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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.53 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sterling Check 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.

Sterling Check's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-5.62 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.67 Mil.

Hence, Sterling Check's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.53.


Sterling Check Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterling Check'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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Sterling Check Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Sterling Check Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
0.88 0.46 0.28 0.19 0.21

Sterling Check Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.38 0.23 0.17 0.18 1.53

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Check's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sterling Check'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.


Sterling Check's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sterling Check's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sterling Check Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sterling Check'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
=- (-20.362) / 96.861
=0.21

Sterling Check's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-5.62) / 3.674
=1.53

* 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.


Sterling Check  (NAS:STER) 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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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Business Description

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1 State Street Plaza, 24th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Sterling Check Corp is a global provider of technology-enabled background and identity verification services. It offers a hiring and risk management solution that begins with identity verification, followed by criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, processing of employee documentation required for onboarding, and ongoing risk monitoring. Its services are delivered through a purpose-built, proprietary, cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs.
Executives
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Adrian M Jones director C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Steven L Barnett officer: See Remarks 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Kristin Ann Johnsen director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Villon Bertrand Eric Arnaud director STERLING CHECK CORP, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
L Frederick Sutherland director STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Stonehill Robyn Price officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Crampton Christopher A.s. director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William W Chen director STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Mohit Kapoor director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Ross M Cummings 10 percent owner STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Broad Street Control Advisors, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Peter Walker officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Lou Paglia officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131