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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 1.34 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Great Plains Energy Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

Great Plains Energy's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $-119.70 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $89.20 Mil.

Hence, Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was 1.34.


Great Plains Energy Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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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Great Plains Energy Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

Great Plains Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 1.45 1.28 0.93 0.90

Great Plains Energy Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Capex-to-Operating-Income 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 1.18 0.80 0.48 2.23 1.34

Competitive Comparison of Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income 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.


Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



Great Plains Energy Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-573.5) / 635.4
=0.90

Great Plains Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-119.7) / 89.2
=1.34

* 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.


Great Plains Energy  (NYSE:GXPPRACL.PFD) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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Great Plains Energy (Great Plains Energy) Business Description

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Great Plains Energy is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light and Greater Missouri Operations. The two regulated utilities provide electric service to roughly 900,000 customers in the Kansas City area and nearby western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The company has about 6.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. More than 80% of its electricity generation is from coal-fired plants, approximately 15% comes from its co-owned Wolf Creek nuclear plant, and the remainder is from gas, oil, and wind farms.

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