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Celanese (Celanese) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.15 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Celanese 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.

Celanese's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-128.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $830.00 Mil.

Hence, Celanese's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15.


Celanese Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Celanese'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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Celanese Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Celanese Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.27 0.27 0.30 0.30

Celanese Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.26 - 0.19 0.33 0.15

Competitive Comparison of Celanese's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, Celanese'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.


Celanese's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Celanese's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Celanese Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Celanese'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
=- (-568) / 1899
=0.30

Celanese'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
=- (-128) / 830
=0.15

* 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.


Celanese  (NYSE:CE) 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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Celanese (Celanese) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 W. Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 900N, Irving, TX, USA, 75039-5421
Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.
Executives
Thomas Francis Kelly officer: SVP, EM 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Christopher Murray officer: VP - Bus. Strat & Development 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, RADNOR PA 19087
Aaron M Mcgilvray officer: Chief Accounting Officer 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rahul Ghai director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 5 NECCO STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Koenig director 222 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD., SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Vanessa Dupuis officer: SVP, HR (CHRO) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Scott A Richardson officer: SVP & CFO C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
John K Wulff director C/O HERCULES INC, 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894-0001
Deborah J. Kissire director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
John G Fotheringham officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Lori Ryerkerk director, officer: CEO AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 3600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Todd L Elliott officer: SVP, Acetyl Chain C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
A. Lynne Puckett officer: SVP & GC C/O 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, SUITE 900N, IRVING TX 75039
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Peter G Edwards officer: EVP & GC C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015

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