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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.38 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Summit Materials 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.

Summit Materials's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-73.44 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $195.24 Mil.

Hence, Summit Materials's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38.


Summit Materials Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Summit Materials 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 0.53 0.43 0.59 0.94 0.58

Summit Materials 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 0.51 189.80 0.68 0.37 0.38

Competitive Comparison of Summit Materials's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, Summit Materials'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.


Summit Materials's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Summit Materials Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Summit Materials'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
=- (-255.619) / 438.86
=0.58

Summit Materials'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
=- (-73.437) / 195.236
=0.38

* 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.


Summit Materials  (NYSE:SUM) 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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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1801 California Street, Suite 3500, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Summit Materials Inc is an aggregates supplier and cement producer in the United States. The company sells products that include aggregates, which it supplies across the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada, and cement, which it supplies to surrounding states along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana. In addition to supplying aggregates to customers, the company uses a portion of its materials internally to produce ready-mix concrete and asphalt paving mix, which may be sold externally or used in its paving and related services businesses. The company operates in 22 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada and has assets in 21 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada through their platforms.
Executives
Craig Scott Anderson officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3500, DENVER CO 80202
Christopher Burke Gaskill officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Kekin Ghelani officer: Chief Strategy&Growth Officer 1550 WYNKOOP, DENVER CO 80202
Anne K. Wade director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
John Raymond Murphy director 233 S PATTERSON AVE, SPRINGFIELD MO 65802
Anne P Noonan director, officer: President & CEO 25435 HARVARD RD, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Tamla Oates-forney director 800 CAPITOL STREET 3000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Deon Macmillan officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 08202
Karli S. Anderson officer: See Remarks 1660 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Howard L Lance director C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Joseph S Cantie director C/O DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE, 5725 DELPHI DRIVE, TROY MI 48098
Anne Lee Benedict officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Brian James Harris officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Mikel Shane Evans officer: See Remarks C/O SUMMIT MATERIALS, INC., 1550 WYNKOOP STREET, 3RD FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Longleaf Partners Funds Trust 10 percent owner C/O SOUTHEASTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT, 6410 POPLAR AVE, SUITE 900, MEMPHIS TN 38119