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Medical Device Works (XPAR:ALMDW) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Medical Device Works 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.

Medical Device Works's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was €0.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2012 was €-1.41 Mil.

GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.


Medical Device Works Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medical Device Works'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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Medical Device Works Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Medical Device Works Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Medical Device Works's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Medical Device Works'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.


Medical Device Works's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Medical Device Works's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medical Device Works Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Medical Device Works's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (0) / -1.411
=N/A

Medical Device Works's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (0) / -1.411
=N/A

* 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.


Medical Device Works  (XPAR:ALMDW) 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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Medical Device Works (XPAR:ALMDW) Business Description

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Medical Device Works SA is engaged in developing kits of minimally-invasive surgical devices for temporarily isolating damaged organs from blood flow.

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