Capital Expenditures by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 5891 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | Capital Expenditures | Depreciation | Cap Ex/Deprecn | Net Cap Ex/Sales | Net Cap Ex/ EBIT (1-t) | Sales/Capital |
| Advertising | 31 | $977.00 | $1,803.10 | 54.18% | -1.90% | -25.51% | 1.42 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 64 | $8,838.40 | $6,998.90 | 126.28% | 0.62% | 8.54% | 2.53 |
| Air Transport | 36 | $15,683.80 | $12,832.10 | 122.22% | 1.11% | 16.11% | 2.40 |
| Apparel | 57 | $1,443.40 | $1,398.10 | 103.24% | 0.09% | 1.18% | 1.85 |
| Auto Parts | 51 | $5,530.50 | $5,756.00 | 96.08% | -0.12% | -2.36% | 3.18 |
| Automotive | 12 | $41,538.30 | $47,724.00 | 87.04% | -0.71% | -14.45% | 1.41 |
| Bank | 426 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 45 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Beverage | 34 | $6,793.10 | $7,786.60 | 87.24% | -0.60% | -3.84% | 0.83 |
| Biotechnology | 158 | $1,438.80 | $1,704.40 | 84.42% | -1.10% | NA | 0.97 |
| Building Materials | 45 | $1,666.60 | $3,472.00 | 48.00% | -3.60% | -114.11% | 0.82 |
| Cable TV | 21 | $23,910.40 | $28,023.70 | 85.32% | -2.31% | -18.56% | 0.71 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 16 | $8,031.30 | $6,333.20 | 126.81% | 1.35% | 14.11% | 1.43 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | $4,657.50 | $4,462.70 | 104.37% | 0.21% | 2.31% | 1.48 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 70 | $3,868.00 | $3,996.70 | 96.78% | -0.15% | -1.95% | 1.56 |
| Coal | 20 | $4,158.10 | $2,933.90 | 141.73% | 3.44% | 27.47% | 1.22 |
| Computer Software | 184 | $5,009.60 | $7,740.80 | 64.72% | -1.50% | -6.09% | 1.83 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 87 | $17,277.10 | $16,679.20 | 103.58% | 0.11% | 1.00% | 2.96 |
| Diversified Co. | 107 | $18,626.40 | $20,872.60 | 89.24% | -0.48% | -4.10% | 0.68 |
| Drug | 279 | $14,664.50 | $39,224.10 | 37.39% | -5.39% | -31.78% | 0.89 |
| E-Commerce | 57 | $1,439.00 | $1,120.40 | 128.44% | 1.76% | 16.23% | 1.20 |
| Educational Services | 34 | $1,075.70 | $818.80 | 131.38% | 1.20% | 9.32% | 2.66 |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 21 | $15,024.50 | $9,476.80 | 158.54% | 6.42% | 55.46% | 0.55 |
| Electric Utility (East) | 21 | $37,319.20 | $18,559.90 | 201.07% | 10.33% | 81.59% | 0.54 |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | $16,469.00 | $7,819.60 | 210.61% | 13.42% | 117.95% | 0.54 |
| Electrical Equipment | 68 | $2,776.90 | $3,223.60 | 86.14% | -0.51% | -5.16% | 1.51 |
| Electronics | 139 | $3,552.40 | $3,416.60 | 103.97% | 0.08% | 1.85% | 3.51 |
| Engineering & Const | 25 | $1,144.20 | $1,358.50 | 84.23% | -0.24% | -7.24% | 4.05 |
| Entertainment | 77 | $7,590.70 | $9,562.40 | 79.38% | -1.20% | -9.88% | 0.78 |
| Entertainment Tech | 40 | $870.60 | $1,103.60 | 78.89% | -1.18% | -13.00% | 1.29 |
| Environmental | 82 | $2,706.00 | $2,805.40 | 96.46% | -0.30% | -3.12% | 0.80 |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 225 | $24,460.70 | $7,831.80 | 312.33% | 6.21% | 18.34% | 0.18 |
| Food Processing | 112 | $14,839.90 | $10,617.40 | 139.77% | 0.91% | 13.89% | 1.82 |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | $17,188.60 | $23,335.50 | 73.66% | -1.42% | -43.90% | 2.43 |
| Funeral Services | 6 | $170.70 | $217.10 | 78.63% | -1.00% | -10.17% | 0.79 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | $603.00 | $916.10 | 65.82% | -1.05% | -22.98% | 2.08 |
| Healthcare Information | 25 | $285.30 | $489.10 | 58.33% | -2.62% | -34.27% | 1.24 |
| Heavy Truck & Equip | 21 | $5,198.90 | $5,208.70 | 99.81% | -0.01% | -0.10% | 1.64 |
| Homebuilding | 23 | $141.60 | $236.80 | 59.80% | -0.35% | NA | 1.00 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 51 | $5,536.80 | $5,058.60 | 109.45% | 0.77% | 7.59% | 0.69 |
| Household Products | 26 | $5,867.40 | $5,008.30 | 117.15% | 0.55% | 4.29% | 1.13 |
| Human Resources | 23 | $256.20 | $368.10 | 69.60% | -0.29% | -24.40% | 6.48 |
| Industrial Services | 137 | $4,575.20 | $3,589.90 | 127.45% | 0.70% | NA | 2.26 |
| Information Services | 27 | $1,868.00 | $2,900.60 | 64.40% | -3.05% | -20.26% | 0.72 |
| Insurance (Life) | 30 | $253.60 | $- | NA | NA | 0.24% | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 49 | $794.80 | $8.10 | 9812.35% | NA | 57.70% | NA |
| Internet | 186 | $7,781.70 | $5,040.80 | 154.37% | 2.53% | 17.37% | 2.25 |
| IT Services | 60 | $2,689.20 | $3,534.00 | 76.10% | -0.85% | -8.24% | 2.61 |
| Machinery | 100 | $2,824.40 | $3,750.10 | 75.32% | -1.00% | -12.19% | 1.53 |
| Maritime | 52 | $10,271.80 | $3,241.80 | 316.85% | 28.36% | 207.23% | 0.35 |
| Med Supp Invasive | 83 | $4,567.00 | $5,380.60 | 84.88% | -0.85% | -4.93% | 0.92 |
| Med Supp Non-Invasive | 146 | $4,765.10 | $6,049.50 | 78.77% | -0.32% | -6.55% | 4.00 |
| Medical Services | 122 | $8,400.10 | $9,140.70 | 91.90% | -0.17% | -2.32% | 2.51 |
| Metal Fabricating | 24 | $2,059.60 | $1,336.10 | 154.15% | 1.97% | 18.06% | 1.36 |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 73 | $21,296.50 | $13,470.10 | 158.10% | 4.27% | 19.50% | 0.89 |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 29 | $49,554.90 | $16,680.50 | 297.08% | 48.82% | 278.99% | 0.41 |
| Natural Gas Utility | 22 | $3,526.50 | $1,916.30 | 184.03% | 4.39% | 51.23% | 0.94 |
| Newspaper | 13 | $429.50 | $941.90 | 45.60% | -3.03% | -33.61% | 1.23 |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 24 | $1,669.20 | $2,728.90 | 61.17% | -1.15% | -25.12% | 2.26 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 13 | $16,844.80 | $6,011.30 | 280.22% | 17.67% | 122.20% | 0.47 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 93 | $23,182.40 | $16,186.30 | 143.22% | 3.91% | 34.67% | 0.76 |
| Packaging & Container | 26 | $2,911.00 | $3,143.20 | 92.61% | -0.35% | -4.95% | 1.48 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 32 | $3,512.00 | $6,429.00 | 54.63% | -3.37% | -34.29% | 1.12 |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 20 | $194,579.20 | $100,885.60 | 192.87% | 4.59% | 81.20% | 1.78 |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 176 | $64,429.40 | $33,503.30 | 192.31% | 12.55% | 65.71% | 0.71 |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | $4,277.50 | $4,298.00 | 99.52% | -0.01% | -0.20% | 3.56 |
