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Marten Transport (Marten Transport) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.66 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Marten Transport 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.

Marten Transport's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-30.28 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $45.72 Mil.

Hence, Marten Transport's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.66.


Marten Transport Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marten Transport'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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Marten Transport Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Marten Transport 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 1.21 0.91 1.16 0.81 1.46

Marten Transport 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 0.90 1.60 1.88 1.71 0.66

Competitive Comparison of Marten Transport's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Trucking subindustry, Marten Transport'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.


Marten Transport's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Marten Transport Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Marten Transport'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
=- (-240.557) / 164.378
=1.46

Marten Transport'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
=- (-30.283) / 45.722
=0.66

* 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.


Marten Transport  (NAS:MRTN) 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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Marten Transport (Marten Transport) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
129 Marten Street, Mondovi, WI, USA, 54755
Marten Transport Ltd is a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier in the United States. It is engaged in transporting and distributing food and other consumer packaged goods which requires a temperature-controlled or insulated environment. The company operates through four segments including Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. It generates maximum revenue from the Truckload segment. The Truckload segment provides a combination of regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services.
Executives
Randall John Baier officer: Exec. VP & Chief Tech. Officer 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Thomas J Winkel director
Patricia L Jones director C/O 505 HIGHWAY 169 NORTH, SUITE 1000, PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Larry B Hagness director
James J Hinnendael officer: Chief Financial Officer 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
John H Turner officer: Vice President of Sales 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Robert L Demorest director 2235 VALE CREST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55422
Jerry M Bauer director
Douglas Paul Petit officer: President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Timothy M Kohl officer: President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Randolph L Marten director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and President 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
Kathleen P Iverson director 5900 GOLDEN HILLS DRIVE, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Timothy P Nash officer: Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing
Ronald Richard Booth director 129 MARTEN STREET, MONDOVI WI 54755
G Larry Owens director

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