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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Air Products & Chemicals 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.

Air Products & Chemicals's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,445.50 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $626.60 Mil.

Hence, Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.31.


Air Products & Chemicals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Products & Chemicals'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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Air Products & Chemicals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Air Products & Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.67 0.77 0.74 0.91 1.44

Air Products & Chemicals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.16 1.58 1.56 1.46 2.31

Competitive Comparison of Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Products & Chemicals'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.


Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Air Products & Chemicals Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-4626.4) / 3206.3
=1.44

Air Products & Chemicals's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-1445.5) / 626.6
=2.31

* 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.


Air Products & Chemicals  (NYSE:APD) 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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Air Products & Chemicals (Air Products & Chemicals) Business Description

Address
1940 Air Products Boulevard, Allentown, PA, USA, 18106-5500
Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.6 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023.
Executives
Jeffrey Kutz officer: VP, Controller & PAO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106-5500
Seifi Ghasemi director 100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Sean D Major officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Wayne Thomas Smith director 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Melissa N. Schaeffer officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Edward L Monser director
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Russell A Flugel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Charles I Cogut director 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Samir Serhan officer: Executive Vice President 7201 HAMILTON BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Jennifer Grant officer: VP 7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
John D. Stanley officer: SR VP and General Counsel 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Guillermo Novo officer: Senior V.P. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Painter Corning F. officer: Senior V.P. 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501