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Northwest Pipe Co (Northwest Pipe Co) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.56 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Northwest Pipe Co 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.

Northwest Pipe Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.05 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.05 Mil.

Hence, Northwest Pipe Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56.


Northwest Pipe Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Pipe Co'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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Northwest Pipe Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Northwest Pipe Co 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 0.20 0.26 - 1.32 0.34

Northwest Pipe Co 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 - 0.17 3.37 0.29 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Northwest Pipe Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Northwest Pipe Co'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.


Northwest Pipe Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Northwest Pipe Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Pipe Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Northwest Pipe Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Northwest Pipe Co'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
=- (-18.291) / 53.455
=0.34

Northwest Pipe Co'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
=- (-5.047) / 9.046
=0.56

* 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.


Northwest Pipe Co  (NAS:NWPX) 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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Northwest Pipe Co (Northwest Pipe Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 North East Park Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA, USA, 98684
Northwest Pipe Co is a manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products. The company has two operating segments; Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe segment manufactures large-diameter, high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are related to drinking water systems. These products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications, and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems segment manufacture stormwater and wastewater technology products, high-quality precast and reinforced concrete products, including manholes, box culverts, vaults, and catch basins, pump lift stations, oil water separators, biofiltration, and other environmental and engineered solutions.
Executives
Irma Lockridge director C/O TRINITY CAPITAL INC., 1 N. 1ST STREET, 3RD FLOOR, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Michael C Franson director 1401 17TH STREET 750, DENVER CO 80202
Richard A Roman director 1984 SW 16TH AVE, PORTLAND OR 97201
Scott J Montross officer: President & CEO
Michael Wray officer: Sr VP/GM of Precast 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Keith R Larson director 11 HILLSHIRE DRIVE, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97034
Amanda Kulesa director 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Michelle Galanter Applebaum director 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
Megan A. Kendrick officer: VP of Human Resources 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
William S. Yearsley director 833 WEST SOUTH BOULDER ROAD, LOUISVILLE CO 80027
Eric Stokes officer: Sr. VP of Sales & Marketing 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
John Paschal director 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Miles Brittain other: VP of Operations 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Aaron Wilkins officer: VP of Finance &Corp Controller 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
James E Declusin director OREGON STEEL MILLS INC, 1000 SW BROADWAY STE 2200, PORTLAND OR 97205