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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Mansfelder Metals 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.

Mansfelder Metals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $-0.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2007 was $-1.30 Mil.

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


Mansfelder Metals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Mansfelder Metals Annual Data
Trend Jul97 Jul98 Jul99 Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Dec06
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.15 0.35

Mansfelder Metals Quarterly Data
Oct02 Jan03 Apr03 Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 0.25 1.03 - 0.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Mansfelder Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Aluminum subindustry, Mansfelder Metals'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.


Mansfelder Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Mansfelder Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mansfelder Metals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mansfelder Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.655) / 1.893
=0.35

Mansfelder Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.097) / -1.302
=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.


Mansfelder Metals  (OTCPK:MNSF) 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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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Business Description

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Address
Unit 803, Dina House, Ruttonjee Centre 11 Duddell Street, Central, HKG, 200070
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Mansfelder Metals Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and trading of aluminum products.
Executives
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Stefan Feuerstein officer: Chief Operating Officer BERLIN CHARLOTTEN STR 59, GERMANY D-1017 2M 00000
Mfc Bancorp Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2103 SHANGHAI MART TOWER, 2299 YAN AN ROAD WEST, CHANGNING DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 200336
Gavin James R Iii director BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015

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