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American Tower (American Tower) Capex-to-Operating-Income : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Tower Capex-to-Operating-Income?

Capex-to-Operating-Income measures a company's investments in physical assets such as property, industrial buildings or equipment to its operating income.

American Tower's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-524.60 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,146.50 Mil.

Hence, American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.


American Tower Capex-to-Operating-Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income 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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American Tower Capex-to-Operating-Income Chart

American Tower Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Capex-to-Operating-Income
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.35 0.33 0.41 0.62 0.48

American Tower 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-Income 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 0.75 0.60 0.48 0.40 0.46

Competitive Comparison of American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Income 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.


American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income falls into.



American Tower Capex-to-Operating-Income Calculation

American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-1798.1) / 3776.5
=0.48

American Tower's Capex-to-Operating-Income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Income=- Capital Expenditure / Operating Income
=- (-524.6) / 1146.5
=0.46

* 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.


American Tower  (NYSE:AMT) Capex-to-Operating-Income Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Income assesses how much emphasis a company is placing upon investing in capital-intensive projects. The ratio is generally a good gauge to quantify how much focus on growth a company has. Typically, smaller companies that are still growing and expanding will have a higher Capex to Operating Income Ratio, since such businesses are likely investing more in physical assets. Lower ratios could indicate that a company has reached maturity and it is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.


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American Tower (American Tower) Business Description

Industry
Address
116 Huntington Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02116
American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 28 data centers in 10 U.S. markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for roughly half of the company's total revenue in 2022. Outside the U.S., American Tower operates over 75,000 towers in India, almost 50,000 towers in Latin America (dominated by Brazil), 30,000 towers in Europe, and nearly 25,000 towers in Africa. American Tower operates as an REIT.
Executives
Joann A Reed director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORP, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Eugene M Noel officer: EVP & President, U.S. Tower 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert D Hormats director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Rodney M Smith officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Raymond P Dolan director 108 GOVERNOR DRIVE, BASKING RIDGE NJ 00924
Samme L Thompson director C/O TELIT ASSOCIATES, INC., 333 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Sanjay Goel officer: EVP & President, Asia-Pacific 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Ruth T Dowling officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Reeve Pamela D A director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA 02116
Meyer Robert Joseph Jr officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 61 SCHOOL STREET, ARLINGTON MA 02476
Edmund Disanto officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Bruce L Tanner director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Kelly C Chambliss director C/O CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION, 1001 17TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Teresa Hillary Clarke director 2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
David E Sharbutt director 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116