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Wegener (Wegener) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.29 (As of May. 2012)


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What is Wegener 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.

Wegener's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $-0.13 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $0.46 Mil.

Hence, Wegener's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in May. 2012 was 0.29.


Wegener Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Wegener Annual Data
Trend Aug01 Aug02 Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 - 2.09 8.46 12.61

Wegener Quarterly Data
Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Nov08 Feb09 May09 Aug09 Nov09 Feb10 May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12
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 0.86 0.96 0.31 - 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Wegener's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Wegener'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.


Wegener's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Wegener Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Wegener's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2010 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.895) / 0.071
=12.61

Wegener's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.134) / 0.459
=0.29

* 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.


Wegener  (OTCPK:WGNR) 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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Wegener (Wegener) Business Description

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Address
930 Interstate Ridge Drive, Suite A, Gainesville, GA, USA, 30501
Wegener Corp is engaged in Manufacturing and sale of electronic products and systems primarily for the radio broadcast market and digital signage market. Its product line includes iPump media servers, digital signage applications, and audio and data networks.
Executives
David W Wright director

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