Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 0.08 (As of Dec. 2022)

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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.

Fortive's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-36.10 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $464.20 Mil.

Hence, Fortive's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.08.

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

The historical data trend for Fortive's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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* 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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Fortive Annual Data

Trend

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Dec22

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

0.05

0.06

0.05

0.07

Fortive Quarterly Data
	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow																0.08	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.08

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Fortive'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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Fortive Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Fortive's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortive's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Fortive Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Fortive'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
	=	- (-95.8)	/	1303.2
	=	0.07

Fortive's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Cash Flow from Operations
	=	- (-36.1)	/	464.2
	=	0.08

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) 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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Fortive (NYSE:FTV) Business Description

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Address

6920 Seaway Boulevard, Everett, WA, USA, 98203

Website

https://www.fortive.com

Fortive is a diversified industrial technology firm with a broad portfolio of mission-critical products and services that include field solutions, product realization, health, and sensing technologies. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including manufacturing, utilities, medical, and electronics. Fortive generated roughly $5.3 billion in revenue and $1.2 billion in adjusted operating income in 2021.

Executives

Eric Branderiz	director	915 DEGUIGNE DRIVE, PO BOX 3453, SUNNYVALE CA 94088-3453
Tamara S. Newcombe	officer: President & CEO of PT	6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA 98203
Wright Iii Lassiter	director	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Olumide Soroye	officer: President & CEO of IOS	6920 SEAWAY BLVD., EVERETT WA 98203
Edward Read Simmons	officer: SVP - Strategy	6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Rejji P Hayes	director	ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Sharmistha Dubey	director	8750 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75231
Christopher M. Mulhall	officer: VP - Chief Accounting Officer	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Jeannine P Sargent	director	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., 100 SUNNYSIDE BOULEVARD SUITE B, WOODBURY NY 11797
Barbara B. Hulit	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Emily A. Weaver	officer: VP-Chief Accounting Officer	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Charles E Mclaughlin	officer: SVP - Chief Financial Officer	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Patrick K Murphy	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
Jonathan L Schwarz	officer: VP-Corporate Development	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203
William W Pringle	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD, EVERETT WA 98203