| Pipeline MLPs | 27 | $9,719.10 | $5,264.70 | 184.61% | 3.49% | 40.17% | 0.99 |
| Power | 93 | $11,761.00 | $6,493.30 | 181.13% | 6.33% | 58.17% | 0.69 |
| Precious Metals | 84 | $11,908.80 | $5,866.30 | 203.00% | 13.38% | 55.70% | 0.40 |
| Precision Instrument | 77 | $1,158.80 | $2,391.20 | 48.46% | -2.73% | -31.01% | 1.38 |
| Property Management | 31 | $4,169.90 | $1,831.90 | 227.63% | 8.00% | 61.81% | 0.40 |
| Public/Private Equity | 11 | $70.40 | $12.70 | 554.33% | 0.77% | NA | 0.30 |
| Publishing | 24 | $1,575.70 | $2,083.00 | 75.65% | -1.39% | -16.65% | 1.37 |
| R.E.I.T. | 5 | $475.00 | $530.70 | 89.50% | -2.00% | -1.59% | 0.11 |
| Railroad | 12 | $8,653.00 | $4,929.80 | 175.52% | 6.77% | 36.45% | 0.60 |
| Recreation | 56 | $7,503.90 | $4,295.40 | 174.70% | 4.54% | 49.01% | 0.89 |
| Reinsurance | 13 | $517.60 | $- | NA | NA | 50.50% | NA |
| Restaurant | 63 | $5,648.30 | $4,544.90 | 124.28% | 1.15% | 10.32% | 1.82 |
| Retail (Hardlines) | 75 | $11,995.70 | $5,462.00 | 219.62% | 3.87% | 77.45% | 3.00 |
| Retail (Softlines) | 47 | $3,571.70 | $3,699.50 | 96.55% | -0.12% | -2.00% | 4.94 |
| Retail Automotive | 20 | $2,036.90 | $1,450.40 | 140.44% | 0.68% | 15.32% | 2.22 |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | $2,753.30 | $3,517.80 | 78.27% | -0.56% | -10.98% | 2.37 |
| Retail Store | 37 | $20,491.60 | $15,882.60 | 129.02% | 0.60% | 15.73% | 3.55 |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 30 | $8,920.60 | $7,397.90 | 120.58% | 0.41% | 19.66% | 5.02 |
| Securities Brokerage | 28 | $4,574.80 | $5,277.00 | 86.69% | -0.39% | -1.09% | 0.29 |
| Semiconductor | 141 | $19,933.60 | $18,402.40 | 108.32% | 0.87% | 4.79% | 1.57 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 12 | $1,012.20 | $956.10 | 105.87% | 0.24% | 1.33% | 2.21 |
| Shoe | 19 | $712.10 | $575.00 | 123.84% | 0.41% | 5.01% | 3.33 |
| Steel | 32 | $6,808.60 | $10,248.70 | 66.43% | -1.72% | -35.10% | 1.21 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 99 | $5,237.50 | $8,589.20 | 60.98% | -1.53% | -17.90% | 2.73 |
| Telecom. Services | 74 | $88,495.70 | $92,615.90 | 95.55% | -0.70% | -4.25% | 0.83 |
| Telecom. Utility | 25 | $33,715.30 | $44,107.10 | 76.44% | -4.01% | -35.75% | 0.74 |
| Thrift | 148 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | $2,498.60 | $3,862.70 | 64.69% | -0.76% | -4.95% | 1.84 |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 15 | $895.60 | $784.50 | 114.16% | 0.37% | 5.05% | 2.70 |
| Trucking | 36 | $4,516.50 | $2,878.30 | 156.92% | 3.55% | 84.53% | 2.16 |
| Utility (Foreign) | 4 | $11,396.80 | $6,920.10 | 164.69% | 8.89% | 113.76% | 0.58 |
| Water Utility | 11 | $2,021.90 | $808.70 | 250.02% | 19.20% | 106.38% | 0.30 |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | $2,542.90 | $2,973.00 | 85.53% | -1.01% | NA | 1.14 |
| Total Market | 5891 | $1,082,987.70 | $863,119.10 | 125.47% | 1.39% | 11.01% | 0.97 |