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QEP Midstream Partners LP (FRA:1QM) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.07 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is QEP Midstream Partners LP 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.

QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €-1.85 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €26.80 Mil.

Hence, QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.07.


QEP Midstream Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for QEP Midstream Partners LP'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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QEP Midstream Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

QEP Midstream Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
0.29 0.41 0.45 0.18

QEP Midstream Partners LP Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
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 0.27 0.30 0.18 0.09 0.07

Competitive Comparison of QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, QEP Midstream Partners LP'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.


QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



QEP Midstream Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-14.841) / 81.343
=0.18

QEP Midstream Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1.848) / 26.796
=0.07

* 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.


QEP Midstream Partners LP  (FRA:1QM) 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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QEP Midstream Partners LP (FRA:1QM) Business Description

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QEP Midstream Partners LP provides gathering, compression and transportation services to producers and users of natural gas and crude oil. Its assets consist of ownership interests in four gathering systems and two FERC-regulated pipelines. Its assets are located in the Green River Basin located in Wyoming and Colorado, the Uinta Basin located in eastern Utah, and the portion of the Williston Basin located in North Dakota. The company derives revenues from the fee-based agreements.

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