Capex

/ˈkeɪpɛks/ noun

Definition

Capital expenditures; money spent on acquiring, upgrading, or maintaining physical assets like buildings, equipment, or technology. These investments are expected to provide benefits over multiple years and appear on the balance sheet rather than immediately impacting profit.

Etymology

Shortened from 'capital expenditures' in corporate finance during the 1960s as businesses needed concise terminology for budget discussions. The acronym gained widespread use as companies began more sophisticated long-term planning processes.

Kelly Says

Capex timing can make or break a company's financial appearance! Savvy managers sometimes delay capex purchases to boost short-term cash flow, or accelerate them for tax benefits—which is why analysts always look at 'free cash flow' (cash after capex) rather than just operating cash flow.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንቶ እንሰጣ (Mantō enseta)
man-toh en-se-ta
ARالعربية
استثمار المظلة (Ist-thmar al-muzhala)
is-th-mar al-muzh-a-la
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপেতে বিনিয়োগ (Kapetete biniyog)
ka-pe-te-te bi-ni-yog
CACatalà
inversió de capa
in-ver-sió deh ka-pa
CSČeština
investice do pláště
in-ves-ti-ce do plan-ste
DADansk
kappe-investering
kap-pe-in-ves-ter-ing
DEDeutsch
Kapitalausgaben
ka-pi-tal-au-s-ga-ben
ELΕλληνικά
περιουσιακές επενδύσεις μανδύα (Periousiakes ependyseis mandya)
pe-ri-ou-si-a-kes ep-en-di-seis man-dee-ah
ESEspañol
inversión de capa
in-ver-sión deh ka-pah
FAفارسی
سرمایه‌گذاری کاپ
sar-ma-ye-gah-ri kaap
FISuomi
manttelipääoma
man-te-li-pää-o-ma
FRFrançais
investissement de cape
in-ves-tis-ment deh kap
GUGU
કાપનું રોકાણ (Kāpnuu rōkāṇ)
ka-p-nuu ro-ka-an
HAHA
kwanin kape
kwan-in ka-pe
HEעברית
השקעה של כיסוי ראש (Heshka'a shel kissei rosh)
he-sh-ka-a shel kis-sei rosh
HIहिन्दी
कैप में निवेश (Kaip mein nivesh)
kaip mein ni-vesh
HUMagyar
köpenybefektetés
ko-peny-be-fek-te-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
investasi jubah
in-ves-ta-si ju-bah
IGIG
imele kaap
ee-mele ka-ap
ITItaliano
investimento di mantello
in-ves-ti-men-to di man-tel-loh
JA日本語
マント投資 (Manto tousi)
man-toh tou-si
KKKK
сүйек аяқ
süyük a-yak
KMKM
ស្លាក់ខាត់ (Slak khāt)
slak khaht
KO한국어
망토 투자 (Mangto touja)
man-toh tou-ja
MRMR
कापचाचाचा (Kapachaachaacha)
ka-pa-cha-acha-acha
MSBahasa Melayu
pelaburan jubah
pe-la-bur-an ju-bah
MYမြန်မာ
အကောင်း စီးပွား (A-ka-ung see-pa-war)
a-ka-ung see-pa-war
NLNederlands
capex
ka-pex
NONorsk
kappeinvestering
kap-pe-in-ves-ter-ing
PAPA
ਕੈਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਵੇਸ਼ (Kaip vich nivesh)
kai-p vich ni-vesh
PLPolski
inwestycje w płaszcz
in-ves-t-y-ch-i v plan-szcza
PTPortuguês
investimento de capa
in-ves-ti-men-to deh ka-pah
RORomână
investiții în manta
in-ves-ti-ții in man-tah
RUРусский
Инвестиции в мантию
in-ves-ti-tsi-i v man-ti-yu
SVSvenska
kappex
kap-pex
SWKiswahili
maendeleo ya koti
ma-en-de-leo ya ko-ti
TAதமிழ்
கேப் முதலீடு (Kēp mudalīdu)
keh-p mu-da-lee-du
TEతెలుగు
కేప్ లో పెట్టుబడి (Kēp lo pettubadi)
keh-p lo pet-tu-ba-di
THไทย
การลงทุนคลุม (Kan long-tun klum)
kan long-tun klum
TLTL
pag-iinvest sa mantel
pa-gi-in-vest sa man-tel
TRTürkçe
kaplık yatırımı
kap-lik ya-ti-r-i-mi
UKУкраїнська
інвестиції в мантію
in-ves-ti-tsi-i v man-ti-yu
URاردو
کپ میں سرمایہ کاری (Kap mein sarmayah kari)
kap mein sar-ma-yah ka-ri
VITiếng Việt
Đầu tư màn
dau tu man
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ìbẹ̀rẹ̀
o-po i-be-re
ZH中文
斗篷投资 (Dǒu péng tōuzī)
dou peng tou-zi
ZUZU
amakhaba ka-cape
a-ma-kha-ba ka-cape

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