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Photronics (Photronics) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.04 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Photronics 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.

Photronics's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-43.31 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $41.51 Mil.

Hence, Photronics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.04.


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

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

Photronics Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.61 0.50 0.73 0.41 0.44

Photronics Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.12 0.33 0.25 0.49 1.04

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

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Photronics'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.


Photronics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Photronics Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Photronics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-131.412) / 302.176
=0.43

Photronics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-43.314) / 41.508
=1.04

* 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.


Photronics  (NAS:PLAB) 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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Photronics (Photronics) Business Description

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Address
15 Secor Road, Brookfield, CT, USA, 06804
Photronics Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in manufacturing photomasks. The photomasks are photographic quartz plates that contain microscopic images of electronic circuits that are used as a component in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat-panel displays. The revenue from products designed for integrated circuits production accounts for the majority of total revenue, with the rest derived from products for flat-panel display production. The company's assets are located in Taiwan, Korea, and the United States. It generates revenue worldwide, including in the United States, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, China, and elsewhere in Asia, with Taiwan contributing the majority of total revenue.
Executives
Mitchell G Tyson director 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Adam M Lewis director 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Christopher J Progler officer: VP,Chief Technology Officer 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Peter S Kirlin officer: Senior VP, U.S. & Europe 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Richelle E Burr officer: VP, General Counsel & Secy 15 SECOR RD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Kang Jyh Lee officer: President, Asia IC Photomask 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
John P Jordan officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK RI 02893
Daniel Jl Liao director 2045 EAST INNOVATION CIRCLE, TEMPE AZ 85284
Fiorita Joseph A Jr director 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Walter M Fiederowicz director 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Mary Paladino director 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
George Macricostas director 15 SECOR ROAD, PO BOX 5226, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Macricostas Constantine S director 15 SECOR ROAD, P.O. BOX 5226, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Sean T Smith officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer 15 SECOR ROAD, PO BOX 5226, BROOKFIELD CT 06804
Liang Choo Hsia director 15 SECOR RD., BROOKFIELD CT 06804

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