You can think of capital expenditures (capex) as long-term, less frequent utilizations (uses) of capital. For example, the costs of buying a new building, acquiring a competitor firm, expanding a ...

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Capital expenditures, or CapEx, are funds a company spends on buying and managing physical assets, such as property, equipment and technology. CapEx spending is an investment in the assets needed to ...