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Asia Power (SGX:A03) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.07 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Asia Power 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.

Asia Power's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was S$-0.48 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was S$7.41 Mil.

Hence, Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.07.


Asia Power Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Power'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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Asia Power Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Asia Power Annual Data
Trend Jun03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.32 0.76 0.14 0.23

Asia Power Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 1.01 - - 0.27 0.07

Competitive Comparison of Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Asia Power'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.


Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Power Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.991) / 8.822
=0.23

Asia Power's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.481) / 7.406
=0.06

* 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.


Asia Power  (SGX:A03) 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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Asia Power (SGX:A03) Business Description

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Asia Power Corporation Limited is incorporated in Singapore. The Company is engaged in the business of ownership, management and operation of power plants in China. The Company operates under the following segments: Power plant operations which include owning, managing and operating power plants to generate and sell power, heat and steam; Power-related technology which includes design, manufacture and assembly of computerized automation systems which are used for the regulation of electricity flow and protection of power grids; Investment holding and others which include Holding of long-term investments and provision of power related business consultancy and management services.

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