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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 5.4x from 7.3x to 12.7x in 2016 while Debt decreased on 4.0%

28.02.2017 • About Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX) • By InTwits

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2016 ROIC is -1.4%
  • 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 3.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 235 in 2016, 235 in 2015, 292 in 2014, 115 in 2013, 108 in 2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -1.4%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 12.7x while industry average is 9.3x
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. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue3,4805,7708,20610,4479,674-7.4%
Gross Profit2,5113,8645,9707,8627,063-10.2%
SG&A7561,3052,0262,7002,8104.1%
EBITDA1,0661,6063,7384,1552,300-44.6%
Net Income-116-866881-292-2,409
Balance Sheet
Cash916600323597542-9.3%
Short Term Debt48020518231-99.9%
Long Term Debt10,53517,16315,22830,26529,845-1.4%
Cash flow
Capex108115292235235-0.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth41.3%65.8%42.2%27.3%-7.4%
EBITDA growth16.8%50.7%132.7%11.1%-44.6%
Gross Margin72.1%67.0%72.8%75.3%73.0%-2.2%
EBITDA Margin30.6%27.8%45.6%39.8%23.8%-16.0%
Net Income Margin-3.3%-15.0%10.7%-2.8%-24.9%-22.1%
SG&A, % of revenue21.7%22.6%24.7%25.8%29.0%3.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.1%2.0%3.6%2.3%2.4%0.2%
ROIC0.6%-2.0%8.3%4.6%-1.4%-6.0%
ROE-3.0%-19.6%16.9%-5.2%-53.2%-47.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA9.5x10.4x4.0x7.3x12.7x5.4x


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

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P&L
Revenue2,3722,4202,4802,4039.3%-11.4%-11.0%-13.8%
EBITDA8131,016-12485-16.9%4.0%-101.1%-55.2%
Net Income-374-302-1,218-515-482.5%-2,561.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,310852659542-29.7%-11.0%-53.6%-9.3%
Short Term Debt675294591449.8%-50.2%-91.7%-99.9%
Long Term Debt31,30330,77330,38629,84520.9%1.6%0.7%-1.4%
Ratios
Gross Margin73.4%72.8%73.5%72.3%-2.5%-2.1%-3.3%-1.2%
EBITDA Margin 34.3% 42.0% -0.5% 20.2%-10.8%6.2%-42.6%-18.6%
Net Income Margin -15.8% -12.5% -49.1% -21.4%-20.3%-10.6%-50.9%-9.4%

Revenue and profitability


Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's Revenue decreased on 7.4%. Revenue decline showed acceleration in 16Q4 - it was 13.8% YoY. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 16.0 pp from 39.8% to 23.8% in 2016.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.2 pp from 75.3% to 73.0% in 2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.2 pp from 25.8% to 29.0% in 2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 22.1 pp from -2.8% to -24.9% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2016 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc had CAPEX/Revenue of 2.4%. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2013 to 2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.7%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-1.38%) and ROE (-53.16%). ROIC decreased on 6.0 pp from 4.6% to -1.4% in 2016. ROE dropped on 47.9 pp from -5.2% to -53.2% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 12.7x Net Debt / EBITDA and 13.0x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 5.4x from 7.3x to 12.7x in 2016. Debt decreased on 4.0% while cash decreased on 9.3%.

Management team


Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc's CEO Joseph C Papa "Joe" is a founder and has spent 2 years at the company. Paul S Herendeen is a The company's CFO. Paul S Herendeen has spent 2 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Consumer, Non-cyclical


Below we provide Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc benchmarking against other companies in Consumer, Non-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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)159.5%275.7%107.0%
Heritage Global Inc ($HGP)-37.0%76.2%11.2%80.8%
EnerCare Inc ($ECI)8.6%21.1%55.7%76.6%
CRH Medical Corp ($CRH)12.5%56.0%284.2%70.2%
Nuvo Research Inc ($NRI)-25.3%-29.1%57.0%31.9%
 
Median (40 companies)8.5%13.7%14.9%12.8%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)65.8%42.2%27.3%-7.4%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc ($CPH)99.5%98.3%92.7%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc ($RBA)88.7%88.4%88.0%89.1%88.3%
Information Services Corp ($ISV)77.5%80.4%80.9%87.6%85.1%
Biosyent Inc ($RX)79.3%79.2%78.1%78.7%
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)79.4%86.0%76.1%72.9%
 
Median (34 companies)29.5%35.0%35.6%33.4%28.9%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)72.1%67.0%72.8%75.3%73.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
CRH Medical Corp ($CRH)21.0%24.5%29.1%44.1%
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)43.7%37.0%39.8%-92.8%
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Inc ($RBA)36.8%36.3%36.4%39.7%31.4%
EnerCare Inc ($ECI)52.8%51.0%45.5%39.3%26.6%
Information Services Corp ($ISV)39.6%39.6%37.6%36.1%32.7%
 
Median (43 companies)9.1%12.0%12.7%11.0%10.0%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)30.6%27.8%45.6%39.8%23.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
ProMetic Life Sciences Inc ($PLI)2.1%33.6%34.6%23.3%
EnerCare Inc ($ECI)25.7%26.5%23.6%20.7%15.5%
Black Diamond Group Ltd ($BDI)61.9%27.5%31.0%17.6%
easyhome Ltd ($EH)32.2%25.6%21.6%16.9%12.7%
K-Bro Linen Inc ($KBL)10.0%19.0%11.4%16.6%
 
Median (42 companies)3.1%2.8%2.3%2.4%2.0%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)3.1%2.0%3.6%2.3%2.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Information Services Corp ($ISV)71.8%72.8%58.9%38.1%27.6%
Colliers International Group Inc ($CIG)10.5%11.2%15.2%10.9%26.1%
Nuvo Research Inc ($NRI)-11.6%-17.4%-37.9%12.9%20.8%
International Road Dynamics Inc ($IRD)0.9%6.7%4.4%10.6%16.5%
Premium Brands Holdings Corp ($PBH)10.3%9.9%6.9%12.6%15.3%
 
Median (43 companies)8.8%9.2%8.5%7.5%8.4%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)0.6%-2.0%8.3%4.6%-1.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Concordia Healthcare Corp ($CXR)-1.3x5.6x20.2x
SunOpta Inc ($SOY)2.9x3.5x1.3x16.9x140.8x
Centric Health Corp ($CHH)5.6x10.2x11.2x15.6x
Sienna Senior Living Inc ($SIA)9.5x11.8x9.2x9.1x9.1x
GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc ($GDI)3.5x5.2x3.5x
 
Median (37 companies)2.8x2.2x3.3x2.3x2.7x
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)9.5x10.4x4.0x7.3x12.7x