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Enbridge Inc Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 3.4x from 7.3x to 10.6x in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 10.2%

19.02.2016 • About Enbridge Inc ($ENB) • By InTwits

Enbridge Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Enbridge Inc has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 21.7%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 4.7%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 7,273 in 2015, 10,524 in 2014, 8,235 in 2013, 5,194 in 2012, 3,508 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 2.8%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 10.6x while industry average is 3.6x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Enbridge Inc ($ENB) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue27,05324,66032,91837,64133,794-10.2%
Gross Profit5,9085,4816,1118,1588,5534.8%
SG&A2,2812,7393,0143,2814,24829.5%
EBITDA3,7432,8302,7354,7773,886-18.7%
Net Income8337076291,405251-82.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash7231,7767561,2611,015-19.5%
Short Term Debt1,0041,7143,5232,5522,95015.6%
Long Term Debt19,25120,20322,35733,42339,39117.9%
Cash flow
Capex3,5085,1948,23510,5247,273-30.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth78.8%-8.8%33.5%14.3%-10.2%
EBITDA growth57.9%-24.4%-3.4%74.7%-18.7%
Gross Margin21.8%22.2%18.6%21.7%25.3%3.6%
EBITDA Margin13.8%11.5%8.3%12.7%11.5%-1.2%
Net Income Margin3.1%2.9%1.9%3.7%0.7%-3.0%
SG&A, % of revenue8.4%11.1%9.2%8.7%12.6%3.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue13.0%21.1%25.0%28.0%21.5%-6.4%
ROIC8.8%4.4%3.2%5.9%2.8%-3.0%
ROE11.8%9.3%6.0%12.4%-0.3%-12.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA5.2x7.1x9.2x7.3x10.6x3.4x

Revenue and profitability


Enbridge Inc's Revenue dropped on 10.2% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.96 pp from 4.2% to 5.1% in FY2015.

Gross Margin increased on 3.6 pp from 21.7% to 25.3% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.9 pp from 8.7% to 12.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 3.0 pp from 3.7% to 0.74% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Enbridge Inc's CAPEX/Revenue was 21.5% in 2015. The company's CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2012 to 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 24.8%.The company has spent a lot to CAPEX (187% of EBITDA) which didn't stop revenue from falling.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (2.84%) and negative ROE (-0.33%). ROIC decreased on 3.0 pp from 5.9% to 2.8% in 2015. ROE dropped on 12.7 pp from 12.4% to -0.33% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 10.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and 10.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 3.4x from 7.3x to 10.6x in 2015. Debt surged on 17.7% in 2015 while cash dropped on 19.5% in 2015.

Management team


Albert Monaco "Al" is a the company's CEO. Albert Monaco "Al" has spent 6 years at the company. John Kendall Whelen is a Enbridge Inc's CFO. John Kendall Whelen has spent 4 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Energy


Below you can find Enbridge Inc benchmarking vs. other companies in Energy 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
Petro Rio SA ($PRJ)-36.3%-32.1%-34.9%10,977.1%
ONEnergy Inc ($OEG)6,002.6%
Sterling Resources Ltd ($SLG)-94.8%4,514.9%2,244.4%
Ikkuma Resources Corp ($IKM)22.5%17.0%-4.5%1,231.1%
Spartan Energy Corp ($SPE)-8.2%16.6%29.9%923.7%
 
Median (160 companies)38.1%10.4%16.2%18.5%-25.6%
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)-8.8%33.5%14.3%-10.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
TransAlta Renewables Inc ($RNW)94.4%94.5%94.5%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd ($AAV)70.5%62.0%84.5%92.5%
Freehold Royalties Ltd ($FRU)91.7%90.4%89.0%90.2%
MEG Energy Corp ($MEG)85.5%86.8%87.4%87.6%84.1%
NXT Energy Solutions Inc ($SFD)-43.2%65.6%36.0%87.3%
 
Median (140 companies)34.2%29.3%31.6%30.3%48.6%
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)21.8%22.2%18.6%21.7%25.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Seven Generations Energy Ltd ($VII)56.9%54.0%106.0%
Tourmaline Oil Corp ($TOU)67.4%67.9%80.0%97.6%
Bonavista Energy Corp ($BNP)63.8%64.6%62.6%91.6%
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd ($BXE)42.7%58.6%83.6%89.6%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd ($AAV)-4.0%5.2%66.1%87.8%
 
Median (159 companies)25.5%25.7%31.1%29.6%13.0%
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)13.8%11.5%8.3%12.7%11.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Oryx Petroleum Corp Ltd ($OXC)1,997.8%
Petroshale Inc ($PSH)30.6%346.6%865.9%
Toro Oil & Gas Ltd ($TOO)192.4%139.0%39.2%808.7%
Athabasca Oil Corp ($ATH)176.2%2,426.4%596.6%504.7%
BNK Petroleum Inc ($BKX)139.2%195.8%789.1%316.6%
 
Median (162 companies)43.3%50.0%39.2%48.8%29.5%
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)13.0%21.1%25.0%28.0%21.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pason Systems Inc ($PSI)33.5%30.0%29.7%41.0%
Sea Dragon Energy Inc ($SDX)-10.1%8.1%21.8%32.9%
Raging River Exploration Inc ($RRX)29.1%
High Arctic Energy Services Inc ($HWO)27.0%31.4%26.3%24.9%
Rooster Energy Ltd ($COQ)22.9%
 
Median (165 companies)4.4%3.2%4.6%5.0%-6.0%
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)8.8%4.4%3.2%5.9%2.8%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Veresen Inc ($VSN)22.3x16.2x14.7x30.3x
Lightstream Resources Ltd ($LTS)2.0x27.8x
Petroshale Inc ($PSH)0.1x21.7x
Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd ($CLC)9.7x16.7x8.8x17.1x
Pengrowth Energy Corp ($PGF)1.5x2.9x2.1x16.8x
 
Median (136 companies)1.2x1.5x1.5x1.4x3.3x
Enbridge Inc ($ENB)5.2x7.1x9.2x7.3x10.6x