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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.00 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Lime Energy Co 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.

Lime Energy Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-0.34 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-1.40 Mil.

GuruFocus do not calculate Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow if the Cash Flow from Operations is negative.


Lime Energy Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lime Energy Co'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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Lime Energy Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Lime Energy Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Lime Energy Co'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.


Lime Energy Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lime Energy Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lime Energy Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Lime Energy Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2.012) / 1.67
=1.20

Lime Energy Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-0.34) / -1.403
=N/A

* 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.


Lime Energy Co  (OTCPK:LIME) 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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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Business Description

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Lime Energy Co is a U.S based company which offers the utilities energy efficiency program delivery services targeted to their small and medium-sized business customers. Its programs help these businesses use less energy through the upgrade of existing equipment with new, more energy efficient equipment. These programs include energy efficient lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades, water conservation measures, building controls, refrigeration, pool pumps, building shell improvements and appliance recycling.
Executives
Gregory T Barnum director
Adam C Procell officer: CEO and Presirent C/O WILLDAN, 12401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Carey William Russell Jr director 2202 NORTH WEST SHORE BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, TAMPA FL 33607
Robert J Manning director 1201 THIRD AVE, STE 4900, SEATTLE WA 98101
Robert D Wagner director COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC., 675 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77057
Cit Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 CIT DRIVE, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Frederic F Brace director 707 W. SMUGGLER ST, ASPEN CO 81611
Stanley Morgan 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036

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