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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.50 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-116.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $234.60 Mil.

Hence, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.50.


Vertex Pharmaceuticals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertex Pharmaceuticals'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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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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 0.05 0.08 0.09 0.05 0.07

Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.50

Competitive Comparison of Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vertex Pharmaceuticals'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.


Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vertex Pharmaceuticals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals'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
=- (-258.4) / 3537.3
=0.07

Vertex Pharmaceuticals'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
=- (-116.1) / 234.6
=0.49

* 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.


Vertex Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:VRTX) 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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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Address
50 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using nonopioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
Executives
Jeffrey M Leiden director 15 N BEACH ROAD, HOBE SOUND FL 33455
Wagner Charles F Jr officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O MILLIPORE CORP, BILLERICA MA 01820
Reshma Kewalramani director, officer: CEO & President C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Stuart A Arbuckle officer: EVP, COO VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Amit Sachdev officer: SVP, Public Policy,Gov Affairs C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
David Altshuler officer: EVP, Global Research and CSO C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Carmen Bozic officer: EVP and CMO C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Bruce I Sachs director C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Sangeeta N. Bhatia director C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Michel Lagarde director 450 LEXINGTON AVE., 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Atkinson Edward Morrow Iii officer: EVP, Chief Technical Ops. Off. C/O 89BIO, INC., 142 SANSOME STREET, SECOND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Ourania Tatsis officer: EVP, Chief Reg. & Quality Off. C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Terrence C Kearney director IN CARE OF HOSPIRA, INC., 275 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Kristen Ambrose officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Bastiano Sanna officer: EVP, Cell & Genetic Therapies C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210