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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.22 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Advanced Drainage Systems 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.

Advanced Drainage Systems's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-53.76 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $241.40 Mil.

Hence, Advanced Drainage Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.22.


Advanced Drainage Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Drainage Systems'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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Advanced Drainage Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Advanced Drainage Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.29 0.22 0.17 0.54 0.24

Advanced Drainage Systems 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 0.23 0.85 0.17 0.19 0.22

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Drainage Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Advanced Drainage Systems'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.


Advanced Drainage Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Advanced Drainage Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Advanced Drainage Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Advanced Drainage Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-166.913) / 707.81
=0.24

Advanced Drainage Systems'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
=- (-53.76) / 241.398
=0.22

* 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.


Advanced Drainage Systems  (NYSE:WMS) 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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Advanced Drainage Systems (Advanced Drainage Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, OH, USA, 43026
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related water management products in North and South America, and Europe. The company's operating segment includes Pipe; Infiltrator; International and Allied Products and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Pipe segment. The company serves Agriculture; Aviation and Military; Mining; Residential; Transportation; Healthcare and Education and others.
Executives
Brian W. King officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Michael G. Huebert officer: Senior Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Tim A Makowski officer: SEE REMARKS (A) C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Robert M Klein officer: EVP, Sales C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Anil Seetharam director 200 CLARENDON STREET, FLOOR 35, BOSTON MA 02116
Ross M Jones director ONE BOSTON PLACE, 33RD FL, BOSTON MA 02108
Alexander R Fischer director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLARD OH 43026
Darin S. Harvey officer: EVP, Supply Chain & Logistics C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Craig J. Taylor officer: Executive Vice President C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director
Kevin C Talley officer: EVP and CAO C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC, 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD, HILLIARD OH 43026
Kelly S. Gast director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026
Berkshire Partners Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 35TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Berkshire Fund Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O NINTH BERKSHIRE ASSOCIATES LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael B. Coleman director C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BLVD., HILLIARD OH 43026