Medica (XPAR:MDCA) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.43 (As of Jun. 2013)

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What is Medica 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.

Medica's Capital Expenditure for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was €-24.47 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was €17.10 Mil.

Hence, Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the six months ended in Jun. 2013 was 1.43.

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

The historical data trend for Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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Medica Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

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Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

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0.44

1.26

1.13

Medica Semi-Annual Data
	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			1.27	1.25	2.24	0.80	1.43

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

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Medica'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.

Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

Medica Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Cash Flow from Operations
	=	- (-124.797)	/	110.373
	=	1.13

Medica's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	=	- Capital Expenditure	/	Cash Flow from Operations
	=	- (-24.472)	/	17.101
	=	1.43

Medica (XPAR:MDCA) 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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