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Thai Wah Starch (BKK:TWS) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.18 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Thai Wah Starch 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.

Thai Wah Starch's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was ฿-57.54 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was ฿315.23 Mil.

Hence, Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.18.


Thai Wah Starch Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thai Wah Starch'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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Thai Wah Starch Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Thai Wah Starch Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.68 0.17 0.66 0.88 0.57

Thai Wah Starch Quarterly Data
Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
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 0.20 2.15 0.94 - 0.18

Competitive Comparison of Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Farm Products subindustry, Thai Wah Starch'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.


Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Thai Wah Starch Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-167.691) / 293.542
=0.57

Thai Wah Starch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-57.541) / 315.231
=0.18

* 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.


Thai Wah Starch  (BKK:TWS) 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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Thai Wah Starch (BKK:TWS) Business Description

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Thai Wah Starch PLC was incorporated and domiciled in Thailand on 26 February 2014. It is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of agricultural products such as tapioca starch and related products in Thailand and Vietnam. Its products include tapioca starch, alpha starch, rice and glutinous flour, glucose, candy, tapioca pearl, tapioca chips and pellets, and sorbitol, which are used for consumption and for the paper industry, weaving industry and food industry.

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