Sims Ltd (SGM) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.43x

Sims Ltd (SGM) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.43x as of December 2025, reinvesting AU$66.50 Million (capex AU$66.50 Million ) from operating cash flow of AU$155.20 Million. See SGM cash flow after capex ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.43x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

AU$66.50 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

AU$155.20 Million
AUD

Capital Expenditures

AU$66.50 Million
AUD

Sims Ltd Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1991–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Sims Ltd across 33 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see SGM operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Sims Ltd (1991–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Sims Ltd. See SGM FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (AUD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.87x AU$258.60 Million AU$297.10 Million AU$194.10 Million ▼ -68.5%
2024 2.76x AU$559.10 Million AU$202.50 Million AU$214.60 Million ▲ +159.6%
2023 1.06x AU$477.70 Million AU$449.20 Million AU$232.50 Million ▲ +106.9%
2022 0.51x AU$281.60 Million AU$547.80 Million AU$276.20 Million ▼ -49.4%
2021 1.02x AU$131.50 Million AU$129.40 Million AU$129.70 Million ▲ +84.8%
2019 0.55x AU$198.00 Million AU$360.10 Million AU$197.10 Million ▼ -35.7%
2018 0.85x AU$215.50 Million AU$252.10 Million AU$176.10 Million ▲ +79.9%
2017 0.48x AU$126.60 Million AU$266.40 Million AU$126.50 Million ▼ -69.5%
2016 1.56x AU$204.70 Million AU$131.30 Million AU$108.90 Million ▲ +172.9%
2015 0.57x AU$170.30 Million AU$298.10 Million AU$95.30 Million ▲ +85.5%
2014 0.31x AU$64.70 Million AU$210.10 Million AU$64.10 Million ▼ -41.8%
2013 0.53x AU$157.20 Million AU$297.30 Million AU$149.00 Million ▼ -50.6%
2012 1.07x AU$309.90 Million AU$289.60 Million AU$161.10 Million ▲ +13.0%
2011 0.95x AU$150.20 Million AU$158.60 Million AU$142.80 Million ▲ +180.1%
2009 0.34x AU$187.47 Million AU$554.45 Million AU$187.47 Million ▼ -52.6%
2008 0.71x AU$129.69 Million AU$181.66 Million AU$129.69 Million ▲ +147.3%
2007 0.29x AU$90.50 Million AU$313.50 Million AU$90.50 Million ▼ -21.3%
2006 0.37x AU$76.48 Million AU$208.57 Million AU$76.48 Million ▲ +13.1%
2005 0.32x AU$62.50 Million AU$192.81 Million AU$62.50 Million ▼ -46.8%
2004 0.61x AU$55.58 Million AU$91.25 Million AU$55.58 Million ▲ +113.4%
2003 0.29x AU$36.24 Million AU$127.01 Million AU$36.24 Million ▲ +3.7%
2002 0.28x AU$28.40 Million AU$103.21 Million AU$28.40 Million ▲ +67.2%
2001 0.16x AU$15.98 Million AU$97.12 Million AU$15.98 Million ▼ -90.0%
2000 1.64x AU$27.11 Million AU$16.49 Million AU$27.11 Million ▲ +397.7%
1999 0.33x AU$15.48 Million AU$46.88 Million AU$15.48 Million ▼ -38.6%
1998 0.54x AU$33.99 Million AU$63.18 Million AU$33.99 Million ▼ -74.0%
1997 2.07x AU$34.67 Million AU$16.74 Million AU$34.67 Million ▲ +492.2%
1996 0.35x AU$24.07 Million AU$68.82 Million AU$24.07 Million ▲ +25.0%
1995 0.28x AU$18.65 Million AU$66.66 Million AU$18.65 Million ▼ -30.4%
1994 0.40x AU$20.05 Million AU$49.87 Million AU$20.05 Million ▼ -31.7%
1993 0.59x AU$13.50 Million AU$22.95 Million AU$13.50 Million ▲ +203.5%
1992 0.19x AU$5.94 Million AU$30.64 Million AU$5.94 Million ▼ -48.7%
1991 0.38x AU$13.32 Million AU$35.27 Million AU$13.32 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow