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ALAB (Astera Labs) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.26 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Astera Labs 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.

Astera Labs's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-16.70 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $63.51 Mil.

Hence, Astera Labs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.26.


Astera Labs Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astera Labs'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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Astera Labs Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Astera Labs Annual Data
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Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.07 0.94 -0.04 0.26

Competitive Comparison of Astera Labs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Astera Labs'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.


Astera Labs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Astera Labs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astera Labs Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Astera Labs'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
=- (-2.761) / -12.716
=N/A

Astera Labs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-16.697) / 63.508
=0.26

* 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.


Astera Labs  (NAS:ALAB) 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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Astera Labs Business Description

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Astera Labs Inc is a company that offers an Intelligent Connectivity Platform, comprised of Semiconductor-based, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products that integrate a matrix of microcontrollers and sensors. COSMOS, their software suite which is embedded in its connectivity products and integrated into their customers' systems. The Company delivers critical connectivity performance, enables flexibility and customization, and supports observability and predictive analytics. This approach addresses the data, network, and memory bottlenecks, scalability, and other infrastructure requirements of hyperscalers and system original equipment manufacturers.