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CanAm Coal (FRA:RHE) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : -0.36 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is CanAm Coal 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.

CanAm Coal's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €0.05 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was €0.14 Mil.

Hence, CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was -0.36.


CanAm Coal Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

CanAm Coal Annual Data
Trend Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Dec12 Dec13
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.65 0.34

CanAm Coal Quarterly Data
Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -2.18 0.40 0.51 - -0.36

Competitive Comparison of CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, CanAm Coal'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.


CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



CanAm Coal Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2.319) / 6.873
=0.34

CanAm Coal's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (0.049) / 0.135
=-0.36

* 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.


CanAm Coal  (FRA:RHE) 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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CanAm Coal (FRA:RHE) Business Description

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Address
1201-5th Street S W, Suite 202, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 0Y6
CanAm Coal Corp acquires, explores and develops coal resources and resource related technologies. It owns and operates coal mines in Alabama. It also evaluates on an ongoing basis other coal and related opportunities.

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