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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.04 (As of Jun. 2005)


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What is Vulcan International 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.

Vulcan International's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2005 was $-0.03 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2005 was $0.69 Mil.

Hence, Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2005 was 0.04.


Vulcan International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vulcan International'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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Vulcan International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Vulcan International Annual Data
Trend Dec95 Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.65 0.09 0.66 - 0.31

Vulcan International Quarterly Data
Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05
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 0.23 0.46 0.31 33.73 0.04

Competitive Comparison of Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, Vulcan International'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.


Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vulcan International Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2004 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.466) / 1.514
=0.31

Vulcan International's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2005 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.025) / 0.691
=0.04

* 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.


Vulcan International  (OTCPK:VULC) 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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Vulcan International (Vulcan International) Business Description

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Address
1151 College Street, Suite 1704, Clarksville, TN, USA, 37040
Vulcan International Corp is a United States based company engaged in the manufacturing of rubber and foam products. Its products include custom mixed rubber, polyethylene foams, expanded rubber sheets, firm sheets, among other products.

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