Capital Expenditures by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 6870 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2009
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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 | 30 | $2,860.70 | $4,277.00 | 66.89% | -1.55% | -13.01% | 1.09 |
| Aerospace/Defense | 66 | $14,048.60 | $12,120.50 | 115.91% | 0.35% | 4.27% | 2.35 |
| Air Transport | 44 | $36,201.50 | $22,824.00 | 158.61% | 2.61% | 23.65% | 1.99 |
| Apparel | 53 | $3,591.20 | $2,542.90 | 141.22% | 1.11% | 10.89% | 1.77 |
| Auto & Truck | 20 | $85,335.30 | $94,100.70 | 90.69% | -0.44% | -5.51% | 2.36 |
| Auto Parts | 54 | $13,168.00 | $13,900.00 | 94.73% | -0.17% | -2.97% | 3.92 |
| Bank | 477 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | $- | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Beverage | 41 | $12,571.50 | $10,931.00 | 115.01% | 0.62% | 4.18% | 1.29 |
| Biotechnology | 108 | $5,320.70 | $4,148.00 | 128.27% | 1.87% | 11.07% | 0.87 |
| Building Materials | 52 | $9,425.50 | $7,202.90 | 130.86% | 1.45% | 13.76% | 1.08 |
| Cable TV | 25 | $54,289.60 | $52,816.50 | 102.79% | 0.51% | 2.60% | 0.56 |
| Canadian Energy | 12 | $72,243.80 | $34,174.00 | 211.40% | 14.63% | 50.73% | 0.88 |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | $11,386.20 | $10,413.30 | 109.34% | 0.39% | 3.28% | 1.84 |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | $13,614.60 | $11,470.80 | 118.69% | 0.88% | 6.24% | 1.67 |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 88 | $10,435.50 | $9,502.90 | 109.81% | 0.41% | 4.22% | 1.84 |
| Coal | 18 | $6,038.90 | $4,339.10 | 139.17% | 3.28% | 20.83% | 1.28 |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 322 | $17,986.50 | $20,066.40 | 89.63% | -0.41% | -2.36% | 2.12 |
| Computers/Peripherals | 125 | $26,564.50 | $27,883.80 | 95.27% | -0.14% | -1.61% | 3.75 |
| Diversified Co. | 113 | $51,885.40 | $35,329.60 | 146.86% | 1.90% | 10.58% | 0.60 |
| Drug | 342 | $38,234.90 | $61,946.10 | 61.72% | -2.93% | -12.92% | 1.00 |
| E-Commerce | 54 | $1,869.20 | $1,278.10 | 146.25% | 2.29% | 26.12% | 1.43 |
| Educational Services | 34 | $915.30 | $859.90 | 106.44% | 0.25% | 2.14% | 4.01 |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 24 | $34,029.00 | $15,540.70 | 218.97% | 9.86% | 67.21% | 0.70 |
| Electric Utility (East) | 26 | $67,165.20 | $32,559.80 | 206.28% | 9.15% | 53.06% | 0.68 |
| Electric Utility (West) | 16 | $29,660.70 | $13,584.40 | 218.34% | 11.55% | 69.95% | 0.70 |
| Electrical Equipment | 83 | $7,326.50 | $5,789.60 | 126.55% | 0.82% | 7.11% | 1.79 |
| Electronics | 173 | $10,018.80 | $8,176.70 | 122.53% | 0.56% | 9.90% | 2.32 |
| Entertainment | 84 | $18,981.00 | $20,843.70 | 91.06% | -0.52% | -3.48% | 0.67 |
| Entertainment Tech | 33 | $805.40 | $1,205.00 | 66.84% | -1.62% | -91.60% | 2.55 |
| Environmental | 79 | $4,423.90 | $4,449.50 | 99.42% | -0.04% | -0.32% | 1.02 |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | $19,095.20 | $7,384.60 | 258.58% | 2.80% | 3.65% | 0.16 |
