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Ecometals (Ecometals) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Ecometals 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.

Ecometals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was $-0.12 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2012 was $-0.02 Mil.

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


Ecometals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of Ecometals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Gold subindustry, Ecometals'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.


Ecometals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Ecometals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ecometals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ecometals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2.378) / -4.626
=N/A

Ecometals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.115) / -0.02
=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.


Ecometals  (OTCPK:ECMLF) 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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Ecometals (Ecometals) Business Description

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Address
1090 West Georgia Street, Suit 1305, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3V7
Ecometals Ltd is a mineral exploration company which focuses on South America. Its exploration portfolio includes gold projects in Ecuador and Brazil, and manganese gold and iron ore projects in Brazil.

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