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Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 5.36 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Smart (J) (Contractors) 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.

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £-2.84 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.53 Mil.

Hence, Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 5.36.


Smart (J) (Contractors) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smart (J) (Contractors)'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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Smart (J) (Contractors) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Smart (J) (Contractors) Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.17 0.57 2.50 - -

Smart (J) (Contractors) 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 - - - - 5.36

Competitive Comparison of Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Smart (J) (Contractors)'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.


Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Smart (J) (Contractors) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-6.706) / -3.229
=N/A

Smart (J) (Contractors)'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
=- (-2.838) / 0.53
=5.35

* 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.


Smart (J) (Contractors)  (LSE:SMJ) 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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Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Business Description

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Address
28 Cramond Road South, Edinburgh, GBR, EH4 6AB
Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC is a construction company. Its activities include building and civil engineering contracting, a residential development for sale, and the development of industrial and commercial property for lease and sale. The main construction activity undertaken by the company is that of social housing for several housing associations and registered social landlords predominately in the Edinburgh area. It has a portfolio of self-financed industrial and commercial properties that are owned and managed by its subsidiary company. The investment properties are located throughout the central belt of Scotland and in the Edinburgh area.

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