| Food Processing | 109 | $26,033.50 | $21,015.50 | 123.88% | 0.56% | 6.57% | 1.82 |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | $7,987.90 | $6,541.10 | 122.12% | 0.40% | 10.70% | 3.90 |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | $44,955.50 | $51,257.60 | 87.71% | -0.75% | -10.05% | 2.27 |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 34 | $1,852.70 | $2,186.60 | 84.73% | -0.44% | -6.24% | 1.97 |
| Grocery | 14 | $11,981.20 | $7,261.30 | 165.00% | 1.35% | 35.55% | 4.56 |
| Healthcare Information | 29 | $903.10 | $1,067.40 | 84.61% | -1.25% | -8.81% | 1.74 |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | $1,800.60 | $1,261.40 | 142.75% | 0.47% | 12.31% | 4.80 |
| Homebuilding | 32 | $846.90 | $1,162.10 | 72.88% | -0.21% | NA | 1.42 |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | $26,991.70 | $8,161.80 | 330.71% | 15.21% | 99.71% | 0.71 |
| Household Products | 26 | $11,271.50 | $11,905.50 | 94.67% | -0.21% | -1.35% | 1.12 |
| Human Resources | 31 | $1,078.80 | $1,318.00 | 81.85% | -0.22% | -6.69% | 5.24 |
| Industrial Services | 167 | $14,450.80 | $10,763.40 | 134.26% | 1.35% | 16.28% | 2.20 |
| Information Services | 34 | $2,970.10 | $3,021.70 | 98.29% | -0.08% | -0.56% | 1.44 |
| Insurance (Life) | 35 | $1,541.80 | $0.80 | NA | NA | 1.30% | NA |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 78 | $1,664.40 | $4.30 | NA | NA | 45.14% | NA |
| Internet | 208 | $10,260.10 | $7,678.60 | 133.62% | 1.79% | 12.86% | 1.90 |
| Investment Co. | 17 | $0.20 | $1.00 | 20.00% | NA | NA | NA |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | $1.60 | $1.90 | 84.21% | NA | -0.97% | NA |
| Machinery | 124 | $20,812.60 | $15,422.40 | 134.95% | 1.06% | 11.23% | 1.81 |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | $180.40 | $221.80 | 81.33% | -0.20% | -8.51% | 3.99 |
| Maritime | 56 | $23,733.20 | $4,535.30 | 523.30% | 43.59% | 149.84% | 0.42 |
| Medical Services | 160 | $16,853.40 | $11,506.70 | 146.47% | 0.81% | 9.89% | 2.24 |
| Medical Supplies | 252 | $20,344.60 | $20,603.00 | 98.75% | -0.03% | -0.34% | 2.38 |
| Metal Fabricating | 35 | $5,230.20 | $2,677.40 | 195.35% | 2.38% | 23.24% | 2.09 |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | $52,372.50 | $20,811.60 | 251.65% | 8.07% | 31.86% | 1.09 |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 34 | $73,898.20 | $26,248.80 | 281.53% | 23.00% | 96.83% | 0.63 |
| Natural Gas Utility | 25 | $6,561.20 | $4,476.80 | 146.56% | 2.13% | 20.57% | 1.16 |
| Newspaper | 16 | $2,508.00 | $3,505.10 | 71.55% | -2.06% | -12.81% | 0.70 |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 26 | $3,991.20 | $4,787.90 | 83.36% | -0.44% | -6.32% | 2.28 |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | $28,345.20 | $7,590.80 | 373.42% | 11.88% | 97.06% | 0.95 |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 112 | $60,428.40 | $22,486.50 | 268.73% | 9.80% | 49.87% | 1.04 |
| Packaging & Container | 33 | $7,344.60 | $7,671.50 | 95.74% | -0.19% | -1.90% | 1.70 |
