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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Harvard Bioscience 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.

Harvard Bioscience's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.06 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.30 Mil.

Hence, Harvard Bioscience's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25.


Harvard Bioscience Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harvard Bioscience'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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Harvard Bioscience Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Harvard Bioscience 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 0.15 0.15 1.07 1.38 0.17

Harvard Bioscience Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.09 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Harvard Bioscience's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Harvard Bioscience'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.


Harvard Bioscience's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Harvard Bioscience's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harvard Bioscience Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Harvard Bioscience'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
=- (-2.311) / 14.028
=0.16

Harvard Bioscience's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.061) / 4.303
=0.25

* 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.


Harvard Bioscience  (NAS:HBIO) 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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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Business Description

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Address
84 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA, USA, 01746
Harvard Bioscience Inc is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of technologies, specialized products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Its primary focus is scientific instruments used to advance life science and research. With operations in North America, Europe and china it sells through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. The product brands of the company include Harvard Apparatus, DSI, Buxco, Biochrom, BTX, Heka, Hugo Sachs, Multichannel Systems MCS GmbH, and Panlab.. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
James W Green director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12525 CHADRON AVENUE, HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Alan I Edrick director 20200 SUNBURST STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
Jennifer Cote officer: Interim CFO C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Bertrand Loy director C/O ENTEGRIS, INC., 129 CONCORD RD, BILLERICA MA 01821
Thomas W Loewald director 81 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Kennedy director C/O NET PERCEPTIONS INC, 7700 FRANCE AVE. SOUTH, EDINA MN 55435
Katherine A. Eade director C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Susan M. Steele director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST., 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth Fletcher Olson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Michael A. Rossi officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Yash Singh officer: Executive Vice President C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Jeffrey Duchemin officer: Chief Executive Officer 14 EASTLAND TERRACE, HAVERHILL MA 01830
Kamalam Unninayar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 480 ARSENAL STREET, SUITE 110, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Robert E. Gagnon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 133 BOSTON POST ROAD, WESTON MA 02493
George Uveges director C/O MFIC CORPORATION, 30 OSSIPEE ROAD, NEWTON MA 02464