Mesa Laboratories Inc (MLAB) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.04x

Mesa Laboratories Inc (MLAB) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.04x as of December 2025, reinvesting $732.00K (capex $732.00K ) from operating cash flow of $18.75 Million. See MLAB free cash flow to operating cash ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.04x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$732.00K
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$18.75 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$732.00K
USD

Mesa Laboratories Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1990–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Mesa Laboratories Inc across 36 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see MLAB cash generation efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Mesa Laboratories Inc (1990–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Mesa Laboratories Inc. See Mesa Laboratories Inc financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.19x $9.00 Million $46.81 Million $4.50 Million ▼ -89.9%
2024 1.90x $83.87 Million $44.13 Million $2.57 Million ▲ +278.8%
2023 0.50x $14.04 Million $27.98 Million $4.54 Million ▼ -93.6%
2022 7.89x $309.66 Million $39.22 Million $4.43 Million ▲ +7246.5%
2021 0.11x $3.98 Million $37.07 Million $1.99 Million ▼ -98.5%
2020 7.04x $187.08 Million $26.56 Million $1.50 Million ▲ +4085.6%
2019 0.17x $5.14 Million $30.55 Million $1.26 Million ▼ -79.1%
2018 0.81x $19.98 Million $24.81 Million $2.80 Million ▼ -79.2%
2017 3.87x $30.01 Million $7.75 Million $11.61 Million ▲ +746.8%
2016 0.46x $7.73 Million $16.90 Million $7.73 Million ▲ +74.9%
2015 0.26x $2.83 Million $10.82 Million $2.83 Million ▲ +210.8%
2014 0.08x $1.04 Million $12.37 Million $1.04 Million ▲ +5.7%
2013 0.08x $908.00K $11.40 Million $908.00K ▲ +45.6%
2012 0.05x $683.00K $12.49 Million $683.00K ▼ -81.7%
2011 0.30x $2.65 Million $8.87 Million $2.65 Million ▼ -43.7%
2010 0.53x $3.16 Million $5.98 Million $3.16 Million ▲ +297.2%
2009 0.13x $676.00K $5.08 Million $676.00K ▲ +74.7%
2008 0.08x $352.00K $4.62 Million $352.00K ▼ -82.7%
2007 0.44x $1.78 Million $4.03 Million $1.78 Million ▲ +785.2%
2006 0.05x $115.00K $2.31 Million $115.00K ▲ +78.2%
2005 0.03x $70.00K $2.50 Million $70.00K ▲ +169.4%
2004 0.01x $34.00K $3.27 Million $34.00K ▼ -53.6%
2003 0.02x $64.93K $2.90 Million $64.93K ▲ +20.9%
2002 0.02x $41.82K $2.26 Million $41.82K ▼ -75.8%
2001 0.08x $80.05K $1.05 Million $80.05K ▼ -95.7%
2000 1.76x $4.10 Million $2.33 Million $4.10 Million
1999 0.00x $0.00 $2.70 Million $0.00 ▼ -100.0%
1998 0.09x $200.00K $2.20 Million $200.00K ▲ +118.2%
1997 0.04x $100.00K $2.40 Million $100.00K ▼ -82.3%
1996 0.24x $400.00K $1.70 Million $400.00K ▼ -78.8%
1995 1.11x $1.00 Million $900.00K $1.00 Million
1994 0.00x $0.00 $700.00K $0.00
1993 0.00x $0.00 $500.00K $0.00
1992 0.00x $0.00 $1.00 Million $0.00
1991 0.00x $0.00 $900.00K $0.00
1990 0.00x $0.00 $300.00K $0.00
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow