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Mueller Industries (Mueller Industries) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Mueller Industries 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.

Mueller Industries's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-16.41 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $173.63 Mil.

Hence, Mueller Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09.


Mueller Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Mueller Industries 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 0.16 0.18 0.10 0.05 0.08

Mueller Industries 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 0.07 0.16 0.04 0.08 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Mueller Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Mueller Industries'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.


Mueller Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mueller Industries's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mueller Industries Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mueller Industries'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
=- (-54.025) / 672.766
=0.08

Mueller Industries'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
=- (-16.406) / 173.625
=0.09

* 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.


Mueller Industries  (NYSE:MLI) 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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Mueller Industries (Mueller Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 Schilling Boulevard, Suite 100, Collierville, TN, USA, 38017
Mueller Industries Inc makes copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products. The company reports three business segments: piping systems, industrial metals, and climate. Piping systems, earning most of the company's revenue, produces tubes, fittings, rods, valves, and other products and operates various firms worldwide. The industrial metals segment manufactures impacts and micro-gauge, brass rod and copper bar products, and brass value-added products. The climate segment produces items used to create temperature-control goods, including valves, twisted tubes, coaxial heat exchangers, and others. Numerous systems use the aforementioned products, including HVAC, water distribution, refrigeration, and automotive. Most sales derive from the United States, but the company operates worldwide.
Executives
Steffen Sigloch officer: VP, Mfg and Engineering 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
John B Hansen officer: President, Mfg Operations 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gregory L. Christopher officer: President - Standard Products 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Scott Jay Goldman director 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Herzog Charles P Jr director 9581 FOX HILL CIRCLE SOUTH, GERMANTOWN TN 38139
William C. Drummond director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33131
Gary S Gladstein director SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, 888 SEVENTH AVE 3300, NEW YORK NY 10106
Anthony Steinriede officer: VP - Corporate Controller 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gary Westermeyer officer: President, Refrigeration 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE, SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Gennaro J Fulvio director
Kristee Michelle Ford officer: Chief Information Officer 581 ROCKY JOE DRIVE, COLLIERVILLE TN 38017
Paul J Flaherty director C/O MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC., 8285 TOURNAMENT DRIVE SUITE 150, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Devin Malone officer: President, Streamline 2321 WICKERSHAM CV, GERMANTOWN TN 38139
Christopher Andrew Mitchell officer: President, Canadian Operations 198 PIONEER TOWER ROAD, KITCHENER A6 N2P 2H8
Elizabeth M Donovan director 400 E OHIO STREET, CHICAGO IL 60611