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Cleveland-Cliffs (Cleveland-Cliffs) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.28 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cleveland-Cliffs 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.

Cleveland-Cliffs's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-182.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $142.00 Mil.

Hence, Cleveland-Cliffs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.28.


Cleveland-Cliffs Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Cleveland-Cliffs 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 1.16 - 0.25 0.39 0.29

Cleveland-Cliffs 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 - 0.15 0.21 0.25 1.28

Competitive Comparison of Cleveland-Cliffs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Steel subindustry, Cleveland-Cliffs'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.


Cleveland-Cliffs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Cleveland-Cliffs's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cleveland-Cliffs Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cleveland-Cliffs'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
=- (-646) / 2267
=0.28

Cleveland-Cliffs'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
=- (-182) / 142
=1.28

* 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.


Cleveland-Cliffs  (NYSE:CLF) 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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Cleveland-Cliffs (Cleveland-Cliffs) Business Description

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Address
200 Public Square, Suite 3300, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44114-2315
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc is a flat-rolled steel producer and manufacturer of iron ore pellets in North America. It has one reportable segment -Steelmaking. It is vertically integrated from mined raw materials, direct reduced iron, and ferrous scrap to primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling and tubing. It serves a diverse range of other markets due to its comprehensive offering of flat-rolled steel products. Geographically, it operates in the United States, Canada and other countries. The majority of revenue is from the United States. It is a supplier of steel to the automotive industry in North America.
Executives
Michael Ralph S Iii director
Goncalves Celso L Jr officer: EVP, CFO 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Arlene M Yocum director 99 PINE STREET, ALBANY NY 12207
Lourenco Goncalves director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Keith Koci officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer ONE RIVERWAY, SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Douglas C Taylor director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Susan Miranda Green director 11211 LANDY COURT, KENSINGTON MD 20895
Janet L Miller director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Fisher Robert P Jr director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44067
John T Baldwin director 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Arcelormittal North America Holdings Llc other: Former 10% Owner 1 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 13TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Rcelormittal other: Former 10% Owner 24-26, BOULEVARD D?AVRANCHES, L-1160 LUXEMBOURG, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG N4 00000
Kimberly A Floriani officer: VP, Corp Controller & CAO 200 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 3300, CLEVELAND OH 44114
M Ann Harlan director
William K Gerber director 999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY MI 48084