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Spectra Energy Partners LP (STU:SEZ) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.79 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Spectra Energy Partners LP 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.

Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was €-252.82 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was €320.52 Mil.

Hence, Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.79.


Spectra Energy Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spectra Energy Partners LP'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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Spectra Energy Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Spectra Energy Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.81 1.24 1.65 1.20

Spectra Energy Partners LP Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 0.81 0.63 0.47 0.41 0.79

Competitive Comparison of Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Spectra Energy Partners LP'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.


Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Spectra Energy Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1629.16) / 1360.45
=1.20

Spectra Energy Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-252.815) / 320.518
=0.79

* 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.


Spectra Energy Partners LP  (STU:SEZ) 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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Spectra Energy Partners LP (STU:SEZ) Business Description

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Spectra Energy Partners is a master limited partnership that is majority owned by its general partner and corporate parent, Enbridge, a Canadian energy company. SEP owns more than 15,000 miles of natural gas and oil pipelines in the U.S. and Canada. It also owns 170 billion cubic feet of gas storage and 5.6 million barrels of crude oil storage, as well as gas- and oil-gathering facilities.

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