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Buffalo Wild Wings (FRA:BWW) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.58 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Buffalo Wild Wings 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.

Buffalo Wild Wings's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was €-20.97 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was €36.22 Mil.

Hence, Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was 0.58.


Buffalo Wild Wings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Buffalo Wild Wings'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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Buffalo Wild Wings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Buffalo Wild Wings Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.90 0.77 0.63 0.73 0.50

Buffalo Wild Wings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 0.73 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Restaurants subindustry, Buffalo Wild Wings'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.


Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Buffalo Wild Wings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-134.331) / 267.894
=0.50

Buffalo Wild Wings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-20.974) / 36.215
=0.58

* 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.


Buffalo Wild Wings  (FRA:BWW) 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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Buffalo Wild Wings (FRA:BWW) Business Description

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Buffalo Wild Wings operates and franchises restaurants under the names Buffalo Wild Wings, R Taco, and PizzaRev. The Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants, which provide the vast majority of company revenue, have sports-bar atmospheres and feature Buffalo-style chicken wings. The restaurants are designed for group gatherings and feature projection screens and dozens of televisions. About half of the company's restaurants are franchised. The company has a centralized supply chain that serves all company-owned and franchised restaurants. The majority of its restaurants are in the United States, but the company has a small presence in Canada and Mexico and is expanding to the Middle East and Asia.

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