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Switch (Switch) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.28 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Switch 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.

Switch's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $-152.98 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $66.99 Mil.

Hence, Switch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was 2.28.


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

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

Switch Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.75 1.56 1.48 1.48 1.76

Switch Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 2.12 1.93 2.67 1.60 2.28

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Switch'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.


Switch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Switch Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Switch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-458.455) / 260.785
=1.76

Switch's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-152.98) / 66.989
=2.28

* 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.


Switch  (NYSE:SWCH) 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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Switch (Switch) Business Description

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7135 South Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89118
Switch Inc is a US-based technology infrastructure company. It is engaged in designing, constructing, and operating hyper-scale data centers. The company has developed patented technologies that have redefined data center space and cooling, allowing customers to deploy high-density and scalable IT architectures to support demanding and critical workloads. Switch owns and operates primary campus locations called Primes. These Primes are The Core Campus in Vegas, Nevada; The Citadel Campus near Reno, Nevada; The Pyramid Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and The Keep Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. It generates the majority of its revenue through colocation, which includes the licensing and leasing of cabinet space & power.
Executives
Thomas A Thomas director 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89150
Teresa A. Borden officer: Chief Construction Officer C/O SWITCH, INC., 7135 SOUTH DECATUR BOULEVARD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Rob Roy director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7135 S. DECATUR BLVD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Erin Thomas Morton 10 percent owner, officer: President and General Counsel 7135 S. DECATUR BLVD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Stella Roy 10 percent owner 410 S. RAMPART BLVD., SUITE 350, LAS VEGAS NV 89145
Jonathan H King officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O SWITCH, INC., 7135 SOUTH DECATUR BOULEVARD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Jason Genrich director C/O SWITCH, INC., 7135 SOUTH DECATUR BOULEVARD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Melissa Young officer: Chief Information Officer C/O SWITCH, INC., 7135 SOUTH DECATUR BOULEVARD, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
First St Switch Llc 10 percent owner 1370 JET STREAM DRIVE, SUITE 100, HENDERSON NV 89052
Jeffrey Alan Troesh 10 percent owner 1370 JET STREAM DRIVE, SUITE 100, HENDERSON NV 89052
Eastern Capital Group Llc 10 percent owner 1370 JET STREAM DRIVE, SUITE 100, HENDERSON NV 89052
Family Foundation Troesh 10 percent owner 1370 JET STREAM DRIVE, SUITE 100, HENDERSON NV 89052
Angela N Archon director 294 ROUTE 100, BUILDING 1, SOMERS NY 10589
Liane J Pelletier director 10700 NE 4TH STREET # 4004, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Dt Grat Lm, Llc 10 percent owner 1370 JET STREAM DRIVE, SUITE 100, HENDERSON NV 89052