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Metal Storm Limited (ASX:MST) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is Metal Storm Limited 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.

Metal Storm Limited's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was A$-0.09 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was A$-5.34 Mil.

GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.


Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metal Storm Limited'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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Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Metal Storm Limited'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.


Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.088) / -5.343
=N/A

Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.088) / -5.343
=N/A

* 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.


Metal Storm Limited  (ASX:MST) 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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Metal Storm Limited (ASX:MST) Business Description

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Metal Storm Ltd is incorporated under the laws of Australia on April 13, 1994. The company is a defence technology company engaged in the development of electronically initiated ballistics systems using its stacked round technology. Its technology is an electronically initiated, stacked projectile system which removes the mechanical steps required to fire a conventional weapon. Effectively, the only parts that move in Metal Storm's technology are the projectiles contained within the barrels. Multiple projectiles are stacked in a barrel, each separated by a propellant load. Its products include 3GL - 3 shot grenade launcher, FireStorm, MAUL, Redback, Munitions and Component weapon systems. The company also provides Research and Development as well as Consulting and Integration Services.