What does professional instrumentation — capex mean?

The cash spent on purchasing or upgrading physical equipment and facilities for the Professional Instrumentation segment.

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '19

Business Segments · CapEx

Professional Instrumentation — CapEx

Analysis

StatementSegment

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2016

Last reportedQ4 2019Feb 27, 2020

Rolls up toPayments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment

How to read this metric

Increased spending typically signals growth initiatives or modernization, whereas decreased spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or a mature asset cycle.

Detailed definition

This metric measures the cash outflows directed toward the acquisition or upgrade of physical property, plant, and equip...

Peer comparison

Comparable to segment-level capital expenditure (CapEx) figures reported by industrial peers focused on precision instrumentation and manufacturing.

Metric ID: ftv_segment_professional_instrumentation_payments_to_acquire_property_plant_and_equipment

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What does professional instrumentation — capex mean?: The cash spent on purchasing or upgrading physical equipment and facilities for the Professional Instrumentation segment.