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Morneau Shepell Inc Debt dropped on 21.3% in 2016 and Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.6x from 4.2x to 2.6x

02.03.2017 • About Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI) • By InTwits

Morneau Shepell Inc reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Morneau Shepell Inc has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 24.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 9.2 in 2016, 10.7 in 2015, 19.7 in 2014, 9.7 in 2013, 4.3 in 2012
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 8.0%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI) key annual financial indicators

mln. CAD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue419.3471.2535.9567.3592.14.4%
SG&A46.050.658.461.168.712.4%
EBITDA67.176.383.972.088.222.4%
Net Income21.010.425.116.426.058.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash14.216.013.114.317.219.9%
Short Term Debt0.15.27.72.53.123.2%
Long Term Debt224.2247.7297.7315.6247.4-21.6%
Cash flow
Capex4.39.719.710.79.2-14.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.9%12.4%13.7%5.9%4.4%
EBITDA growth-3.5%13.7%9.9%-14.1%22.4%
EBITDA Margin16.0%16.2%15.6%12.7%14.9%2.2%
Net Income Margin5.0%2.2%4.7%2.9%4.4%1.5%
SG&A, % of revenue11.0%10.7%10.9%10.8%11.6%0.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.0%2.0%3.7%1.9%1.6%-0.3%
ROIC7.1%5.2%7.8%5.9%8.0%2.1%
ROE6.0%3.1%7.8%5.3%7.9%2.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA3.1x3.1x3.5x4.2x2.6x-1.6x


Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI) key quoterly financial indicators

mln. CAD16Q116Q216Q316Q4YoY change
P&L
Revenue1491491451497.8%4.8%2.7%2.3%
EBITDA23251921-2.9%3.2%158.4%25.9%
Net Income7856-14.2%-12.8%133.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash13141417-16.2%20.6%14.1%19.9%
Short Term Debt755031,001.2%-33.8%-99.6%23.2%
Long Term Debt242262253247-20.3%-19.1%-22.2%-21.6%
Ratios
EBITDA Margin 15.1% 17.1% 13.2% 14.1%-1.7%-0.3%8.0%2.6%
Net Income Margin 4.7% 5.4% 3.6% 3.8%-1.2%-1.1%6.1%2.1%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 4.4%. Revenue growth showed slow down in 16Q4 - it was 2.3% YoY. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin surged on 38.1 pp from 69.7% to 108% in 2016.

SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 0.83 pp from 10.8% to 11.6% in 2016.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.5 pp from 2.9% to 4.4% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.6%. CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2013 to 2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.4%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (8.03%) and ROE (7.90%). ROIC increased on 2.1 pp from 5.9% to 8.0% in 2016. ROE increased on 2.6 pp from 5.3% to 7.9% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 2.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and 2.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.6x from 4.2x to 2.6x in 2016. Debt dropped on 21.3% while cash jumped on 19.9%.

Management team


Alan D Torrie is a the company's CEO. Alan D Torrie is a founder and has spent 9 years at the company. The company's CFO Scott Milligan has spent 9 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Consumer, Non-cyclical


Below you can find Morneau Shepell 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 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%13.9%15.6%12.8%
Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI)12.4%13.7%5.9%4.4%


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 (35 companies)32.5%37.1%35.7%35.7%31.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
CRH Medical Corp ($CRH)21.0%24.5%29.1%44.1%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)30.6%27.8%45.6%39.8%23.8%
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%
 
Median (43 companies)9.1%12.0%12.7%11.0%10.0%
Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI)16.0%16.2%15.6%12.7%14.9%


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%2.2%
Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI)1.0%2.0%3.7%1.9%1.6%


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%
Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI)7.1%5.2%7.8%5.9%8.0%


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
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc ($VRX)9.5x10.4x4.0x7.3x12.7x
 
Median (37 companies)2.8x2.2x3.3x2.3x2.9x
Morneau Shepell Inc ($MSI)3.1x3.1x3.5x4.2x2.6x