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Uni-Select Inc EBITDA dropped on 151% in 2015 and Revenue dropped on 24.0%

10.02.2016 • About Uni-Select Inc ($UNS) • By InTwits

Uni-Select Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Uni-Select Inc doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -11.1%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: -3.9% in 2015, 5.9% in 2014, 3.2% in 2013, 3.8% in 2012, 5.6% in 2011
  • Uni-Select Inc has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 0.8%.
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -11.1%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Uni-Select Inc ($UNS) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,7811,7981,7881,7841,355-24.0%
Gross Profit538533403-24.5%
EBITDA1006957105-53-150.6%
Net Income54292150-40-180.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash20009185,350.5%
Short Term Debt1619553-51.1%
Long Term Debt38534032021088-58.3%
Cash flow
Capex111312131726.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth38.5%1.0%-0.5%-0.2%-24.0%
EBITDA growth32.5%-31.0%-16.7%84.4%-150.6%
Gross Margin30.1%29.9%29.7%-0.2%
EBITDA Margin5.6%3.8%3.2%5.9%-3.9%-9.8%
Net Income Margin3.0%1.6%1.2%2.8%-3.0%-5.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%1.2%0.5%
ROIC10.7%4.8%3.4%9.6%-11.1%-20.7%
ROE12.7%6.2%4.4%10.0%-8.5%-18.5%
Net Debt/EBITDA4.0x5.2x5.7x2.0x-2.0x

Revenue and profitability


Uni-Select Inc's Revenue dropped on 24.0% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.57 pp from 7.2% to 7.8% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 5.8 pp from 2.8% to -3.0% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Uni-Select Inc had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.2%. The company showed small growth in CAPEX/Revenue of 0.53 pp from 0.72% in 2012 to 1.2% in 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 0.89%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-11.10%) and ROE (-8.47%). ROIC dropped on 20.7 pp from 9.6% to -11.1% in 2015. ROE dropped on 18.5 pp from 10.0% to -8.5% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 2.0x from 2.0x to in 2015. Debt dropped on 58.1% in 2015 while cash jumped on 85,350% in 2015.

Management team


The company's CEO Henry Buckley is a founder and has spent 3 years at the company. The company's CFO Eric Bussieres has spent 2 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Consumer, Cyclical


Below we provide Uni-Select Inc benchmarking against other companies in Consumer, Cyclical 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
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)11.5%5.3%5.3%7.7%3.3%
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)1.0%-0.5%-0.2%-24.0%


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)37.0%35.3%32.1%34.6%36.9%
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)30.1%29.9%29.7%


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)8.7%8.1%9.8%10.0%9.7%
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)5.6%3.8%3.2%5.9%-3.9%


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)2.9%2.7%2.9%2.4%2.8%
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)0.6%0.7%0.7%0.7%1.2%


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%9.8%10.8%9.8%10.9%
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)10.7%4.8%3.4%9.6%-11.1%


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)1.3x1.2x1.6x1.9x1.1x
Uni-Select Inc ($UNS)4.0x5.2x5.7x2.0x