Universal Potash (Universal Potash) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 6.00 (As of Jun. 2008)

Universal Potash Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Universal Potash's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Universal Potash'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.

Universal Potash's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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

Universal Potash Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Universal Potash's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2008 is calculated as

Universal Potash's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as

* 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.

Universal Potash  (OTCPK:UPCO) 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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