GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Interactive Media » Shanda Games Ltd (NAS:GAME) » Definitions » Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

Shanda Games (Shanda Games) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.05 (As of Dec. 2014)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Shanda Games 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.

Shanda Games's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was $-8.24 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was $151.85 Mil.

Hence, Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.05.


Shanda Games Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanda Games'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.

* Premium members only.

Shanda Games Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Shanda Games Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.05 0.12 0.03 0.03 0.05

Shanda Games Semi-Annual Data
Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.05 0.12 0.03 0.03 0.05

Competitive Comparison of Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Shanda Games'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.


Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shanda Games Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-8.24) / 151.853
=0.05

Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-8.24) / 151.853
=0.05

* 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.


Shanda Games  (NAS:GAME) 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.


Shanda Games Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Shanda Games's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Shanda Games (Shanda Games) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Shanda Games Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on June 12, 2008. The Company is an online game company in China in terms of the size, diversity of its game portfolio, game revenues and game player base. It completed its initial public offering on September 30, 2009. It develop and source a broad array of game content through multiple channels, including in-house development, licensing, investment, acquisition, joint development and joint operation. As of March 31, 2015, it operated 35 MMO games and 29 mobile games in China and certain overseas markets. The games operated by the Company are: Mir II, BNB, Woool, Legend of Immortals, Age of Wushu, among others. It competes with other online game developers and operators in China, including Tencent Holdings Limited, NetEase, Inc., Changyou.com Limited, Perfect World Co., Ltd., Giant Interactive, Kingsoft, KongZhong Corporation, NetDragon Websoft, Inc. and The9 Limited.