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CF Energy (TSXV:CFY) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is CF Energy 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.

CF Energy's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-10.02 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$7.16 Mil.

Hence, CF Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.40.


CF Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

CF Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
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CF Energy Quarterly Data
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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 - - 0.79 - 1.40

Competitive Comparison of CF Energy's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, CF Energy'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.


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

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

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



CF Energy Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

CF Energy'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
=- (-20.426) / 1.608
=12.70

CF Energy'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
=- (-10.02) / 7.158
=1.40

* 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.


CF Energy  (TSXV:CFY) 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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CF Energy (TSXV:CFY) Business Description

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Address
3100 Steeles Avenue East, Suite 3008, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 8T3
CF Energy Corp is an investment holding company engaged in the distribution of natural gas and sustainable energy utilization for industrial, commercial, and residential users as well as electric vehicle battery swap service in the PRC. It has three operating segments; the Gas distribution utility segment which includes gas sales, pipeline installation, and connection, CNG vehicles refuel and provide gas pipeline installation and connection services and deliver natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, The Integrated smart energy segment uses multiple clean energy sources, including solar, hydro, electricity, and natural gas to supply cooling, heating, as well as hot water, and The smart mobility segment operates an electric vehicle battery swap business.
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Yongbiao Ding Director

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