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Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Quaker Houghton 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.

Quaker Houghton's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13.01 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $79.56 Mil.

Hence, Quaker Houghton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16.


Quaker Houghton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Quaker Houghton 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 0.19 0.10 0.44 0.68 0.14

Quaker Houghton 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 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.11 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Quaker Houghton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Quaker Houghton'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.


Quaker Houghton's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Quaker Houghton Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Quaker Houghton'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
=- (-38.8) / 279.02
=0.14

Quaker Houghton'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
=- (-13.006) / 79.56
=0.16

* 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.


Quaker Houghton  (NYSE:KWR) 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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Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Business Description

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Address
901 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-2380
Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The product portfolio of the company includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids and surface treatment chemicals. The geographic segments of the company includes America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and Global Specialty Businesses. Majority of the revenue is earned from America.
Executives
Jeewat Bijlani officer: SVP - Managing Director, Ams. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Anna Ransley officer: SVP, CDIO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
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David Slinkman officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
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