Zep (FRA:14Z) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 1.16 (As of Feb. 2015)

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What is Zep 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.

Zep's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was €-2.69 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was €2.31 Mil.

Hence, Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was 1.16.

Zep Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income can be seen below:

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Zep Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

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0.41

0.27

0.48

0.37

0.29

Zep Quarterly Data
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Capex-to-Operating-Income	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.99	0.18	0.20	0.30	1.16

Competitive Comparison of Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Zep'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.

Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

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

Zep Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Operating Income
	=	- (-7.207)	/	24.63
	=	0.29

Zep's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Operating Income
	=	- (-2.688)	/	2.312
	=	1.16

Zep (FRA:14Z) 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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Zep Inc. was founded in 1937. It is a producer, marketer, and service provider of a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets. Zeps product portfolio includes anti-bacterial and industrial hand care products, cleaners, degreasers, deodorizers, disinfectants, floor finishes, sanitizers, and pest and weed control products. It continually refreshes its product portfolio and service offerings. Zep reaches its customers through an experienced, international organization of sales representatives supported by highly skilled marketing, research and development and technical services teams, who collectively provide creative solutions for its customers' diverse cleaning and maintenance needs by utilizing their product expertise and providing customized value added services that it distinguish Zep among its competitors. Through its direct sales organization, Zep provides convenient, highly effective cleaning and maintenance solutions to customers in a broad array of commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets, including transportation, food processing and service, manufacturing, government, and housekeeping. These customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations. It sells its products to customers mainly in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Zep markes these products and services under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep , Zep Commercial, Zep Professional, Enforcer, and Selig. Zep is its flagship brand and represents largest portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers needing highly effective product solutions and professional technical support. Zep Commercial provides professional cleaning and plumbing chemical products targeted to contractors and small business owners and are currently sold through The Home Depot, HD Supply and other retailers. Zep Professional was introduced in fiscal year 2009 and represents its portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions that are offered to customers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets who prefer to acquire product through the distribution channel. Selig offers a limited assortment of cleaning solutions targeted to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. It produces a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer customers. Zeps commercial, industrial, and institutional customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations as well as distributors. Its sales and service organization covers the United States, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and certain other smaller markets. It manufactures products at six facilities located in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Italy.The key raw materi

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