Over time, the value of a company's capital assets decline. This is a normal phenomenon driven by wear and tear, obsolescence, and other factors. This depreciation in the asset's value must be ...

You can think of capital expenditures (capex) as long-term, less frequent utilizations (uses) of capital. For example, the costs of buying a new building, acquiring a competitor firm, expanding a ...

Every dollar received in a capital expenditures (capex) budget must be returned to the company treasury one way or another. In “The Depreciation Cycle,” we described that process. Above: This table ...

When calculating the capital outlay of a business, you are seeking the balance of cash expenditures - payments made over the span of 12 months or more - or the allocation of funds toward the ...