Capex: What It Means in Stock Research
Money spent on long-lived things — factories, equipment, data centers — rather than day-to-day costs.
Why this term matters
Financial-statement terms describe how the business itself is doing — how much money comes in, what survives the costs, and how much cash is really left at the end.
In a Monsaic report, you’ll meet capex in the “Current outlook” section of the simplified read, and the Fundamentals and Balance Sheet analyses of the full report. Inside a report, tapping any underlined term shows this same definition in place — the reading never has to stop for a search.
Related Company financials terms
- TTM — Trailing twelve months: the most recent 12 months of results added together, regardless of fiscal year.
- Margin — The share of each sales dollar that survives as profit — more margin means more room for error.
- Gross profit — Revenue minus the direct cost of making the product — before overhead, research, interest, and taxes.
- Consolidated — All of the company's business lines added together into one number.
- Gross margin — The share of each sales dollar left after the direct cost of making the product.
- Unit economics — Whether each individual sale makes or loses money once its own costs are counted.
See “capex” in a live report
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