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Smurfit WestRock (LSE:SWR) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.03 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Smurfit WestRock 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.

Smurfit WestRock's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was £-369.20 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was £181.89 Mil.

Hence, Smurfit WestRock's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.03.


Smurfit WestRock Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Smurfit WestRock 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 0.41 0.62 0.65 0.60 0.99

Smurfit WestRock Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.95 0.52 1.60 0.73 2.03

Competitive Comparison of Smurfit WestRock's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Smurfit WestRock'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.


Smurfit WestRock's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Smurfit WestRock's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Smurfit WestRock Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Smurfit WestRock'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
=- (-1159.606) / 1173.053
=0.99

Smurfit WestRock's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-369.198) / 181.89
=2.03

* 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.


Smurfit WestRock  (LSE:SWR) 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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Smurfit WestRock Business Description

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Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, Dublin, IRL, D04 N2R2
Smurfit WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock in summer 2024, Smurfit WestRock became the largest producer of containerboard in the world, with substantial operations in North America, South America, and Europe.

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