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Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.06 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Central Puerto Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Central Puerto's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ARS-1,887.88 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was ARS33,413.42 Mil.

Hence, Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.06.


Central Puerto Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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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Central Puerto Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Central Puerto Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.88 1.46 0.62 0.21 0.06

Central Puerto Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 0.02 - 0.24 0.09 0.06

Competitive Comparison of Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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.


Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Central Puerto Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3350.719) / 55638.188
=0.06

Central Puerto's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1887.878) / 33413.424
=0.06

* 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.


Central Puerto  (BUE:CEPU) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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Central Puerto (BUE:CEPU) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, Darsena E, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1104BAB
Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.