Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX:AVL) Climbs Investor’s Radar as Key Momentum Reading Hits 3.52701

Date: Nov 27, 2018

Shares of Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX:AVL) are showing an adjusted slope average of the past 125 and 250 days of 3.52701.  The Adjusted Slope 125/250d indicator is equal to the average annualized exponential regression slope, over the past 125 and 250 trading days, multiplied by the coefficient of determination (R2).  The purpose of this calculation is to provide a longer term average adjusted slope value that evens out large stock price movements by using the average. This indicator is useful in helping find stocks that have been on a smooth upward trend over the past 6 months to a year.

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Drilling down into some additional key near-term indicators we note that the Capex to PPE ratio stands at 0.044840 for Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX:AVL).  The Capex to PPE ratio shows you how capital intensive a company is. Stocks with an increasing (year over year) ratio may be moving to be more capital intensive and often underperform the market. Higher Capex also often means lower Free Cash Flow (Operating cash flow – Capex) generation and lower dividends as companies don’t have the cash to pay dividends if they are investing more in the business.

In addition to Capex to PPE we can look at Cash Flow to Capex.  This ration compares a stock’s operating cash flow to its capital expenditure and can identify if a firm can generate enough cash to meet investment needs.  Investors are looking for a ratio greater than one, which indicates that the firm can meet that need. Comparing to other firms in the same industry is relevant for this ratio. Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX:AVL)’s Cash Flow to Capex stands at -1.971736.

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