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Umicore (XBRU:UMI) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 0.70 (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.

Umicore's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-535.64 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €768.36 Mil.

Hence, Umicore's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.


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

The historical data trend for Umicore'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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Umicore 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 1.23 0.82 0.33 0.78 0.85

Umicore Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.49 0.48 1.37 1.27 0.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Umicore'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.


Umicore Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Umicore's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Umicore Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Umicore'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
=- (-884.742) / 1042.658
=0.85

Umicore'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
=- (-535.642) / 768.358
=0.70

* 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.


Umicore  (XBRU:UMI) 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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Umicore (XBRU:UMI) Business Description

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Rue du Marais 31 Broekstraat, Brussels, BEL, B-1000
Umicore SA operations are divided into the following business groups: Catalysis, Energy & Surface Technologies and Recycling. The Catalysis segment provides automotive catalysts for gasoline and diesel light and heavy-duty diesel applications, including on-road & non-road vehicles. The Energy & Surface Technologies segment is focused on products that are found in applications used in the production and storage of clean energy and in a range of applications for surface technologies that bring specific properties and functionalities to end products. The Recycling segment treats complex waste streams containing precious and other speciality metals. The majority of revenue is from the Recycling segment. Geographically, the majority is from Europe.

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