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Cathay General Bancorp (Cathay General Bancorp) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cathay General Bancorp 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.

Cathay General Bancorp's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.77 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $65.81 Mil.

Hence, Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03.


Cathay General Bancorp Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay General Bancorp'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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Cathay General Bancorp Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Cathay General Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
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Cathay General Bancorp Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Cathay General Bancorp'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.


Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Cathay General Bancorp Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3.401) / 384.742
=0.01

Cathay General Bancorp's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.768) / 65.813
=0.03

* 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.


Cathay General Bancorp  (NAS:CATY) 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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Cathay General Bancorp (Cathay General Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90012
Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank primarily serving the Chinese-American community. With more than 45 branches and three international representative offices, the bank provides traditional loan and deposit products, as well as international trade-related services to individuals and small to midsize businesses. The Bank accepts checking, savings, and time deposits, and makes commercial, real estate, personal, home improvement, automobile, and other installment and term loans. The Bank also provides letters of credit, safe deposit, Social Security payment deposit, bank-by-mail, Internet banking services, and other customary banking services.
Executives
Kim R Bingham officer: EVP - Chief Credit Officer CATHAY BANK, 777 NORTH BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Richard Sun director CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP, 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Anthony M Tang director, officer: EVP
May K. Chan officer: SVP, General Counsel 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Peter Wu director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman/COO
Dunson K Cheng director, officer: Chairman & President
Shally Wang director 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Irwin Wong officer: Executive Vice President
Jane H Jelenko director CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP, 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Maan-huei Hung director CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP, 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Lisa L. Kim officer: EVP, General Counsel EAST WEST BANCORP INC, 135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE., 7TH FL, PASADENA CA 91101
Chang Liu officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP INC, 610 BAY BOULEVARD, CHULA VISTA CA 91910
Kelly L Chan director
Mark Hakjoon Lee officer: EVP, Chief Credit Officer CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP, 9650 FLAIR DRIVE, EL MONTE CA 91731
Patrick Lee director