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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Apr. 2005)


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What is Covista Communications 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.

Covista Communications's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was $-0.14 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was $-1.64 Mil.

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


Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covista Communications'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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Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications'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.


Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.242) / -5.102
=N/A

Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.141) / -1.641
=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.


Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) 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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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.
Executives
W Thorpe Mckenzie director 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Jay J Miller director 430 EAST 57TH STREET SUITE 5 D, NEW YORK NY 10022

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