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.
Hence, Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2016 was 0.52.
Chemtura Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Chemtura'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.
Competitive Comparison of Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Chemtura'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.
Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.
Chemtura Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation
Chemtura's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 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.
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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Chemtura manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, which include lubricants and bromine. The company organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The industrial performance products segment, which generates most of Chemtura's revenue, sells synthetic lubricants and specialty greases that reduce friction for engines and machines. These products are typically sold to the automotive, aviation, marine, and refrigeration industries. The industrial engineered products segment sells a variety of bromine-based products, which include brominated flame retardants for consumer electronics, oil and gas drilling fluids, and pesticides for the agricultural industry. More revenue comes from North America than any other region.
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