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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.93 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Peoples Educational Holdings 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $-0.47 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $0.24 Mil.

Hence, Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 1.93.


Peoples Educational Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings'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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Peoples Educational Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.69 0.60 0.95 1.03

Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 0.56 0.46 0.73 - 1.93

Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational Holdings'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.


Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Peoples Educational Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2.944) / 2.864
=1.03

Peoples Educational Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.466) / 0.241
=1.93

* 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.


Peoples Educational Holdings  (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
Executives
Tony Christianson director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer 10 percent owner

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