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Metal Storm Limited (ASX:MST) Capex-to-Revenue : 0.07 (As of Dec. 2011)


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What is Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Revenue?

Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue.

Metal Storm Limited's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was A$-0.09 Mil. Its Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was A$1.32 Mil.

Hence, Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2011 was 0.07.


Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Revenue Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue 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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Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Revenue Chart

Metal Storm Limited Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Capex-to-Revenue
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.08 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.07

Metal Storm Limited Semi-Annual Data
Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Capex-to-Revenue Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.08 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.07

Competitive Comparison of Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Revenue 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.


Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue falls into.



Metal Storm Limited Capex-to-Revenue Calculation

Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Revenue=- Capital Expenditure / Revenue
=- (-0.088) / 1.318
=0.07

Metal Storm Limited's Capex-to-Revenue for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Capex-to-Revenue=- Capital Expenditure / Revenue
=- (-0.088) / 1.318
=0.07

* 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.


Metal Storm Limited  (ASX:MST) Capex-to-Revenue Explanation

Capex-to-Revenue measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its revenue. The ratio shows how aggressively the company reinvests its revenue back into productive assets. However, a high ratio potentially indicates that the company has invested too much in innovation and infrastructure, taking up funds that could be used to boost productivity and increase revenue. Therefore, a high Capex to Revenue Ratio could be a positive or a negative sign depending on how effectively a company converts those investments into future earnings.


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Metal Storm Limited (ASX:MST) Business Description

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Metal Storm Ltd is incorporated under the laws of Australia on April 13, 1994. The company is a defence technology company engaged in the development of electronically initiated ballistics systems using its stacked round technology. Its technology is an electronically initiated, stacked projectile system which removes the mechanical steps required to fire a conventional weapon. Effectively, the only parts that move in Metal Storm's technology are the projectiles contained within the barrels. Multiple projectiles are stacked in a barrel, each separated by a propellant load. Its products include 3GL - 3 shot grenade launcher, FireStorm, MAUL, Redback, Munitions and Component weapon systems. The company also provides Research and Development as well as Consulting and Integration Services.