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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 2.07 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is tw telecom 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.

tw telecom's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €-69.45 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was €33.50 Mil.

Hence, tw telecom's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was 2.07.

tw telecom Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for tw telecom'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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tw telecom Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

tw telecom Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.34 2.20 1.83 1.49 1.82

tw telecom Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
Capex-to-Operating-Income Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 2.08 1.67 2.26 2.07

Competitive Comparison of tw telecom's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Telecom Services subindustry, tw telecom'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.

tw telecom's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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


tw telecom Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

tw telecom's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-272.194) / 149.592
=1.82

tw telecom's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-69.453) / 33.498
=2.07

* 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.

tw telecom  (FRA:TWM) 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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tw telecom (FRA:TWM) Business Description

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Tw telecom inc was formed in 1998. The Company together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries provide managed network services, specializing in business Ethernet, data networking, Converged, IP-based virtual private network or "IP VPN", Internet access, voice, including voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP", and network security services to enterprise organizations, including public sector entities, and carriers throughout the U.S., including global locations. It offers a portfolio of solutions to its customers with predictable and reliable service quality. It designs and deliver scalable and efficient solutions that enable its customers complex and evolving business applications. These solutions emphasize its data networking service offerings, which include an expanding portfolio of business Ethernet data services, managed network services and its converged service offerings comprised of data, Internet, voice, security, remote access and managed routers. It also provides a broad range of traditional services, including a dedicated network service portfolio with private line, special access and private transport services, voice services and secure Internet access. Its customers include enterprise organizations in a wide variety of industry segments, including, among others, the financial services, technology and science, health care, distribution, manufacturing and professional services industries, data centers, cloud application providers, public sector entities, system integrators and communications service providers, including ILECs, CLECs, wireless communications companies and cable companies. Its primary competition is from the ILECs, CLECs and cable companies. The ILECs, primarily AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc. and CenturyLink Inc., other CLECs and some cable companies offer services substantially similar to some of those it offers and target some of the same customers. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state regulatory authorities and local government agencies.