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SGL Carbon SE (XTER:SGL) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.21 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SGL Carbon SE 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.

SGL Carbon SE's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-23.90 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €19.80 Mil.

Hence, SGL Carbon SE's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.21.


SGL Carbon SE Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for SGL Carbon SE'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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SGL Carbon SE Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

SGL Carbon SE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.54 0.45 0.44 0.56 0.53

SGL Carbon SE 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 1.12 0.77 0.60 0.32 1.21

Competitive Comparison of SGL Carbon SE's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, SGL Carbon SE'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.


SGL Carbon SE's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SGL Carbon SE's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



SGL Carbon SE Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

SGL Carbon SE'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
=- (-87.1) / 163.8
=0.53

SGL Carbon SE'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
=- (-23.9) / 19.8
=1.21

* 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.


SGL Carbon SE  (XTER:SGL) 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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SGL Carbon SE (XTER:SGL) Business Description

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Sohnleinstrasse 8, Wiesbaden, DEU, 65201
SGL Carbon SE makes and sells carbon- and graphite-based products and is organized into below segments: composites-fibers and materials; graphite materials and systems; process technology and carbon fibres. The graphite materials and systems segment sells coarse, fine-grain, and expanded graphite products for industrial application and machine components to the semiconductor, energy, chemicals, and automotive industries. The carbon fibers and materials segment sells carbon fiber-based products to the automotive, energy, aerospace and defense, and consumer goods industries. The company generates more than half of its revenue from the graphite materials and systems segment and earns most of its revenue in Europe.
Executives
Dr. Torsten Derr Board of Directors
Thomas Dippold Board of Directors

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