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Card Factory (LSE:CARD) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.17 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Card Factory 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.

Card Factory's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £-12.50 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £75.00 Mil.

Hence, Card Factory's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.17.


Card Factory Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Card Factory Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.10 0.06 0.18 0.26

Card Factory Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 0.04 0.28 0.16 0.51 0.17

Competitive Comparison of Card Factory's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Card Factory'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.


Card Factory's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Card Factory Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Card Factory's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-27.8) / 105.2
=0.26

Card Factory's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-12.5) / 75
=0.17

* 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.


Card Factory  (LSE:CARD) 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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Card Factory (LSE:CARD) Business Description

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Address
Century House, Brunel Road, 41 Industrial Estate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, GBR, WF2 0XG
Card Factory PLC is a British retailer of greeting cards. Its products are offered via stores present in the United Kingdom, as well as online through websites: Card Factory and Getting Personal. The company's strategy is to provide high-quality cards at affordable prices. Less than 50% of sales come from gift dressings, small gifts, and party items. The business model is vertically integrated. It has an in-house design team, a printing facility, and a central warehousing facility.

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