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Kirkland Lake Gold (Kirkland Lake Gold) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.56 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Kirkland Lake Gold 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.

Kirkland Lake Gold's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $-181.20 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $322.99 Mil.

Hence, Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.56.


Kirkland Lake Gold Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirkland Lake Gold'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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Kirkland Lake Gold Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Kirkland Lake Gold Annual Data
Trend Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.44 0.50 0.50 0.44

Kirkland Lake Gold Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 0.36 0.45 0.80 0.60 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Gold subindustry, Kirkland Lake Gold'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.


Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kirkland Lake Gold Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-582.727) / 1315.791
=0.44

Kirkland Lake Gold's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-181.203) / 322.993
=0.56

* 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.


Kirkland Lake Gold  (NYSE:KL) 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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Kirkland Lake Gold (Kirkland Lake Gold) Business Description

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Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd is a Canada-based gold mining, development, and exploration company with a diversified portfolio of exploration projects. The production profile of the company includes the Macassa mine complex located in northeastern Ontario and the Fosterville gold mine located in the State of Victoria, Australia. Also, the company owns the Holt mine and the Detour mine. The company's mines and material mineral projects are located in Canada and Australia.

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