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Global Water Technologies (Global Water Technologies) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.03 (As of Mar. 2002)


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What is Global Water Technologies 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.

Global Water Technologies's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2002 was $-0.03 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2002 was $0.88 Mil.

Hence, Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2002 was 0.03.


Global Water Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Water Technologies'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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Global Water Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Global Water Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec01
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
-

Global Water Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow - - - 0.03

Competitive Comparison of Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Global Water Technologies'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.


Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Global Water Technologies Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2001 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.604) / -1.667
=N/A

Global Water Technologies's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2002 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.028) / 0.879
=0.03

* 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.


Global Water Technologies  (OTCPK:GWTR) 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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Global Water Technologies (Global Water Technologies) Business Description

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125 W. South Street, Suite 702, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46206
Global Water Technologies Inc is involved in the development and commercialization of new technologies to improve efficiency in drinking water systems and sales of water treatment products and services. It also develops smart water grid solutions.

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