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TOR Minerals International (TOR Minerals International) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.80 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is TOR Minerals International 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.

TOR Minerals International's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-3.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2017 was $3.88 Mil.

Hence, TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Dec. 2017 was 0.80.


TOR Minerals International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for TOR Minerals International'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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TOR Minerals International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

TOR Minerals International Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.92 0.45 1.62 0.25 0.80

TOR Minerals International Semi-Annual Data
Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
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 4.92 0.45 1.62 0.25 0.80

Competitive Comparison of TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, TOR Minerals International'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.


TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



TOR Minerals International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3.099) / 3.879
=0.80

TOR Minerals International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3.099) / 3.879
=0.80

* 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.


TOR Minerals International  (OTCPK:TORM) 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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TOR Minerals International (TOR Minerals International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
615 N Upper Broadway, Suite 410, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, 78401
TOR Minerals International Inc is engaged in the manufacture and sale of mineral products for use as pigments and extenders, majorly in the manufacture of paints, industrial coatings plastics, and solid surface applications. It has a business presence in the U.S., Pacific Rim; Canada, Mexico and South/Central America; Europe, Africa and the Middle East countries. Some of its products are Aluprem, Hitox and Tioprem, BARTEX and Haltex, among others.
Executives
Steven E Paulson director 722 BURLESON STREET, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78402
Mark A Graber 10 percent owner 2220 NORTHSTAR STREET, NUMBER 17, ANCHORAGE AK 99503

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