What does operating segments — capex mean?

The cash spent on capital investments like machinery and facilities for a specific business segment.

How do you interpret operating segments — capex?

High spending may indicate future growth investment, while consistently low spending might suggest underinvestment or a mature, cash-cow business model.

How does operating segments — capex compare across companies?

Compared against peer CapEx-to-revenue ratios to evaluate relative investment intensity in manufacturing capabilities.

Autoliv ALV Operating Segments — CapEx

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '16

Similar metrics at other companies

MODOperating Segments — CapEx

$12.4M-16.6%

GPCOperating Segments — CapEx

$38.37M+29.5%

XPO

XPOOperating Segments — CapEx

$58.95M+530%

NDSNOperating Segments — CapEx

$17.89M+17.6%

ALLEOperating Segments — CapEx

$15.1M+40.8%

CSL

CSLOperating Segments — CapEx

$39.68M+61.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B+6.8%

Gross profit$526.0M+10.0%

Operating income$237.0M-6.7%

Net income$141.0M-15.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.88-12.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$342.0M+6.2%

Total debt$2.3B-0.7%

Total equity$2.6B+12.0%

Total assets$8.5B+4.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$76.0M-199%

CapEx$85.0M-16.7%

Free cash flow-$161.0M-544%

Valuation

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Market cap$8.85B+15.0%

Enterprise value$10.76B+11.3%

P/E12.5×+1.3×

P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.3%+0.3pp

Operating margin9.7%-0.3pp

Net margin6.5%-0.2pp

FCF margin5.3%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity28.4%-0.3pp

Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Autoliv in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Autoliv’s 10-Q, filed October 27, 2016, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does operating segments — capex mean?: The cash spent on capital investments like machinery and facilities for a specific business segment.
How do you interpret operating segments — capex?: High spending may indicate future growth investment, while consistently low spending might suggest underinvestment or a mature, cash-cow business model.
How does operating segments — capex compare across companies?: Compared against peer CapEx-to-revenue ratios to evaluate relative investment intensity in manufacturing capabilities.