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Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.
Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.
Caspian Services Capex-to-Operating-Income Related Terms
Caspian Services Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Caspian Services's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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.
CSSV vs GLRI, TIRTZ, GLFH: Capex-to-Operating-Income Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Caspian Services's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income 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.
Caspian Services Capex-to-Operating-Income vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Caspian Services's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Caspian Services's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.
* 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.
What does a Capex-to-Operating-Income of 0.21 mean?
Caspian Services (CSSV) has a Capex-to-Operating-Income of 0.21 as of Jun. 2016. Capex to Operating Income ratio measures a company's investments in physical assets to its operating income. View historical data on Caspian Services and its competitors.
Is Caspian Services' Capex-to-Operating-Income too high?
Caspian Services' current Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.21. The Oil & Gas industry median Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.72. Caspian Services' value of 0.21 is 70.8% below this industry median.
How does Caspian Services' Capex-to-Operating-Income compare to GLRI and TIRTZ?
Caspian Services' Capex-to-Operating-Income of 0.21 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. The industry median Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.72. Caspian Services' value of 0.21 is 70.8% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Capex-to-Operating-Income for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Capex-to-Operating-Income among Oil & Gas companies is 0.72, based on 601 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Capex-to-Operating-Income significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Capex-to-Operating-Income should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Caspian Services's current Capex-to-Operating-Income of 0.21 is 70.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Capex-to-Operating-Income mean?
A high Capex-to-Operating-Income can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Capex to Operating Income ratio measures a company's investments in physical assets to its operating income. View historical data on Caspian Services and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.72 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Caspian Services's current Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Caspian Services stock overvalued right now?
Caspian Services (CSSV) has a current Capex-to-Operating-Income of 0.21. The current Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.21 and 70.8% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 0.72. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Capex-to-Operating-Income calculated?
Capex-to-Operating-Income is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Caspian Services (CSSV), the current Capex-to-Operating-Income is 0.21 as of Jun. 2016. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Caspian Services Inc provides oilfield services to oil & gas industry in Kazakhstan. The company operates in three reportable segments including Vessel operations, Geophysical services, and Marine base services. Vessel operations consist of chartering a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to customers performing oil and gas exploration activities in the Caspian Sea. Geophysical services consist of providing seismic data acquisition services to oil and gas companies operating onshore in Kazakhstan. Marine base service consists of operating a marine base with a boat repair and drydocking services yard located at the port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. It generates the majority of the revenue from Vessel operations segment.
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