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Matra Petroleum (LSE:MTA) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Matra Petroleum 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.

Matra Petroleum's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was £-0.29 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2013 was £-2.88 Mil.

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


Matra Petroleum Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of Matra Petroleum's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Matra Petroleum'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.


Matra Petroleum's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Matra Petroleum's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Matra Petroleum Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Matra Petroleum's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.286) / -2.882
=N/A

Matra Petroleum's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.286) / -2.882
=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.


Matra Petroleum  (LSE:MTA) 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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Matra Petroleum (LSE:MTA) Business Description

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Matra Petroleum PLC is an independent oil and gas exploration and production. The Company focuses on building a portfolio of development and producing assets in the Volga/Urals area of Russia.

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