Definition for : Capital expenditures

Capital expenditures are Acquisitions of tangible Fixed assets and intangible Fixed assets. They are commonly called Capex. See also Investment.

(See Chapters Chapter 5 Walking through from earnings to cash flow, Chapter 8 How to perform a financial analysis, Chapter 9 Margin analysis: Structure and Chapter 11 Working capital and capital expenditures of the Vernimmen)

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