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LXU (LSB Industries) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 3.05 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is LSB Industries 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.

LSB Industries's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-20.87 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $6.84 Mil.

Hence, LSB Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 3.05.


LSB Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

LSB Industries 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 - 0.40 0.13 0.49 1.07

LSB Industries Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 0.76 0.36 1.81 7.09 3.05

Competitive Comparison of LSB Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, LSB Industries'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.


LSB Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, LSB Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LSB Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

LSB Industries'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
=- (-92.294) / 86.576
=1.07

LSB Industries'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
=- (-20.867) / 6.836
=3.05

* 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.


LSB Industries  (NYSE:LXU) 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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LSB Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3503 North West 63rd Street, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73116
LSB Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of chemical products in the United States. The company manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural and industrial sectors. Its products include ammonia, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (AN and HDAN), and urea ammonia nitrate (UAN) for agricultural applications; high purity and commercial grade ammonia, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended, and regular nitric acid, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluid for industrial applications; and industrial grade AN (LDAN) and AN solutions for mining applications. Its products are sold through distributors and directly to end customers throughout the United States and other parts of North America.
Executives
John Burns officer: Executive Vice President-Mfg 3503 NW 63RD ST, SUITE 500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116
Lsb Funding Llc 10 percent owner 350 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sbt Investors Llc 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENWICH CT 06830
Todd L Boehly 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Diana M Peninger director 3503 NW 63RD ST, SUITE 500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116
Steven L Packebush director 3503 NW 63RD STREET, SUITE 500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116-2238
Damien Renwick officer: Chief Commercial Officer 3503 NW 63RD STREET, SUITE 500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116
Kristy Carver officer: V Pres-Corporate Taxation 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73107
Lynn F White director C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Harold L Rieker officer: Vice President/Prin Acctg Off 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73107
Mark T Behrman officer: SR. VP-Corporate Development
Richard Roedel director 164 WEST RD, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Cheryl Maguire officer: Sr. VP/CFO 3503 NW 63RD ST, SUITE 500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73116
Kanna Kitamura director 350 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Sanders Richard S Jr director 16 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73107