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CNOOC Ltd reports 96.9% Net Income decline and 8.2 pp EBITDA Margin decline from 53.0% to 44.8%

23.03.2017 • About CNOOC Ltd ($CNU) • By InTwits

CNOOC Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • CNOOC Ltd is a company in decline: FY2016 revenue growth was -14.6%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -9.5%
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -0.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

CNOOC Ltd ($CNU) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue247,627285,857274,634171,437146,490-14.6%
SG&A3,3777,8596,6135,7056,49313.8%
EBITDA120,044134,959139,20190,89565,594-27.8%
Net Income63,69156,46160,19920,246637-96.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash55,02414,31814,91811,86713,73515.7%
Short Term Debt28,83049,84131,18033,58519,678-41.4%
Long Term Debt29,05682,011105,383131,060130,798-0.2%
Cash flow
Capex62,89886,71795,67367,674-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth2.8%15.4%-3.9%-37.6%-14.6%
EBITDA growth-0.9%12.4%3.1%-34.7%-27.8%
EBITDA Margin48.5%47.2%50.7%53.0%44.8%-8.2%
Net Income Margin25.7%19.8%21.9%11.8%0.4%-11.4%
SG&A, % of revenue1.4%2.7%2.4%3.3%4.4%1.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue25.4%30.3%34.8%39.5%-39.5%
ROIC25.7%18.1%15.8%3.2%-0.6%-3.9%
ROE22.2%17.3%16.7%5.3%0.2%-5.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.0x0.9x0.9x1.7x2.1x0.4x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 14.6%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 8.2 pp from 53.0% to 44.8% in FY2016.

SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.1 pp from 3.3% to 4.4% in FY2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 11.4 pp from 11.8% to 0.43% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-0.62%) and low but positive ROE (0.17%). ROIC decreased on 3.9 pp from 3.2% to -0.62% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 5.1 pp from 5.3% to 0.17% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 2.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 2.3x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 0.4x from 1.7x to 2.1x in FY2016. Debt decreased on 8.6% while cash jumped on 15.7%.

Management team


The company's CEO Yang Hua has spent 8 years at the company. CNOOC Ltd's CFO is Zhong Hua. Zhong Hua has 8 years tenure at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Energy


Below you can find CNOOC Ltd 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Oryx Petroleum Corp Ltd ($OXC)-18.4%141.2%
Seven Generations Energy Ltd ($VII)115.7%340.2%39.0%94.4%
Athabasca Oil Corp ($ATH)342.7%5.5%-22.9%73.1%
Painted Pony Petroleum Ltd ($PPY)41.3%56.0%-42.5%60.7%
ONEnergy Inc ($OEG)6,002.6%231.5%57.4%
 
Median (116 companies)16.1%17.0%-27.7%-19.1%
CNOOC Ltd ($CNU)15.4%-3.9%-37.6%-14.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Americas Petrogas Inc ($BOE)77.1%43.3%-34.3%121.1%
TransAlta Renewables Inc ($RNW)94.4%94.5%94.5%91.1%
Serinus Energy Inc ($SEN)80.5%76.5%86.8%88.5%
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd ($AAV)62.0%84.5%92.5%88.5%90.3%
Polaris Infrastructure Inc ($PIF)39.9%33.6%32.0%86.7%88.6%
 
Median (115 companies)32.0%32.1%32.4%33.6%32.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Granite Oil Corp ($GXO)59.4%64.5%70.8%201.9%
Perpetual Energy Inc ($PMT)35.5%70.7%58.0%110.3%
Petro Rio SA ($PRJ)-4,809.7%-6,899.7%28.2%90.7%
Peyto Exploration & Development Corp ($PEY)86.1%83.2%86.3%84.6%80.7%
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc ($INE)111.8%110.0%82.9%83.4%83.5%
 
Median (128 companies)25.3%34.1%28.9%8.1%27.3%
CNOOC Ltd ($CNU)48.5%47.2%50.7%53.0%44.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Oryx Petroleum Corp Ltd ($OXC)1,997.8%712.8%
WesternZagros Resources Ltd ($WZR)385.6%
Athabasca Oil Corp ($ATH)2,426.4%596.6%504.7%315.2%83.7%
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd ($TOG)453.8%466.9%104.5%229.4%76.3%
Seven Generations Energy Ltd ($VII)452.8%513.1%227.4%191.2%73.5%
 
Median (129 companies)43.8%39.2%45.6%27.6%23.0%
CNOOC Ltd ($CNU)25.4%30.3%34.8%39.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Enerplus Corp ($ERF)-17.3%10.2%11.5%-55.5%16.3%
Whitecap Resources Inc ($WCP)7.1%8.1%9.6%-10.6%10.1%
Ecopetrol SA ($ECP)29.3%24.4%16.5%3.0%9.6%
Parkland Fuel Corp ($PKI)22.3%23.3%9.9%7.8%8.6%
Inter Pipeline Ltd ($IPL)9.5%8.0%7.5%9.6%8.5%
 
Median (128 companies)3.6%5.4%5.5%-8.5%-1.9%
CNOOC Ltd ($CNU)25.7%18.1%15.8%3.2%-0.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
BlackPearl Resources Inc ($PXX)-0.2x-0.1x0.2x3,726.1x-0.2x
Paramount Resources Ltd ($POU)14.6x23.9x8.9x421.5x-5.8x
Precision Drilling Corp ($PD)2.2x1.9x2.0x68.4x7.6x
Trican Well Service Ltd ($TCW)2.5x3.4x2.9x31.4x
Trilogy Energy Corp ($TET)2.6x1.8x2.3x25.5x7.3x
 
Median (78 companies)1.6x1.5x1.4x2.7x2.7x
CNOOC Ltd ($CNU)0.0x0.9x0.9x1.7x2.1x