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Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX:FVI) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.85 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Fortuna Silver Mines 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.

Fortuna Silver Mines's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-55.96 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$66.26 Mil.

Hence, Fortuna Silver Mines's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.85.


Fortuna Silver Mines Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortuna Silver Mines'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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Fortuna Silver Mines Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Fortuna Silver Mines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.68 1.00 1.04 1.29 0.73

Fortuna Silver Mines Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.47 1.53 0.35 0.49 0.85

Competitive Comparison of Fortuna Silver Mines's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Gold subindustry, Fortuna Silver Mines'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.


Fortuna Silver Mines's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Fortuna Silver Mines's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortuna Silver Mines's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Fortuna Silver Mines Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Fortuna Silver Mines'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
=- (-291.548) / 398.333
=0.73

Fortuna Silver Mines'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
=- (-55.959) / 66.256
=0.84

* 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.


Fortuna Silver Mines  (TSX:FVI) 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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Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX:FVI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Burrard Street, Suite 650, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L6
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc is engaged in precious and base metal mining and related activities in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Cote d'Ivoire. The company operates the open pit Lindero gold mine in northern Argentina, the underground Yaramoko mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, the underground San Jose silver and gold mine in southern Mexico, the underground Caylloma silver, lead, and zinc mine in southern Peru, and is developing the open pit Seguela gold mine in southwestern Cote d'Ivoire. The company earns revenue from contracts with customers related to its concentrate and dore sales.
Executives
David Whittle Senior Officer

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