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F5 (FFIV) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is F5 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.

F5's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.05 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $165.32 Mil.

Hence, F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06.


F5 Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for F5'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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F5 Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

F5 Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.09 0.05 0.08 0.08

F5 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 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.06

Competitive Comparison of F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, F5'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.


F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



F5 Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

F5's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-54.184) / 653.409
=0.08

F5'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
=- (-9.048) / 165.318
=0.05

* 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.


F5  (NAS:FFIV) 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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F5 (FFIV) Business Description

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Address
801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.
Executives
Francis J. Pelzer officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 18400 NE UNION HILL RD., REDMOND WA 98052
Scot Frazier Rogers officer: Interim General Counsel C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Chad Michael Whalen officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Alan Higginson director
Francois Locoh-donou director, officer: President, CEO & Director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Thomas Dean Fountain officer: EVP and Chief Strategy Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Tami A. Erwin director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ana Maria White officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael L Dreyer director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Mika Yamamoto officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Geng Lin officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Marianne Budnik director C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Phillips James Malcolm Jr director C/O F5, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael F Montoya director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Deborah L Bevier director PO BOX 91258, BELLEVUE WA 98009