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Union Electric Co (Union Electric Co) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 1.99 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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.

Union Electric Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-616.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $310.00 Mil.

Hence, Union Electric Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.99.


Union Electric Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Electric Co'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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Union Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.04 1.90 2.22 1.52 1.44

Union Electric Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 3.28 1.60 0.60 1.99

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Union Electric Co'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.


Union Electric Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Union Electric Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Union Electric Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Union Electric Co'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
=- (-1934) / 1341
=1.44

Union Electric Co'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
=- (-616) / 310
=1.99

* 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.


Union Electric Co  (OTCPK:UELMO.PFD) 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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Union Electric Co (Union Electric Co) Business Description

Address
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103
Union Electric Co is engaged in providing regulated electricity to the business and residential.
Executives
Chonda J Nwamu officer: SVP & Deputy General Counsel 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Fadi M Diya officer: SVP & CNO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Bruce A Steinke officer: SVP, Finance & CAO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Michael L Moehn officer: Senior Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Gregory L Nelson officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Charles D Naslund officer: Sr Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Adam C Heflin officer: Sr. Vice Pres. of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P. O. BOX 66149, MC-1370, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Timothy E Herrmann officer: Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, MC-1370, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Richard J Mark officer: Senior Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Dennis W Weisenborn officer: Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, MC-1370, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Scott A Cisel officer: Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE, MC 1370, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Mark C Birk officer: Vice President 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE MC-1310, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Harvey Saligman director
Douglas R Oberhelman director 100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Richard A Liddy director

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