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CMS Energy (CMS Energy) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.62 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CMS Energy 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.

CMS Energy's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-607.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $979.00 Mil.

Hence, CMS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.62.


CMS Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMS Energy'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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CMS Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

CMS Energy 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 1.24 1.91 1.21 2.90 1.12

CMS Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.55 2.35 3.31 -0.40 0.62

Competitive Comparison of CMS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CMS Energy'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.


CMS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CMS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



CMS Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

CMS Energy'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
=- (-2574) / 2309
=1.11

CMS Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-607) / 979
=0.62

* 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.


CMS Energy  (NYSE:CMS) 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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CMS Energy (CMS Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI, USA, 49201
CMS Energy is an energy holding company with three principal businesses. Its regulated utility, Consumers Energy, provides regulated natural gas service to 1.8 million customers and electric service to 1.9 million customers in Michigan. CMS Enterprises is engaged in wholesale power generation, including contracted renewable energy. CMS sold EnerBank in October 2021.
Executives
Brandon J. Hofmeister officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Brian F Rich officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
John G Russell director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Jon E Barfield director 1255 COTTINGHAM RO HOME, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Catherine A Hendrian officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Ralph Izzo director PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA, T6B NEWARK NJ 07102-4194
Shaun M Johnson officer: SVP and General Counsel ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Scott B Mcintosh officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Dhenuvakonda Rao Venkat officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Tonya L Berry officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Jean-francois Brossoit officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Glenn P Barba officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
William D Harvey director 5 SHADE TREE COURT, MADISON WI 53717
Ronald J Tanski director NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY, 6363 MAIN ST, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Kurt L Darrow director ONE LA-Z-BOY DRIVE, MONROE MI 48162

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