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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 4.81 (As of Jun. 2008)


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What is American Community Newspapers 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.

American Community Newspapers's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $-0.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was $0.02 Mil.

Hence, American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2008 was 4.81.


American Community Newspapers Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers'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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American Community Newspapers Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
- - 0.03

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08
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 - - - 0.11 4.81

Competitive Comparison of American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Publishing subindustry, American Community Newspapers'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.


American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



American Community Newspapers Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.172) / 6.802
=0.03

American Community Newspapers's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.101) / 0.021
=4.81

* 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.


American Community Newspapers  (OTCPK:ACNI) 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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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254
American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.
Executives
Rachesky Mark H Md 10 percent owner 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc 10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein 10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp 10 percent owner
Israel A Englander other: May be deemed as group member. C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc other: May be deemed as group member. 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein 10 percent owner 68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

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