Capex
Definition · Level 9 · Valuation
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Capital expenditures: cash spent on long-lived assets such as plants, equipment and servers. Shown in investing cash flow and expensed over time as depreciation.
Example
“Capex guide went up $2B for AI servers — FCF takes the hit.”
Where Tradecraft teaches it
Level 9 · Valuation, in the lesson “Balance sheet, cash flow and how they link”: Assets = liabilities + equity, the three cash-flow sections, free cash flow, and why profit isn’t cash.
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