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Solar Enertech (Solar Enertech) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.16 (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is Solar Enertech 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.

Solar Enertech's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was $-0.07 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was $0.46 Mil.

Hence, Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.16.


Solar Enertech Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solar Enertech'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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Solar Enertech Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Solar Enertech Annual Data
Trend Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
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Solar Enertech Quarterly Data
Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11
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Competitive Comparison of Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Solar subindustry, Solar Enertech'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.


Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solar Enertech Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.766) / -2.979
=N/A

Solar Enertech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.074) / 0.462
=0.16

* 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.


Solar Enertech  (OTCPK:SOEN) 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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Solar Enertech (Solar Enertech) Business Description

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Address
655 West Evelyn Avenue, Suite 2, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94041
Solar Enertech Corp currently operates as a photovoltaic solar energy cell manufacturer.
Executives
David Anthony director 200 LUDLOW DRIVE, EWING NJ 08638
David Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Monica Chavez Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Quercus Trust 10 percent owner 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lcg Select Llc 10 percent owner 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
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