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KAR (Openlane) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.43 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Openlane 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.

Openlane's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-14.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $32.70 Mil.

Hence, Openlane's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.43.


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

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

Openlane Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 0.16 - 0.22 0.18

Openlane Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.63 0.13 0.35 0.11 0.43

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

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Openlane'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.


Openlane's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Openlane's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Openlane Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Openlane's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-53) / 291.4
=0.18

Openlane's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-14) / 32.7
=0.43

* 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.


Openlane  (NYSE:KAR) 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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Openlane Business Description

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Address
11299 North Illinois Street, Suite 500, Carmel, IN, USA, 46032
Openlane Inc provides a digital marketplace for used vehicles, connecting sellers and buyers in North America and Europe for fast and transparent transactions. Its services include financing, repossessions, repairs, transportation, warranty, and inventory management. The company operates used-vehicle auctions and has two main segments: Marketplace and Finance, with majority revenue coming from the Marketplace segment, which to used vehicle remarketing, including marketplace services, remarketing, or make ready services and all are interrelated, synergistic elements along the auto remarketing chain. The Finance segment, through AFC engaged in business of providing short-term, inventory-secured financing to independent vehicle dealers.
Executives
Brad S. Lakhia officer: EVP & CFO 19100 RIDGEWOOD PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
James P Coyle officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Money James E. Ii officer: AFC President 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD., CARMEL IN 46032
Kelly Peter officer: Pres. & CEO, OPENLANE C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Michael T. Kestner director 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD., CARMEL IN 46032
J Mark Howell director C/O ANGIE'S LIST, INC., 1030 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46202
James P Hallett officer: CEO
Srisu Subrahmanyam officer: Pres KAR Svcs Group, EVP Ops 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Justin T. Davis officer: President of BacklotCars 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Scott A Anderson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Mary Ellen Smith director 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
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