| Paper/Forest Products | 38 | $12,215.10 | $13,479.60 | 90.62% | -0.63% | -6.07% | 1.09 |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 25 | $297,115.90 | $158,904.50 | 186.98% | 3.35% | 32.02% | 2.45 |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 188 | $121,417.20 | $41,656.10 | 291.48% | 20.28% | 76.75% | 0.89 |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | $10,205.70 | $6,248.50 | 163.33% | 0.80% | 19.27% | 2.95 |
| Power | 66 | $16,017.20 | $8,123.20 | 197.18% | 5.94% | 46.61% | 0.92 |
| Precious Metals | 75 | $16,786.80 | $7,292.50 | 230.19% | 19.49% | 81.93% | 0.36 |
| Precision Instrument | 90 | $2,694.60 | $5,268.20 | 51.15% | -2.69% | -21.33% | 1.33 |
| Property Management | 17 | $19,528.80 | $3,209.80 | 608.41% | 46.26% | 165.29% | 0.35 |
| Publishing | 27 | $2,905.60 | $3,239.60 | 89.69% | -0.40% | -3.94% | 1.96 |
| R.E.I.T. | 144 | $5,333.10 | $878.60 | 607.00% | 32.21% | 200.32% | 0.53 |
| Railroad | 15 | $21,650.70 | $11,342.90 | 190.87% | 7.43% | 36.07% | 0.68 |
| Recreation | 64 | $14,090.10 | $7,003.40 | 201.19% | 5.83% | 37.34% | 0.90 |
| Reinsurance | 11 | $0.30 | $- | NA | NA | 0.07% | NA |
| Restaurant | 68 | $15,320.10 | $8,579.60 | 178.56% | 3.75% | 28.47% | 1.68 |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 155 | $22,736.00 | $16,276.90 | 139.68% | 1.15% | 18.97% | 3.74 |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | $4,985.00 | $2,139.10 | 233.04% | 1.59% | 36.97% | 2.70 |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | $15,468.40 | $6,378.00 | 242.53% | 3.34% | 45.70% | 2.44 |
| Retail Store | 38 | $55,988.20 | $27,685.70 | 202.23% | 1.97% | 44.04% | 3.40 |
| Securities Brokerage | 32 | $6,282.80 | $3,767.50 | 166.76% | 0.39% | 1.53% | 0.60 |
| Semiconductor | 122 | $37,596.10 | $33,967.30 | 110.68% | 1.29% | 5.86% | 1.30 |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | $1,814.60 | $1,907.10 | 95.15% | -0.20% | -1.16% | 1.72 |
| Shoe | 19 | $1,439.10 | $1,061.30 | 135.60% | 0.61% | 7.22% | 3.37 |
| Steel (General) | 20 | $4,136.10 | $2,210.10 | 187.15% | 1.68% | 20.25% | 2.60 |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | $20,054.90 | $16,170.30 | 124.02% | 1.06% | 7.39% | 1.35 |
| Telecom. Equipment | 110 | $13,571.40 | $18,955.30 | 71.60% | -1.06% | -9.94% | 2.50 |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | $251,545.40 | $132,300.60 | 190.13% | 7.39% | 26.05% | 0.78 |
| Thrift | 234 | $0.30 | $- | NA | NA | 0.00% | NA |
| Tobacco | 12 | $4,967.20 | $1,499.60 | 331.23% | 1.51% | 22.69% | 4.90 |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 23 | $1,851.10 | $1,574.60 | 117.56% | 0.46% | 5.76% | 2.90 |
| Trucking | 33 | $40,263.00 | $5,897.40 | 682.72% | 29.43% | 344.56% | 1.48 |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | $10,230.70 | $7,118.00 | 143.73% | 3.78% | 39.90% | 1.05 |
| Water Utility | 16 | $3,361.40 | $1,281.60 | 262.28% | 18.16% | 70.02% | 0.31 |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | $3,607.90 | $4,348.90 | 82.96% | -1.32% | -11.35% | 0.88 |
| Public/Private Equity | 10 | $156.60 | $999.90 | 15.66% | -7.19% | -15.12% | 0.14 |
| Funeral Services | 6 | $234.10 | $200.90 | 116.53% | 0.38% | 2.89% | 0.89 |
| Grand Total | 6870 | $2,224,260.70 | $1,399,783.70 | 158.90% | 2.64% | 18.10% | 1.21 |