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Advantex Marketing International Inc EBITDA dropped on 143% in 2015 and Revenue dropped on 19.6%

28.10.2015 • About Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX) • By InTwits

Advantex Marketing International Inc reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Advantex Marketing International Inc doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2015 ROIC is -15.6%
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: -6.0% in FY2015 vs. 11.2% in FY2014 vs. in FY2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -15.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue13.52315.89516.91016.53513.298-19.6%
Gross Profit11.03311.36010.2108.132-20.4%
SG&A8.0378.3597.923-5.2%
EBITDA3.2143.3231.851-0.793-142.8%
Net Income-0.4920.2270.036-0.715-3.071329.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash1.0851.7741.8161.163-36.0%
Short Term Debt6.7167.0996.4545.712-11.5%
Long Term Debt9.6652.1144.6624.8654.4%
Cash flow
Capex0.2260.8280.4020.321-20.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth-5.3%17.5%6.4%-2.2%-19.6%
EBITDA growth3.4%-44.3%-142.8%
Gross Margin69.4%67.2%61.7%61.1%-0.6%
EBITDA Margin0.0%20.2%19.7%11.2%-6.0%-17.2%
Net Income Margin-3.6%1.4%0.2%-4.3%-23.1%-18.8%
SG&A, % of revenue47.5%50.6%59.6%9.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.4%4.9%2.4%2.4%-0.0%
ROIC28.9%17.5%-15.6%-33.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA4.8x2.2x5.0x-5.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 19.6% in FY2015. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 17.2 pp from 11.2% to -6.0% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased slightly on 0.60 pp from 61.7% to 61.1% in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 9.0 pp from 50.6% to 59.6% in FY2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 18.8 pp from -4.3% to -23.1% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Advantex Marketing International Inc's CAPEX/Revenue was 2.4% in FY2015. Advantex Marketing International Inc's CAPEX/Revenue increased slightly on 0.99 pp from 1.4% in FY2012 to 2.4% in FY2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.2%.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -7.2x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 5.0x from 5.0x to in FY2015. Debt decreased on 4.9% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 36.0% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Communications


Below we provide Advantex Marketing International Inc benchmarking against other companies in Communications industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Telehop Communications Inc ($HOP)-11.7%-13.1%-7.8%105.7%
Wi2Wi Corp ($YTY)11.5%100.3%
BSM Technologies Inc ($GPS)39.1%55.5%
Plaintree Systems Inc ($NPT)14.5%9.1%50.8%-7.1%
Aimia Inc ($AIM)2.9%6.3%-25.6%47.5%
 
Median (49 companies)7.8%2.5%1.8%3.1%2.7%
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)17.5%6.4%-2.2%-19.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Wanted Technologies Corp ($WAN)86.6%90.5%93.2%94.3%95.6%
CounterPath Corp ($CCV)74.1%80.0%85.1%80.9%81.5%
Mediagrif Interactive Technologies Inc ($MDF)78.2%79.8%79.8%78.8%80.1%
NeuLion Inc ($NLN)45.2%53.6%63.8%70.2%
Sangoma Technologies Corp ($STC)74.5%68.8%66.9%67.2%
 
Median (40 companies)43.2%42.8%42.5%41.8%54.8%
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)69.4%67.2%61.7%61.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc ($MBT)33.7%34.3%33.7%47.4%
Cogeco Cable Inc ($CCA)45.8%46.0%44.9%43.8%46.2%
Cogeco Inc ($CGO)28.1%43.2%43.5%43.3%44.3%
Shaw Communications Inc ($SJR.B)43.3%42.7%43.3%42.1%44.6%
BCE Inc ($BCE)37.0%38.8%37.7%38.4%
 
Median (49 companies)14.4%13.5%14.1%13.4%14.3%
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)20.2%19.7%11.2%-6.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Newfoundland Capital Corp Ltd ($NCC.B)8.7%5.5%76.8%
Axia NetMedia Corp ($AXX)10.7%30.8%27.2%27.0%
UrtheCast Corp ($UR)26.5%
TeraGo Inc ($TGO)21.6%20.9%21.5%23.1%
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc ($MBT)16.3%19.8%18.1%22.4%
 
Median (52 companies)4.3%2.3%3.0%2.1%2.2%
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)1.4%4.9%2.4%2.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Wi2Wi Corp ($YTY)-28.5%-166.9%136.7%
Tucows Inc ($TC)12.8%17.7%22.5%35.4%
Asian Television Network International Ltd ($SAT)102.7%34.6%23.6%23.4%
Points International Ltd ($PTS)20.7%14.9%15.0%21.2%
NeuLion Inc ($NLN)-62.1%-55.8%-10.3%18.5%
 
Median (53 companies)6.7%8.6%8.2%8.0%2.7%
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)28.9%17.5%-15.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Plaintree Systems Inc ($NPT)0.7x124.2x3.9x
MDC Partners Inc ($MDZ.A)7.3x12.4x112.6x4.6x
Quebecor Inc ($QBR.B)2.0x3.7x3.9x4.2x
Postmedia Network Canada Corp ($PNC.B)2.9x3.3x3.4x4.2x
GVIC Communications Corp ($GCT)3.1x3.4x3.9x3.3x
 
Median (41 companies)1.0x1.4x1.3x1.4x2.6x
Advantex Marketing International Inc ($ADX)4.8x2.2x5.0x