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Cientifica (LSE:CTFA) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Cientifica 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.

Cientifica's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was £-0.11 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was £-0.11 Mil.

GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.


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

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

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

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Cientifica'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.


Cientifica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Cientifica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cientifica Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cientifica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.002) / -0.228
=N/A

Cientifica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.105) / -0.11
=N/A

* 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.


Cientifica  (LSE:CTFA) 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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Cientifica (LSE:CTFA) Business Description

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Cientifica PLC, formerly known as Avia Health Informatics PLC, was incorporated on January 11, 2008 in United Kingdom. Th Company is an investment company investing in businesses making use of emerging technologies and advanced materials.

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