.