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Capital Expenditure Ratio - Explained

What is the Capital Expenditure Ratio?

Written by Jason Gordon

Updated at April 7th, 2022

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What is the Capital Expenditure Ratio?

What is the Capital Expenditure Ratio?

The capital expenditure ratio is cash provided by operating activities divided by capital expenditures. 

Capital expenditure ratio = Cash provided by operating activities / Capital expenditures

This ratio measures the company’s ability to generate enough cash from daily operations to cover capital expenditures. 

A ratio in excess of 1.0, for example, indicates the company was able to generate enough operating cash to cover investments in property, plant, and equipment. 

The numerator, cash provided by operating activities, comes from the bottom of the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows. 

The denominator, capital expenditures, comes from information within the investing activities section of the statement of cash flows.

Related Topics

  • Statement of Cash Flow
  • Operating Cash Flow Ratio
  • Capital Expenditure Ratio
  • Free Cash Flow
  • Cash Conversion Cycle
capital expenditure ratio capex ratio

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