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Savanna Energy Services Corp reports 76.6% CAPEX decline and 43.7% Revenue decline

07.03.2016 • About Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY) • By InTwits

Savanna Energy Services Corp reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Savanna Energy Services Corp doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -15.9%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -7.4%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: -7.4% in 2015, -29.7% in 2014, 20.7% in 2013, 20.5% in 2012, 21.3% in 2011
  • Savanna Energy Services Corp has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 23.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 5.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 57.8 in 2015, 247 in 2014, 125 in 2013, 167 in 2012, 180 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -15.9%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue610.7669.3696.6791.9446.1-43.7%
Gross Profit114.5115.0116.2110.631.5-71.5%
SG&A46.051.059.058.243.3-25.7%
EBITDA130.3137.5143.9-235.2-32.9-86.0%
Net Income45.737.530.2-249.3-171.8-31.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash13.213.520.86.35.8-8.5%
Short Term Debt1.01.812.64.56.442.2%
Long Term Debt204.1241.1241.0343.4272.0-20.8%
Cash flow
Capex179.7167.3124.9246.957.8-76.6%
Ratios
Revenue growth39.3%9.6%4.1%13.7%-43.7%
EBITDA growth77.0%5.5%4.6%-263.5%-86.0%
Gross Margin18.7%17.2%16.7%14.0%7.1%-6.9%
EBITDA Margin21.3%20.5%20.7%-29.7%-7.4%22.3%
Net Income Margin7.5%5.6%4.3%-31.5%-38.5%-7.0%
SG&A, % of revenue7.5%7.6%8.5%7.4%9.7%2.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue29.4%25.0%17.9%31.2%12.9%-18.2%
ROIC6.5%5.4%4.5%-29.3%-15.9%13.4%
ROE5.8%4.4%3.4%-32.6%-30.4%2.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.5x1.7x1.6x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


Savanna Energy Services Corp's Revenue dropped on 43.7% in 2015. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin jumped on 22.3 pp from -29.7% to -7.4% in 2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 6.9 pp from 14.0% to 7.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.3 pp from 7.4% to 9.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 7.0 pp from -31.5% to -38.5% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 12.9%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 12.0 pp from 25.0% in 2012 to 12.9% in 2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 20.7%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-15.91%) and ROE (-30.39%). ROIC surged on 13.4 pp from -29.3% to -15.9% in 2015. ROE increased on 2.2 pp from -32.6% to -30.4% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 14.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in 2015. Debt dropped on 20.0% in 2015 while cash decreased on 8.5% in 2015.

Management team


Christopher D Strong "Chris" is a the company's CEO. Christopher D Strong "Chris" is a founder and has spent 3 years at the company. Dwayne Lamontagne is a The company's CFO. Dwayne Lamontagne has spent 3 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Energy


Below we provide Savanna Energy Services Corp benchmarking against other companies in Energy 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
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)39.6%10.4%17.1%18.5%-28.8%
Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY)9.6%4.1%13.7%-43.7%


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%88.5%
Freehold Royalties Ltd ($FRU)91.7%90.4%89.0%90.2%86.3%
MEG Energy Corp ($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%30.7%
Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY)18.7%17.2%16.7%14.0%7.1%


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%70.1%
Bonavista Energy Corp ($BNP)63.8%64.6%62.6%91.6%54.5%
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd ($BXE)42.7%58.6%83.6%89.6%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd ($AAV)-4.0%5.2%66.1%87.8%81.8%
 
Median (159 companies)25.5%25.7%31.1%29.6%12.4%
Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY)21.3%20.5%20.7%-29.7%-7.4%


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%27.8%
Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY)29.4%25.0%17.9%31.2%12.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pason Systems Inc ($PSI)33.5%30.0%29.7%41.0%6.0%
Sea Dragon Energy Inc ($SDX)-10.1%8.1%21.8%32.9%
Raging River Exploration Inc ($RRX)29.1%6.2%
High Arctic Energy Services Inc ($HWO)27.0%31.4%26.3%24.9%
Rooster Energy Ltd ($COQ)22.9%
 
Median (165 companies)4.4%3.2%4.6%5.1%-6.0%
Savanna Energy Services Corp ($SVY)6.5%5.4%4.5%-29.3%-15.9%


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 (137 companies)1.2x1.5x1.5x1.4x3.0x