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Kelso Technologies (TSX:KLS) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 6.01 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kelso Technologies 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.

Kelso Technologies's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.53 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.09 Mil.

Hence, Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.01.


Kelso Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kelso Technologies'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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Kelso Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Kelso Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
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Kelso Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 20.00 - 0.56 3.83 6.01

Competitive Comparison of Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Railroads subindustry, Kelso Technologies'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.


Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kelso Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.136) / -0.369
=N/A

Kelso Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.529) / 0.088
=6.01

* 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.


Kelso Technologies  (TSX:KLS) 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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Kelso Technologies (TSX:KLS) Business Description

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Address
13966, 18B Avenue, Surrey, BC, CAN, V4A 8J1
Kelso Technologies Inc is a railway equipment supplier that produces and sells tank car service equipment used for the safe loading, unloading, and containment of hazardous materials during transport. The firm designs, engineers, markets, produces, and distributes various pressure relief valves and manway securement systems designed to reduce the risk of environmental harm due to non-accidental events in the transportation of hazardous commodities via railroad tank cars.
Executives
James Richard Bond Director, Senior Officer

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