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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is General Motors Co 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.

General Motors Co's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-6,219.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,152.00 Mil.

Hence, General Motors Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.97.


General Motors Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Motors Co'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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General Motors Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

General Motors Co 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 1.60 1.23 1.46 1.32 1.18

General Motors Co 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 1.81 0.78 0.91 1.94 1.97

Competitive Comparison of General Motors Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, General Motors Co'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.


General Motors Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, General Motors Co's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



General Motors Co Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

General Motors Co'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
=- (-24610) / 20930
=1.18

General Motors Co'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
=- (-6219) / 3152
=1.97

* 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.


General Motors Co  (NYSE:GM) 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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General Motors Co (General Motors Co) Business Description

Address
300 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, USA, 48265-3000
General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its U.S. market share leader crown in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021, with share up 170 basis points to 16.4%, a full percentage point ahead of Toyota. GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle arm has previously done driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities but stopped in late 2023 after an accident. GM owns over 80% of Cruise. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Executives
Mark L Reuss officer: Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
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Rory Harvey officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Michael Robert Abbott officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Paul A Jacobson officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Gerald Johnson officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Stephen K. Carlisle officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
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Joanne C. Crevoiserat director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
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Julian G. Blissett officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Patricia F Russo director 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C24-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Douglas L Parks officer: Executive Vice President 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C23-A68, DETROIT MI 48265
Craig B. Glidden officer: Executive Vice President & GC 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER., M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Christopher Hatto officer: VP, Controller & CAO 27175 HAGGERTY ROAD, NOVI MI 49377