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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.69 (As of Apr. 2005)


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What is Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

Covista Communications's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was $-0.14 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was $0.20 Mil.

Hence, Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2005 was 0.69.


Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covista Communications'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.

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Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications'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.


Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



Covista Communications Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2005 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-0.242) / -4.29
=N/A

Covista Communications's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-0.141) / 0.204
=0.69

* 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.


Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

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.


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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Business Description

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Address
735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.
Executives
W Thorpe Mckenzie director 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Jay J Miller director 430 EAST 57TH STREET SUITE 5 D, NEW YORK NY 10022

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