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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.17 (As of Feb. 2013)


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What is Noble Investments (UK) 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.

Noble Investments (UK)'s Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £-0.11 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was £0.66 Mil.

Hence, Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.17.


Noble Investments (UK) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Investments (UK)'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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Noble Investments (UK) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Noble Investments (UK) Annual Data
Trend Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.11 0.02 - 0.05

Noble Investments (UK) Semi-Annual Data
Aug03 Feb04 Aug04 Feb05 Aug05 Feb06 Aug06 Feb07 Aug07 Feb08 Aug08 Feb09 Aug09 Feb10 Aug10 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13
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 0.18 - 0.02 - 0.17

Competitive Comparison of Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Noble Investments (UK)'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.


Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Noble Investments (UK) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.076) / 1.449
=0.05

Noble Investments (UK)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.113) / 0.662
=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.


Noble Investments (UK)  (LSE:NBL) 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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Noble Investments (UK) (LSE:NBL) Business Description

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Noble Investments (UK) PLC is engaged in collectibles retail trading and auctions, including rare coins, stamps, tokens, medals and banknotes. Its two segments are Retail trading and related; and Auctions, commissions and fees. Its provides personalized consultancy services to collectors and dealers in English, Ancient and Foreign coins, Commemorative medals and World tokens, Numismatic and Philatelic Books, Banknotes and Paper Ephemera, Military orders and decorations, and World stamps. It operates under Baldwins's and Apex brands. The group has operations in United Kingdom, North America, Europe, and in other part of the world.