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Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 2.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cathay Biotech 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.

Cathay Biotech's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-463.23 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥215.28 Mil.

Hence, Cathay Biotech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.15.


Cathay Biotech Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Cathay Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.42 1.48 2.52 5.22 2.76

Cathay Biotech 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 6.15 1.15 2.78 5.84 2.15

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Biotech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Chemicals subindustry, Cathay Biotech'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.


Cathay Biotech's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Cathay Biotech Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cathay Biotech'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
=- (-1569.781) / 569.451
=2.76

Cathay Biotech'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
=- (-463.229) / 215.277
=2.15

* 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.


Cathay Biotech  (SHSE:688065) 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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Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Business Description

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Address
1690 Cailun Road, 4th Floor, Building 5, China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, CHN, 201203
Cathay Biotech Inc is engaged in production of revolutionary products, including bio-based polyamide,bio-based DN5 (1,5-pentanediamine), long chain dibasic acids (LCDA) and biobutanol. The company's commercial development platform focuses on research of molecular biology, fermentation process engineering, polymer material. Its products include Dibasic Acids, Pentamethylene Diamine, and Bio-based Polyamide.

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