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Community Health Systems (Community Health Systems) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Community Health Systems 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.

Community Health Systems's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-93.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $96.00 Mil.

Hence, Community Health Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.97.


Community Health Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Community Health Systems'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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Community Health Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Community Health Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 0.20 - 1.38 2.22

Community Health Systems Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 24.40 1.22 4.48 1.22 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Community Health Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Community Health Systems'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.


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

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

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



Community Health Systems Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Community Health Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-467) / 210
=2.22

Community Health Systems's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-93) / 96
=0.97

* 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.


Community Health Systems  (NYSE:CYH) 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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Community Health Systems (Community Health Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4000 Meridian Boulevard, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Community Health Systems Inc is the largest publicly owned hospital operator in the United States. The company owns or leases over 83 hospitals located in nonurban and urban markets. The company also owns four home health agencies and provides management and consulting services to independent hospitals. The firm derives revenue through a broad range of general and specialized hospital healthcare services and outpatient services.
Executives
Wayne T Smith director, officer: Executive Officer and Director 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
Charles J Cova officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Burgess Ronald L Jr director 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Ely James S. Iii director 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Susan W Brooks director 200 EAST JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Justin D Pitt officer: EVP and General Counsel 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Joseph Arthur Hastings director 1573 MALLORY LANE, SUITE 100, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
John A Fry director C/O DELAWARE INVESTMENTS, 2005 MARKET ST. 34TH FL., PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
William Norris Jennings director 509 ALTA GATE ROAD, LOUISVILLE KY 40206
Chad A Campbell officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
David E Nicely officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Kevin A Stockton officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Mark B Medley officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Austen D Mason officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Tian Qiao Chen 10 percent owner 2735 SAND HILL ROAD, #140, MENLO PARK CA 94025