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Sprint (Sprint) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 1.65 (As of Dec. 2019)


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What is Sprint 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.

Sprint's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $-3,217.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $1,955.00 Mil.

Hence, Sprint's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 1.65.


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

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

Sprint Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.52 - - 1.08 1.21

Sprint Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
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 1.67 1.01 1.21 1.13 1.65

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Sprint'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.


Sprint's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Sprint's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sprint Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sprint's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-12567) / 10429
=1.21

Sprint's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-3217) / 1955
=1.65

* 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.


Sprint  (NYSE:S) 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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Sprint (Sprint) Business Description

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6200 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66251
A decade of operational problems has considerably diminished Sprint's position in the wireless industry. It is now the fourth- largest carrier in the United States, serving 26 million postpaid and 9 million prepaid phone customers directly and 13 million via wholesale channels. Over the past five years, the firm's share of the postpaid phone market has declined about 1 percentage point to 12%, leaving it about three fourths the size of T-Mobile U.S., the next smallest carrier. About 4% of sales come from the wireline unit, which provides phone and data services to the wireless unit and external customers. Japanese firm Softbank took a 78% stake in Sprint through the purchase of existing Sprint shares and a $5 billion equity infusion in 2013; it has since increased its stake to 85%.