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PreVu (PRVU) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.44 (As of Apr. 2008)


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What is PreVu 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.

PreVu's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Apr. 2008 was $-1.65 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Apr. 2008 was $3.77 Mil.

Hence, PreVu's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Apr. 2008 was 0.44.


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

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

PreVu Annual Data
Trend Jan98 Jan99 Jan00 Jan01 Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.46 0.44 0.94 -

PreVu Quarterly Data
Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Jan06 Apr06 Jul06 Oct06 Jan07 Apr07 Jul07 Oct07 Jan08 Apr08
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 - - - 0.04 0.44

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

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, PreVu'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.


PreVu's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, PreVu's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



PreVu Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

PreVu's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2007 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-11.112) / -14.55
=N/A

PreVu's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2008 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.652) / 3.769
=0.44

* 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.


PreVu  (OTCPK:PRVU) 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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PreVu (PRVU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
7401 Boone Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55428
PreVu Inc is a retailer of leather outerwear, accessories and apparel in the United States. The company's products include men's and women's fashion leather jackets, handbags and other accessories.
Executives
William F Farley director 700 SOUTH SECOND STREET, #90, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael M Searles director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7401 BOONE AVENUE NORTH BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Michael T Sweeney director GOLDNER HAWN, 3700 WELLS FARGO CENTER, 90 SOUTH 7TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
R. Ted Weschler, director, 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Michael T Cowhing director C/O NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC., THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA 2Q 30328
Michael J Mccoy director 1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN TX 55912
Peter G Michielutti officer: Executive VP, CFO & COO 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Joel N Waller director 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Lyle Berman director 10275 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Cheryl L Vitali director
Jenele C Grassle officer: Vice President 605 HWY 169 N, SUITE 400, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55441

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