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OPT Sciences (OPT Sciences) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.24 (As of Jul. 2015)


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What is OPT Sciences 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.

OPT Sciences's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jul. 2015 was $-0.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jul. 2015 was $0.42 Mil.

Hence, OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jul. 2015 was 0.24.


OPT Sciences Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for OPT Sciences'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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OPT Sciences Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

OPT Sciences Annual Data
Trend Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 - 0.10 0.42 0.12

OPT Sciences Quarterly Data
Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15
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 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.24

Competitive Comparison of OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, OPT Sciences'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.


OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



OPT Sciences Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.104) / 0.854
=0.12

OPT Sciences's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.101) / 0.422
=0.24

* 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.


OPT Sciences  (OTCPK:OPST) 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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OPT Sciences (OPT Sciences) Business Description

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Address
1912 Bannard Street, Cinnaminson, NJ, USA, 08077
OPT Sciences Corp through its operating subsidiary O & S Research, manufactures precision optical components for the Aerospace Industry. It provides anti-glare optical coatings, panels for liquid crystal displays ("LCD"), LCD glass heaters, and electromagnetic interference shielding glass. In addition, it also offers glass cutting, grinding, and painting services. Geographically, the activities are performed in the United States and it derives revenue from product sales when products are shipped to customers.

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