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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc Net Income dropped on 133% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin decreased on 5.8 pp from 45.6% to 39.8%

15.03.2016 • About Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX) • By InTwits

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.7%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 8.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 235 in 2015, 292 in 2014, 115 in 2013, 108 in 2012, 58.5 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.3x while industry average is 5.8x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,4633,4805,7708,20610,44727.3%
Gross Profit1,7372,5113,8645,9707,86231.7%
SG&A5727561,3052,0262,70033.2%
EBITDA9131,0661,6063,7384,15511.1%
Net Income160-116-866881-292-133.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash16491660032359785.2%
Short Term Debt111480205182391,344.4%
Long Term Debt6,54010,53517,16315,22830,26598.7%
Cash flow
Capex59108115292235-19.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth108.5%41.3%65.8%42.2%27.3%
EBITDA growth531.9%16.8%50.7%132.7%11.1%
Gross Margin70.5%72.1%67.0%72.8%75.3%2.5%
EBITDA Margin37.0%30.6%27.8%45.6%39.8%-5.8%
Net Income Margin6.5%-3.3%-15.0%10.7%-2.8%-13.5%
SG&A, % of revenue23.2%21.7%22.6%24.7%25.8%1.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.4%3.1%2.0%3.6%2.3%-1.3%
ROIC2.8%0.6%-2.0%8.3%4.6%-3.7%
ROE3.6%-3.0%-19.6%16.9%-5.2%-22.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA7.1x9.5x10.4x4.0x7.3x3.4x

Revenue and profitability


Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's Revenue jumped on 27.3% in 2015. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 5.8 pp from 45.6% to 39.8% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 2.5 pp from 72.8% to 75.3% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.2 pp from 24.7% to 25.8% in 2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 13.5 pp from 10.7% to -2.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 2.3% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.84 pp from 3.1% in 2012 to 2.3% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.6%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (4.62%) and negative ROE (-5.21%). ROIC decreased on 3.7 pp from 8.3% to 4.6% in 2015. ROE dropped on 22.2 pp from 16.9% to -5.2% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 7.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 7.5x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 3.4x from 4.0x to 7.3x in 2015. Debt jumped on 104% in 2015 while cash surged on 85.2% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Consumer, Non-cyclical


Below you can find Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc benchmarking vs. other companies in Consumer, Non-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
GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc ($GDI)-38.8%-72.9%218,969.1%18.7%
Cardiome Pharma Corp ($COM)-47.6%471.7%566.0%-30.4%
Patient Home Monitoring Corp ($PHM)170.2%1.9%433.0%238.4%
Family Memorials Inc ($FAM)-13.6%54.7%22.9%245.3%
Nobilis Health Corp ($NHC)45.3%49.0%169.9%172.8%
 
Median (86 companies)16.3%8.7%5.3%12.7%11.4%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)41.3%65.8%42.2%27.3%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Nobilis Health Corp ($NHC)99.8%
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc ($CPH)99.5%98.3%92.7%
Heritage Global Inc ($HGP)99.5%95.7%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc ($RBA)87.9%88.7%88.4%88.0%89.1%
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)79.4%86.0%
 
Median (74 companies)35.4%36.1%35.9%35.1%35.7%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)70.5%72.1%67.0%72.8%75.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc ($CPH)-50.0%40.6%71.4%63.7%12.8%
Merus Labs International Inc ($MSL)32.9%64.7%46.2%61.5%
EnerCare Inc ($ECI)59.0%52.8%51.0%45.5%39.3%
Information Services Corp ($ISV)34.1%39.6%39.6%37.6%36.1%
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)43.7%37.0%
 
Median (85 companies)7.5%7.4%8.7%10.6%10.8%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)37.0%30.6%27.8%45.6%39.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc ($NTB)6.0%4.7%73.6%84.6%119.0%
CanaDream Corp ($CDN)68.6%43.3%38.1%70.4%63.4%
Ceapro Inc ($CZO)2.2%3.9%35.3%52.0%
Feronia Inc/Canada ($FRN)129.0%191.4%117.4%42.4%
Microbix Biosystems Inc ($MBX)1.0%1.2%3.0%40.3%38.7%
 
Median (86 companies)2.3%2.6%2.4%2.5%2.3%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)2.4%3.1%2.0%3.6%2.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Biosyent Inc ($RX)45.5%71.7%62.4%62.9%48.2%
Information Services Corp ($ISV)56.0%71.8%72.8%58.9%38.1%
Covalon Technologies Ltd ($COV)-49.6%-75.8%-30.1%50.6%-12.4%
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc ($CPH)-22.9%21.8%81.4%44.6%-0.1%
Ceapro Inc ($CZO)69.9%-33.5%15.5%43.5%
 
Median (86 companies)7.7%7.1%6.9%6.7%6.8%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)2.8%0.6%-2.0%8.3%4.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Noble Iron Inc ($NIR)25.5x12.9x227.3x
Family Memorials Inc ($FAM)15.2x
Amica Mature Lifestyles Inc ($ACC)11.7x9.4x14.7x13.8x12.3x
Cott Corp ($BCB)2.6x2.0x2.2x13.4x4.9x
CRH Medical Corp ($CRH)-2.3x-3.1x-3.5x12.0x1.3x
 
Median (70 companies)1.8x2.5x2.2x2.6x1.6x
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)7.1x9.5x10.4x4.0x7.3x