Russel Metals (Russel Metals) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.19 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Russel Metals 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.

Russel Metals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20.87 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $111.21 Mil.

Hence, Russel Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.19.

Russel Metals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

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Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.07	0.21	0.12	0.13	0.19

Competitive Comparison of Russel Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Russel Metals'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.

Russel Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Russel Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

Russel Metals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

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

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Cash Flow from Operations
	=	- (-54.189)	/	344.141
	=	0.16

Russel Metals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Cash Flow from Operations
	=	- (-20.871)	/	111.21
	=	0.19

Russel Metals (OTCPK:RUSMF) 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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6600 Financial Drive, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 7J6

Website

https://www.russelmetals.com

Russel Metals Inc is a Canada-based metal distribution company. The company conducts business primarily through three metals distribution segments: metals service centers; energy products; and steel distributors. The metal service centers provide processing and distribution services to a broad base of end-users. The energy products segment distributes oil country tubular goods, line pipe, tubes, valves, and fittings, primarily to the energy industry in Western Canada and the U.S. The steel distributors segment acts as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis. The company generates all of its revenue from the North American market.