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Cineplex Inc Net Income surged on 76.6% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin increased on 4.7 pp from 15.7% to 20.4%

09.02.2016 • About Cineplex Inc ($CGX) • By InTwits

Cineplex Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Cineplex Inc has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 6.7%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.6%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 168 in 2015, 601 in 2014, 342 in 2013, 307 in 2012, 387 in 2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 17.1%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Cineplex Inc ($CGX) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue9981,0931,1711,2351,37111.0%
Gross Profit63869375080490112.1%
EBITDA17122419419427944.2%
Net Income49120847613576.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash49494434363.9%
Short Term Debt792237150.7%
Long Term Debt194169332343335-2.4%
Cash flow
Capex61726210696-9.6%
Ratios
Revenue growth-0.8%9.4%7.2%5.4%11.0%
EBITDA growth1.2%31.3%-13.5%-0.2%44.2%
Gross Margin63.9%63.4%64.1%65.1%65.7%0.7%
EBITDA Margin17.1%20.5%16.6%15.7%20.4%4.7%
Net Income Margin4.9%11.0%7.1%6.2%9.8%3.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue6.1%6.6%5.3%8.6%7.0%-1.6%
ROIC11.1%18.2%12.7%10.8%17.1%6.2%
ROE8.1%17.6%11.2%10.3%18.0%7.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.3x0.5x1.5x1.6x1.1x-0.5x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 11.0% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 2.4 pp from 1.6% to -0.83% in FY2015.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 0.65 pp from 65.1% to 65.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased on 3.6 pp from 6.2% to 9.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 7.0% in 2015. Cineplex Inc's CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2012 to 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 7.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (17.06%) and ROE (17.97%). ROIC increased on 6.2 pp from 10.8% to 17.1% in 2015. ROE increased on 7.7 pp from 10.3% to 18.0% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.2x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.5x from 1.6x to 1.1x in 2015. Debt decreased slightly on 1.3% in 2015 while cash increased on 3.9% in 2015.

Management team


Ellis Jacob is a the company's CEO. Ellis Jacob is a founder and has spent 15 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Consumer, Cyclical


Below you can find Cineplex Inc benchmarking vs. other companies in Consumer, Cyclical industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Amaya Inc ($AYA)216.4%311.5%85.2%254.0%
Partner Jet Corp ($PJT)-19.9%-15.2%1.2%119.7%
Kelso Technologies Inc ($KLS)80.5%577.5%487.8%81.4%
XPEL Technologies Corp ($DAP.U)46.3%76.6%67.7%65.5%
Holloway Lodging Corp ($HLC)5.4%-24.6%2.7%62.7%
 
Median (67 companies)12.0%5.3%4.9%7.7%3.3%
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)9.4%7.2%5.4%11.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Restaurant Brands International Inc ($QSR)69.7%87.0%
Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc ($IRG)96.2%94.2%89.7%84.9%84.3%
DEQ Systems Corp ($DEQ)74.3%77.5%78.4%84.7%
Second Cup Ltd/The ($SCU)91.1%86.6%85.1%72.7%
New Look Vision Group Inc ($BCI)72.3%71.8%72.6%72.6%
 
Median (59 companies)36.1%34.1%31.6%32.5%36.8%
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)63.9%63.4%64.1%65.1%65.7%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Westshore Terminals Investment Corp ($WTE)49.7%65.9%60.9%59.6%
Gamehost Inc ($GH)44.2%46.1%45.7%45.9%
Great Canadian Gaming Corp ($GC)34.1%16.8%41.1%40.1%
Amaya Inc ($AYA)-5.7%7.2%38.2%39.3%
MTY Food Group Inc ($MTY)32.2%36.3%38.7%37.0%
 
Median (65 companies)8.4%7.9%9.7%9.6%9.4%
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)17.1%20.5%16.6%15.7%20.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Poydras Gaming Finance Corp ($PYD)32.5%
WestJet Airlines Ltd ($WJA)3.9%7.9%19.5%18.6%22.5%
Exchange Income Corp ($EIF)8.2%7.9%15.8%15.5%
Holloway Lodging Corp ($HLC)3.4%8.2%6.7%14.8%
Kelso Technologies Inc ($KLS)79.2%0.4%0.7%13.5%
 
Median (68 companies)2.6%2.7%2.7%2.2%2.7%
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)6.1%6.6%5.3%8.6%7.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Partner Jet Corp ($PJT)-30.7%-51.6%-50.8%85.1%
Kelso Technologies Inc ($KLS)-121.3%48.8%
XPEL Technologies Corp ($DAP.U)52.9%54.7%57.5%43.2%
Westshore Terminals Investment Corp ($WTE)24.0%37.8%35.0%38.3%
Iplayco Corp Ltd ($IPC)-35.4%23.0%58.5%33.6%10.9%
 
Median (68 companies)10.4%9.7%10.1%9.7%9.4%
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)11.1%18.2%12.7%10.8%17.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Mountain China Resorts Holding Ltd ($MCG)317.1x
Restaurant Brands International Inc ($QSR)3.8x33.6x
Allied Hotel Properties Inc ($AHP)21.3x
Hudson's Bay Co ($HBC)8.7x3.8x3.6x19.1x3.6x
Amaya Inc ($AYA)17.9x1.8x13.5x
 
Median (57 companies)1.3x1.4x1.8x2.0x0.8x
Cineplex Inc ($CGX)1.3x0.5x1.5x1.6x1.1x