Ratios to determine how capital intensive an industry is??

[sj.1802]

What are the ratios which can be used to determine how Capital Intensive an industry is?? I am thinking of Capex/Depr.. Somebody said Capex/EBIDTA.. Pls help me to understand this concept.

 

[Zlack]

ROA. You can calculate on fixed assets or total assets.
A capital intensive industry have low return per unit of assets.

 

[sheikh79]

I’d say Fixed TO should be low for capital-intensive businesses. ROA is affected by profitability, so FATO would be a ‘truer’ measure.

 

[Marathon_runner]

Capital Intensity Ratio = Total Assets / Sales
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-capital-intensity-ratio.htm

 

[S2000magician]

= 1 / Asset Turnover.