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.
Hence, HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2016 was 0.05.
HSBC USA Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for HSBC USA'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 HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, HSBC USA'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.
HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.
HSBC USA Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation
HSBC USA's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
* 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.
HSBC USA (NYSE:HUSIPRFCL.PFD) 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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HSBC USA Inc is a national banking association. The Company through HSBC Bank USA offers commercial and consumer banking products and related financial services. Its customers include individuals, small businesses, institutions and governments.
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