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Saudi Basic Industries (SAU:2010) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.35 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Saudi Basic Industries 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.

Saudi Basic Industries's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼-2,483.79 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼7,051.14 Mil.

Hence, Saudi Basic Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35.


Saudi Basic Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saudi Basic Industries'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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Saudi Basic Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Saudi Basic Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.60 0.28 0.29 0.43

Saudi Basic Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.32 0.46 0.86 0.31 0.35

Competitive Comparison of Saudi Basic Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, Saudi Basic Industries'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.


Saudi Basic Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Saudi Basic Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Saudi Basic Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Saudi Basic Industries'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
=- (-10493.275) / 24452.92
=0.43

Saudi Basic Industries'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
=- (-2483.794) / 7051.14
=0.35

* 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.


Saudi Basic Industries  (SAU:2010) 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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Saudi Basic Industries (SAU:2010) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Qurtubah District, P.O. Box 5101, Riyadh, SAU, 11422
Saudi Basic Industries Corp is a chemical manufacturer in Saudi Arabia. The primary business segments of the company are Petrochemicals and Specialties, Agri-nutrients, and Hadeed. In Petrochemicals and Specialties segment products are produced from hydrocarbon feedstock including methane, ethane, and propane, it also includes the production of a range of fertilisers; including urea, ammonia, phosphate, as well as compound fertilisers. The Hadeed is concerned with production of steel products, long products and flat products. The company derives maximum revenue from Petrochemicals and Specialties segment. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from Europe.

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