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OTTR (Otter Tail) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.85 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Otter Tail 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.

Otter Tail's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-84.22 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $99.31 Mil.

Hence, Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.85.


Otter Tail Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Otter Tail'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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Otter Tail Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Otter Tail Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.12 1.75 0.74 0.44 0.71

Otter Tail Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.59 0.67 1.03 0.67 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Otter Tail'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.


Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Otter Tail Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-287.134) / 404.499
=0.71

Otter Tail's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-84.222) / 99.314
=0.85

* 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.


Otter Tail  (NAS:OTTR) 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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Otter Tail Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
215 South Cascade Street, P.O. Box 496, Fergus Falls, MN, USA, 56538-0496
Otter Tail Corp is a U.S. energy company that operates in the electric (produces and sells electricity), manufacturing (fabricates metal components), and plastics segments (pipes for water uses). The company conducts its operations and acquires the majority of its revenue in the U.S. in the states of Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Electric segment and commercial customers, although it generates revenue from residential and industrial customers, as well.
Executives
Jennifer O. Smestad officer: VP, Gen Coun & Corp Sec 215 S. CASCADE STREET, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Paul L Knutson officer: VP of Human Resources 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801
John D Erickson director, officer: President & CEO 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Mary E Ludford director 215 S CASCADE STREET, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Jeanne H Crain director 215 S CASCADE STREET, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Michael E Lebeau director 215 S CASCADE STREET, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Timothy J O'keefe director 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801
John S Abbott officer: Pres Varistar, Sr VP, M/I Plat 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801
Kevin G Moug officer: CFO & Treasurer 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Thomas J Webb director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
George A Koeck officer: Corp Secretary & Gen Counsel 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Timothy J Rogelstad officer: Sr VP, Elect Plat; Pres OTP 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801
Steven L Fritze director 370 WBASHA ST NORTH, ST PAUL MN 55102
Arvid R Liebe director 215 S CASCADE ST, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537
Kathryn O Johnson director 215 S CASCADE STREET, FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801