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Headwaters (Headwaters) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.03 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Headwaters 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.

Headwaters's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $-14.19 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $7.01 Mil.

Hence, Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was 2.03.


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

The historical data trend for Headwaters'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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Headwaters Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Headwaters Annual Data
Trend Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.50 0.55 0.45 0.44

Headwaters Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 4.59 0.30 0.53 0.56 2.03

Competitive Comparison of Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, Headwaters'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.


Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Headwaters Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-53.099) / 120.303
=0.44

Headwaters's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-14.193) / 7.009
=2.02

* 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.


Headwaters  (NYSE:HW) 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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Headwaters (Headwaters) Business Description

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Headwaters is a manufacturer of building products for the residential construction, residential remodelling, commercial, and industrial construction industries. The range of products includes architectural stone, resin-based exterior-siding accessories, roofing, trim board, decking, railing, concrete block and brick, windows, and other building products. Headwaters sells its products to wholesale distributors in the United States or big-box stores, as well as through an in-house direct salesforce.
Executives
Donald P Newman officer: Chief Financial Officer 224 S 108TH AVENUE, OMAHA NE 68154
Sylvia Summers director 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Malyn K Malquist director 10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Ej Jake Garn director 10653 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Scott K Sorensen officer: Chief Financial Officer 10653 S. RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 300, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095

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