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Sierra Metals (TSX:SMT) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.94 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sierra Metals 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.

Sierra Metals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-28.88 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$30.84 Mil.

Hence, Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.94.


Sierra Metals Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Metals'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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Sierra Metals Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

Sierra Metals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 1.59 - 3.30 2.41

Sierra Metals Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.35 3.10 1.83 5.22 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Sierra Metals'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.


Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sierra Metals Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-84.979) / 35.213
=2.41

Sierra Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-28.88) / 30.842
=0.94

* 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.


Sierra Metals  (TSX:SMT) 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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Sierra Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2J3
Sierra Metals Inc is a diversified Canadian mining company focused on the production, exploration, and development of precious and base metals in Peru and Mexico. It owns an interest in the polymetallic Yauricocha Mine in Peru and the Bolivar Mine in Mexico. In addition to its producing mines, the company also owns various exploration projects in Mexico and Peru, such as the Arechuyvo project, Oribo project, Adrico, San Juan, and other properties. Its reportable segments are the Bolivar Mine in Mexico, which derives maximum revenue, and the Yauricocha Mine in Peru.
Executives
J. Alberto Arias Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Ernesto Balarezo Director, Senior Officer
Patricia Munoz Kosa Senior Officer
Miguel Aramburu Director
Robert Mcdowell Neal Director
Jose Vizquerra Director
Michael Mcallister Senior Officer
Rajesh Vyas Senior Officer
Luis Carlos Marchese Director, Senior Officer
Jill Neff Senior Officer
Philip Renaud Director
Igor Gonzales Director, Senior Officer

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