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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.63 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Mota-Engil Africa NV 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.

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €-101.87 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was €161.24 Mil.

Hence, Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.63.


Mota-Engil Africa NV Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mota-Engil Africa NV'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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Mota-Engil Africa NV Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Mota-Engil Africa NV Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
- - 719.87 0.63

Mota-Engil Africa NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow - - 719.87 0.63

Competitive Comparison of Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Mota-Engil Africa NV'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.


Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Mota-Engil Africa NV Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-101.872) / 161.236
=0.63

Mota-Engil Africa NV's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-101.872) / 161.236
=0.63

* 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.


Mota-Engil Africa NV  (LTS:0R6D) 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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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Business Description

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Mota-Engil Africa NV was incorporated on October 31, 2012 by a notarial deed of incorporation as a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company is a provider of integrated engineering and construction services. The Company also provides other services, across its target markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its portfolio of services ranges from Engineering and Construction which includes infrastructure such as roads, railways, bridges and dams, mining services, civil construction works and real estate construction and services, Logistics which includes ports and other infrastructure management and Environment and Services which includes waste management and collection and water treatment and distribution. The Company currently operates in ten countries comprising its primary markets of Angola, Malawi and Mozambique as well as its other markets of Cape Verde, Ghana, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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