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Gigamon (Gigamon) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.57 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Gigamon 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.

Gigamon's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-6.98 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $12.36 Mil.

Hence, Gigamon's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.57.


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

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

Gigamon Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.07 0.17 0.69 0.10 0.22

Gigamon Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 0.12 0.36 0.29 - 0.57

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Gigamon'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.


Gigamon's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Gigamon's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gigamon Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Gigamon's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-8.095) / 37.048
=0.22

Gigamon's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-6.977) / 12.355
=0.56

* 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.


Gigamon  (NYSE:GIMO) 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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Gigamon (Gigamon) Business Description

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Gigamon Inc develops designs and sells solutions and products that deliver visibility of traffic across networks. It serves global enterprises, service providers and governments.
Executives
John H Kispert director
Dario Zamarian director 3300 OLCOTT STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Paul Hooper director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Paul J Milbury director
Coviello Arthur W Jr director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Rex S Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert E Switz director 13625 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Helmut Wilke officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Sales 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Kenneth A Goldman director C/O YAHOO! INC., 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
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