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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (LSE:MRW) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.52 (As of Jul. 2021)


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What is Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 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.

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Jul. 2021 was £-248.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Jul. 2021 was £473.00 Mil.

Hence, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Jul. 2021 was 0.52.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets'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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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Annual Data
Trend Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.67 0.59 0.62 6.05

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Semi-Annual Data
Jan12 Jul12 Jan13 Jul13 Jan14 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21
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 0.46 0.81 - 3.76 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets'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.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-538) / 89
=6.04

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-248) / 473
=0.52

* 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.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets  (LSE:MRW) 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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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (LSE:MRW) Business Description

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Address
Gain Lane, Hilmore House, Bradford, West Yorkshire, GBR, BD3 7DL
Founded by William Morrison in 1899, Wm Morrison Supermarkets is the U.K.'s fourth- largest grocery chain, with a market share of around 10%. The 2004 takeover of rival Safeway transformed the firm in terms of scale and gave it a significant presence outside its base in Northern England. The company operates about 500 stores, entirely in the United Kingdom. Morrisons has an online presence via a partnership with Ocado and Amazon and has lately been trying to expand its wholesale channel with new agreements (McColl's).

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