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IQVIA Holdings (IQVIA Holdings) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is IQVIA Holdings 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.

IQVIA Holdings's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-179.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $747.00 Mil.

Hence, IQVIA Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.


IQVIA Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

IQVIA Holdings 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 0.41 0.31 0.22 0.30 0.30

IQVIA Holdings 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 0.31 0.39 0.40 0.25 0.24

Competitive Comparison of IQVIA Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, IQVIA Holdings'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.


IQVIA Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, IQVIA Holdings's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



IQVIA Holdings Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

IQVIA Holdings'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
=- (-649) / 2149
=0.30

IQVIA Holdings'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
=- (-179) / 747
=0.24

* 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.


IQVIA Holdings  (NYSE:IQV) 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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IQVIA Holdings (IQVIA Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2400 Ellis Road, Durham, NC, USA, 27703
IQVIA is the result of the 2016 merger of Quintiles, a leading global contract research organization, and IMS Health, a leading healthcare data and analytics provider. The Research & Development segment focuses primarily on providing outsourced late-stage clinical trials for pharmaceutical, device, and diagnostic firms. The technology and analytics segment provides aggregated information and technology services to clients in the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical companies, providers, payers, and policymakers, as well as data and analytics capabilities for clinical trials, including virtual trials. The company also has a small contract sales business.
Executives
Kevin C Knightly officer: Pres Info & Tech Solutions 1499 POST ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Panagos Constantinos officer: See Remarks 4280 EMPEROR BLVD, DURHAM NC 27703
Eric Sherbet officer: See Remarks 100 IMS DRIVE, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054-4235
Keriann Cherofsky officer: See Remarks 4280 EMPEROR BLVD, DURHAM NC 27703
Sheila A Stamps director C/O CIT GROUP, 1 CIT DRIVE, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, LIVINGSTON NJ 07039
Morris Leslie Wims director 4280 EMPEROR BLVD, DURHAM NC 27703
John Connaughton director, 10 percent owner BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Ronald E Bruehlman officer: See Remarks C/O IQVIA HOLDINGS, INC., 83 WOOSTER HEIGHTS ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810
Ronald A Rittenmeyer director 5400 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Ari Bousbib director, officer: Chairman, CEO & Pres UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP, ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, HARTFORD CT 06101
W Richard Staub officer: See Remarks
Tpg Group Holdings (sbs) Advisors, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC, 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Michael J Evanisko director BRAUN CONSULTING, 20 W KINZIE STREET SUITE 1600, CHICAGO IL 60610
Michael R Mcdonnell officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O IQVIA HOLDINGS INC., 83 WOOSTER HEIGHTS ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810
John M. Leonard director C/O INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC, 40 ERIE STREET, SUITE 130, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

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