Capital Expenditures by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 6177 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2013
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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 | 32 | $1,343.10 | $1,865.30 | 72.00% | -1.12% | -13.60% | 1.40 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 66 | $11,006.80 | $7,099.00 | 155.05% | 1.32% | 18.41% | 2.71 |
| Air Transport | 36 | $21,380.10 | $13,364.40 | 159.98% | 2.78% | 42.39% | 2.74 |
| Apparel | 54 | $1,730.10 | $1,468.10 | 117.85% | 0.47% | 6.36% | 1.89 |
| Auto Parts | 54 | $8,904.10 | $6,596.50 | 134.98% | 0.93% | 17.83% | 3.40 |
| Automotive | 12 | $45,221.60 | $44,742.20 | 101.07% | 0.05% | 1.32% | 1.41 |
| Bank | 416 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 68 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Beverage | 35 | $8,946.50 | $9,391.70 | 95.26% | -0.22% | -1.40% | 0.93 |
| Biotechnology | 214 | $1,386.50 | $1,980.60 | 70.00% | -2.09% | -14.15% | 0.99 |
| Building Materials | 43 | $1,686.90 | $3,257.10 | 51.79% | -3.07% | -90.04% | 0.88 |
| Cable TV | 20 | $21,408.60 | $24,225.50 | 88.37% | -1.66% | -12.59% | 0.80 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 18 | $10,154.90 | $6,868.10 | 147.86% | 2.14% | 18.81% | 1.56 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | $6,223.30 | $4,878.90 | 127.56% | 1.25% | 11.24% | 1.63 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 70 | $4,668.70 | $3,929.00 | 118.83% | 0.85% | 10.70% | 1.58 |
| Coal | 20 | $5,882.90 | $3,626.30 | 162.23% | 4.93% | 43.96% | 0.90 |
| Computer Software | 191 | $5,763.80 | $8,533.10 | 67.55% | -1.41% | -6.11% | 1.87 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 81 | $21,290.70 | $18,694.00 | 113.89% | 0.41% | 3.18% | 2.66 |
| Diversified Co. | 113 | $27,209.10 | $24,261.60 | 112.15% | 0.50% | 4.54% | 0.84 |
| Drug | 223 | $17,013.10 | $42,706.40 | 39.84% | -5.38% | -28.69% | 0.90 |
| E-Commerce | 64 | $1,687.70 | $1,411.00 | 119.61% | 1.47% | 31.62% | 1.17 |
| Educational Services | 33 | $1,021.50 | $824.90 | 123.83% | 0.93% | 7.49% | 3.42 |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 20 | $16,037.10 | $9,412.70 | 170.38% | 7.67% | 63.60% | 0.54 |
| Electric Utility (East) | 17 | $36,970.40 | $16,664.80 | 221.85% | 12.78% | 93.85% | 0.49 |
| Electric Utility (West) | 15 | $18,114.40 | $8,438.10 | 214.67% | 14.06% | 122.10% | 0.54 |
| Electrical Equipment | 64 | $4,584.30 | $3,259.10 | 140.66% | 1.46% | 14.42% | 1.58 |
| Electronics | 123 | $3,738.30 | $4,476.30 | 83.51% | -0.42% | -8.74% | 3.03 |
| Engineering & Const | 30 | $1,489.90 | $1,472.50 | 101.18% | 0.02% | 0.52% | 3.96 |
| Entertainment | 76 | $9,128.80 | $9,278.10 | 98.39% | -0.09% | -0.66% | 0.79 |
| Entertainment Tech | 42 | $975.20 | $1,172.40 | 83.18% | -0.88% | -6.00% | 1.34 |
| Environmental | 84 | $3,326.20 | $3,191.00 | 104.24% | 0.32% | 3.22% | 0.90 |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 256 | $16,312.00 | $7,386.40 | 220.84% | 3.69% | 7.59% | 0.15 |
