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PPL (PPL) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.11 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is PPL 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.

PPL's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-596.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $282.00 Mil.

Hence, PPL's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.11.


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

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

PPL 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 0.92 0.83 0.87 1.25 1.36

PPL 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 1.16 1.43 0.81 5.90 2.11

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

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, PPL'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.


PPL's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PPL's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



PPL Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

PPL'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
=- (-2390) / 1758
=1.36

PPL'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
=- (-596) / 282
=2.11

* 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.


PPL  (NYSE:PPL) 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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PPL (PPL) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA, USA, 18101-1179
PPL is a holding company of regulated utilities in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. The Pennsylvania regulated delivery and transmission segment distributes electricity to customers in central and eastern Pennsylvania. LG&E and KU are involved in regulated electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Kentucky. The Kentucky utilities also serve gas customers. Narragansett operates electric and gas utilities in Rhode Island.
Executives
Tadd J Henninger officer: Vice President and Treasurer TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Crockett John R Iii officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
David J Bonenberger officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Linda G Sullivan director P.O.BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Francis X Sullivan officer: EVP and COO TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Bergstein Joseph P Jr officer: VP-IR and Treasurer TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Vincent Sorgi officer: Vice President and Controller TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Stephanie R Raymond officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Gregory N Dudkin officer: President of a PPL Subsidiary TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Angela K Gosman officer: SVP and CHRO TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Heather B Redman director TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Wendy E Stark officer: SVP, GC and Corp Sec TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Joanne H Raphael officer: SVP, GC & Corp Sec TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Art P Beattie director 600 NORTH 18TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM AL 35291
William H Spence officer: Executive VP and COO UNIVERSITY OFFICE PLAZA, 252 CHAPMAN RD., PO BOX 6066, NEWARK DE 19714-0066

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