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United Therapeutics (United Therapeutics) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.52 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is United Therapeutics 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.

United Therapeutics's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-78.70 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $150.70 Mil.

Hence, United Therapeutics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52.


United Therapeutics Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

United Therapeutics 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 - 0.08 0.20 0.17 0.24

United Therapeutics 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 0.11 0.42 0.19 0.52

Competitive Comparison of United Therapeutics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Biotechnology subindustry, United Therapeutics'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.


United Therapeutics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, United Therapeutics's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Therapeutics Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

United Therapeutics'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
=- (-230.4) / 978
=0.24

United Therapeutics'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
=- (-78.7) / 150.7
=0.52

* 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.


United Therapeutics  (NAS:UTHR) 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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United Therapeutics (United Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1040 Spring Street, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
United Therapeutics specializes in drug development for pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and progressive disease marked by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The company's therapies for PAH largely focus on the prostacyclin pathway, and many of its treatments are based on the same molecule, treprostinil. Most of the company's sales are generated within the United States. United Therapeutics also markets a pediatric oncology drug, but its focus largely remains in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Executives
Paul A Mahon officer: EVP & General Counsel
Nilda Mesa director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher Causey director
Martine A Rothblatt director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Louis W Sullivan director
Judy D. Olian director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Benkowitz officer: President and COO C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher Patusky director
Raymond Dwek director
Linda Maxwell director 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING NC 27709
Tommy G Thompson director 7711 CARONDELET, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Katherine J Klein director STEINBERG HALL-DIETRICH HALL, 3620 LOCUST WALK, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Richard Giltner director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORTION, 1735 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
Roger Jeffs director, officer: President and COO
David Zaccardelli officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 300 TRI STATE INTERNATIONAL, SUITE 272, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069