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Comstock Resources (Comstock Resources) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Comstock Resources 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.

Comstock Resources's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-336.15 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $228.21 Mil.

Hence, Comstock Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.47.


Comstock Resources Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Comstock Resources 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 1.08 0.89 0.80 0.63 1.40

Comstock Resources 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 0.64 0.96 1.13 4.88 1.47

Competitive Comparison of Comstock Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Comstock Resources'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.


Comstock Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Comstock Resources's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Comstock Resources Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Comstock Resources'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
=- (-1425.086) / 1016.846
=1.40

Comstock Resources'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
=- (-336.153) / 228.207
=1.47

* 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.


Comstock Resources  (NYSE:CRK) 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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Comstock Resources (Comstock Resources) Business Description

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Address
5300 Town and Country Boulevard, Suite 500, Comstock Tower, Frisco, TX, USA, 75034
Comstock Resources Inc is an independent energy company operating in the Haynesville shale, a natural gas basin located in East Texas and North Louisiana with superior economics and geographical proximity to the Gulf Coast markets. It is engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas. Its oil and gas operations are concentrated in Louisiana, Texas and North Dakota.
Executives
Roland O Burns director, officer: Sr. VP & CFO 5300 TOWN AND COUNTY BLVD SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Brian Christopher Claunch officer: VP of Financial Reporting 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Patrick Mcgough officer: Vice President of Operations 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Jim L Turner director DEAN FOODS COMPANY, 2711 N. HASKELL AVE., SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Morris E Foster director C/O EXXON MOBIL CORP, 5959 LAS COLINAS BLVD., IRVING TX 75039-2298
Newell Clifford Doyle Iii officer: VP of Corporate Development 5300 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
M Jay Allison director, officer: Chairman & CEO 5300 TOWN AND COUNTY BLVD SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Kanaman Lori Ann Arendt officer: VP of Marketing 5300 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Stuart D Porter director, 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON ST, 25TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Russell W Romoser officer: VP of Reservoir Engineering 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Ronald Eugene Mills officer: VP of Finance. and IR 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
John David Jacobi director 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
David John Terry officer: Sr. VP of Corporate Dev. 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Covey Park Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner 8401 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75225
Jordan Tatum Marye director 700 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3700, HOUSTON TX 77002