What is KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals 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.
GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals'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.
Competitive Comparison of KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals'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.
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.
* 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.
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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KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals (FRA:KYT) Business Description
KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals Inc was incorporated in Delaware in June 2004 under the name Dermion, Inc. It commenced operations in August 2005, and it changed its name to AESTHERx, Inc. In July 2006, it changed its name to KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. It is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel prescription products for the aesthetic medicine market. The Company's objective is to develop first-in-class, prescription aesthetic products using an approach that relies on the scientific rigor of biotechnology to address unmet needs in the rapidly-growing market for aesthetic medicine. The Company's initial focus is on the facial aesthetics market, which comprises the majority of the aesthetic medicine market. The Company's product candidate, ATX-101, is a potential first-in-class, injectable drug in late stage clinical development for the reduction of submental fat, which commonly presents as an undesirable double chin. Based on clinical trials conducted to date, ATX-101 has exhibited significant, meaningful and long-lasting results in the reduction of submental fat.
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