| Food Processing | 119 | $21,120.50 | $14,107.60 | 149.71% | 1.16% | 15.78% | 1.84 |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | $21,339.20 | $22,994.60 | 92.80% | -0.39% | -16.55% | 2.30 |
| Funeral Services | 6 | $216.10 | $232.40 | 92.99% | -0.32% | -3.26% | 0.85 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 32 | $839.30 | $965.40 | 86.94% | -0.38% | -5.44% | 2.00 |
| Healthcare Information | 20 | $267.60 | $580.60 | 46.09% | -4.60% | -42.09% | 1.07 |
| Heavy Truck & Equip | 23 | $7,902.50 | $5,584.20 | 141.52% | 1.21% | 14.71% | 1.85 |
| Homebuilding | 22 | $250.30 | $223.20 | 112.14% | 0.11% | 1.24% | 0.88 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 57 | $5,028.10 | $5,171.90 | 97.22% | -0.20% | -1.62% | 0.82 |
| Household Products | 27 | $6,530.60 | $5,736.50 | 113.84% | 0.49% | 4.08% | 1.23 |
| Human Resources | 25 | $295.70 | $384.20 | 76.97% | -0.19% | -10.67% | 6.81 |
| Industrial Services | 136 | $5,749.30 | $3,889.40 | 147.82% | 1.55% | 28.96% | 1.85 |
| Information Services | 28 | $1,828.40 | $3,257.50 | 56.13% | -3.82% | -23.76% | 0.79 |
| Insurance (Life) | 32 | $234.90 | $- | NA | NA | 0.20% | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 62 | $947.30 | $8.50 | 11144.71% | NA | 213.16% | NA |
| Internet | 194 | $8,770.40 | $6,740.20 | 130.12% | 1.45% | 16.11% | 2.40 |
| Investment Companies | 31 | $1.70 | $5.60 | 30.36% | -3.02% | -13.61% | 0.26 |
| IT Services | 63 | $2,890.90 | $3,786.30 | 76.35% | -0.82% | -11.29% | 2.98 |
| Machinery | 94 | $3,859.10 | $3,703.40 | 104.20% | 0.15% | 1.74% | 1.53 |
| Maritime | 51 | $8,877.20 | $3,417.40 | 259.76% | 21.21% | 212.96% | 0.36 |
| Med Supp Invasive | 87 | $4,709.40 | $5,613.40 | 83.90% | -0.89% | -5.46% | 0.92 |
| Med Supp Non-Invasive | 143 | $5,497.30 | $6,436.20 | 85.41% | -0.22% | -4.64% | 4.21 |
| Medical Services | 118 | $10,009.30 | $9,746.00 | 102.70% | 0.06% | 0.89% | 2.19 |
| Metal Fabricating | 25 | $2,432.80 | $1,696.90 | 143.37% | 1.71% | 16.39% | 1.38 |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 77 | $32,758.10 | $14,281.80 | 229.37% | 8.41% | 33.05% | 0.99 |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 31 | $55,572.20 | $19,500.10 | 284.98% | 46.61% | 272.17% | 0.43 |
| Natural Gas Utility | 27 | $5,328.00 | $2,682.00 | 198.66% | 3.12% | 62.03% | 1.40 |
| Newspaper | 14 | $413.00 | $942.00 | 43.84% | -3.21% | -35.73% | 1.22 |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 22 | $1,556.10 | $2,763.90 | 56.30% | -1.32% | -28.26% | 2.34 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 12 | $13,781.70 | $6,354.90 | 216.87% | 10.71% | 78.27% | 0.56 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 81 | $33,879.40 | $17,880.60 | 189.48% | 7.67% | 64.03% | 0.79 |
| Packaging & Container | 27 | $3,834.60 | $3,538.00 | 108.38% | 0.39% | 5.42% | 1.56 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 32 | $3,843.60 | $5,036.70 | 76.31% | -1.42% | -16.88% | 1.32 |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 26 | $205,525.70 | $93,221.20 | 220.47% | 4.65% | 64.45% | 2.03 |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 176 | $99,785.30 | $46,977.00 | 212.41% | 10.28% | 73.71% | 1.07 |
