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Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.08 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Life Healthcare Group Holdings 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.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R-317.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R3,803.00 Mil.

Hence, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.08.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.49 0.37 0.34 0.33

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.42 0.73 0.11 1.39 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Life Healthcare Group Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1523) / 4670
=0.33

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-317) / 3803
=0.08

* 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.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings  (JSE:LHC) 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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Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Business Description

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Address
203 Oxford Road, Building 2, Oxford Parks, Corner Eastwood and Oxford Roads, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd is an international and diversified healthcare organization based in South Africa. The firm's segments include hospitals and complementary services, healthcare services, and Radiopharmaceutical products. The hospitals and complementary services segment generates majority of the revenue. Its services include mental healthcare, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, and oncology. The smaller growth initiatives segment focuses on clinical quality products, and outpatient business in South Africa.

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