| Pharmacy Services | 18 | $4,008.30 | $3,873.00 | 103.49% | 0.05% | 1.40% | 3.34 |
| Pipeline MLPs | 53 | $17,232.30 | $7,342.80 | 234.68% | 4.90% | 56.47% | 1.10 |
| Power | 101 | $24,889.60 | $14,045.80 | 177.20% | 7.71% | 178.76% | 0.61 |
| Precious Metals | 83 | $19,878.40 | $6,708.70 | 296.31% | 22.76% | 82.39% | 0.43 |
| Precision Instrument | 82 | $1,700.60 | $3,050.80 | 55.74% | -2.50% | -53.07% | 1.23 |
| Property Management | 31 | $5,684.20 | $1,943.80 | 292.43% | 11.27% | 96.16% | 0.40 |
| Public/Private Equity | 12 | $54.80 | $33.50 | 163.58% | 0.34% | 1.09% | 0.28 |
| Publishing | 29 | $2,676.50 | $3,286.00 | 81.45% | -0.93% | -13.81% | 1.66 |
| R.E.I.T. | 127 | $475.00 | $530.70 | 89.50% | -2.00% | -1.27% | 0.09 |
| Railroad | 12 | $11,145.20 | $5,130.60 | 217.23% | 9.68% | 52.26% | 0.67 |
| Recreation | 51 | $5,707.30 | $4,288.20 | 133.09% | 1.86% | 19.68% | 0.96 |
| Reinsurance | 11 | $74.30 | $- | NA | NA | 11.57% | NA |
| Restaurant | 65 | $7,142.90 | $4,608.20 | 155.00% | 2.53% | 21.58% | 1.83 |
| Retail (Hardlines) | 79 | $14,025.30 | $6,079.60 | 230.69% | 4.17% | 73.20% | 2.61 |
| Retail (Softlines) | 42 | $4,426.90 | $3,428.60 | 129.12% | 0.94% | 16.13% | 5.17 |
| Retail Automotive | 19 | $2,423.90 | $1,587.60 | 152.68% | 0.88% | 19.88% | 2.17 |
| Retail Building Supply | 10 | $3,543.60 | $3,418.30 | 103.67% | 0.09% | 1.66% | 2.55 |
| Retail Store | 38 | $24,855.60 | $16,581.00 | 149.90% | 1.02% | 28.69% | 3.61 |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 30 | $8,194.60 | $7,335.90 | 111.71% | 0.22% | 9.87% | 4.99 |
| Securities Brokerage | 27 | $3,828.80 | $4,719.70 | 81.12% | -0.75% | -3.17% | 0.30 |
| Semiconductor | 142 | $27,523.60 | $19,886.00 | 138.41% | 4.03% | 24.90% | 1.41 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 10 | $977.60 | $1,148.70 | 85.10% | -0.90% | -9.61% | 1.21 |
| Shoe | 17 | $970.10 | $640.20 | 151.53% | 0.88% | 16.22% | 3.24 |
| Steel | 33 | $14,537.90 | $11,048.80 | 131.58% | 1.50% | 24.87% | 1.26 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 105 | $6,058.80 | $8,485.40 | 71.40% | -1.12% | -9.81% | 2.29 |
| Telecom. Services | 76 | $94,935.20 | $93,203.00 | 101.86% | 0.28% | 1.88% | 0.90 |
| Telecom. Utility | 23 | $34,499.10 | $51,916.20 | 66.45% | -6.77% | -65.15% | 0.72 |
| Thrift | 170 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Tobacco | 11 | $2,679.80 | $3,684.30 | 72.74% | -0.52% | -3.44% | 2.10 |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 14 | $935.20 | $820.70 | 113.95% | 0.35% | 4.62% | 2.83 |
| Trucking | 34 | $5,183.20 | $2,944.00 | 176.06% | 4.37% | 89.13% | 2.44 |
| Water Utility | 11 | $2,078.90 | $872.20 | 238.35% | 17.54% | 96.26% | 0.32 |
| Wireless Networking | 58 | $2,672.30 | $3,662.00 | 72.97% | -2.62% | -20.16% | 0.94 |
| Total Market | 6177 | $1,265,502.00 | $908,239.00 | 139.34% | 2.04% | 16.37% | 1.04 |