Strongco Corp revenue dropped on 23.8% in 2016
23.03.2017 • About Strongco Corp (
$SQP) • By InTwits
Strongco Corp reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
- Strongco Corp is a company in decline: FY2016 revenue growth was -23.8%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -3.1%
- It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.9x while industry average is 2.2x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.
Strongco Corp ($SQP) key annual financial indicators
| mln. CAD | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016/2015 |
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P&L
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| Revenue | 464.2 | 485.7 | 498.3 | 474.3 | 361.3 | -23.8% |
| Gross Profit | 86.5 | | | | | |
| EBITDA | 49.1 | | | | | |
| Net Income | 7.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -7.4 | -38.3 | |
Balance Sheet
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| Cash | 1.4 | | | | | |
| Short Term Debt | 230.9 | | | | | |
| Long Term Debt | 24.8 | | | | | |
Cash flow
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| Capex | 20.9 | | | | | |
Ratios
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| Revenue growth | 9.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | -4.8% | -23.8% | |
| EBITDA growth | 14.0% | | | | | |
| Gross Margin | 18.6% | | | | | 0.0% |
| EBITDA Margin | 10.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Net Income Margin | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.2% | -1.6% | -10.6% | -9.0% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 4.5% | | | | | 0.0% |
| ROIC | 6.4% | | | | | 0.0% |
| ROE | 12.5% | | | | | 0.0% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 5.2x | | | | | 0.0x |
Strongco Corp ($SQP) key quoterly financial indicators
| mln. CAD | FY16Q1 | FY16Q2 | FY16Q3 | FY16Q4 | YoY change |
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P&L
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| Revenue | 110 | 127 | 87 | 81 | -2.6% | | -20.0% | -36.7% |
| Net Income | -1 | -5 | -26 | -6 | | | | |
Balance Sheet
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Ratios
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| Net Income Margin | -0.6% | -3.8% | -30.1% | -7.5% | 0.1% | | -28.2% | -3.4% |
Revenue and profitability
The company's Revenue dropped on 23.8%. Revenue decline showed acceleration in FY16Q4 - it was 36.7% YoY.
Net Income marign decreased on 9.0 pp from -1.6% to -10.6% in FY2016.
Appendix 1: Peers in Industrial
Below you can find Strongco Corp benchmarking vs. other companies in Industrial industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.
Top companies by Revenue growth, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd ($BIN) | | 16.1% | 7.8% | 1.8% | 59.4% |
| Baylin Technologies Inc ($BYL) | | 16.5% | -44.0% | -4.1% | 47.5% |
| CCL Industries Inc ($CCL.B) | | 44.4% | 36.8% | 17.5% | 30.8% |
| Stantec Inc ($STN) | | 17.9% | 13.3% | 14.4% | 30.5% |
| Avigilon Corp ($AVO) | | 72.6% | 41.9% | 17.7% | 22.2% |
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| Median (51 companies) | | 5.3% | 10.4% | 8.5% | 3.2% |
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| Strongco Corp ($SQP) | | 4.6% | 2.6% | -4.8% | -23.8% |
Top companies by Gross margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Pure Technologies Ltd ($PUR) | 77.9% | 78.0% | 77.5% | 75.6% | |
| WSP Global Inc ($WSP) | 81.1% | 83.2% | 81.0% | 74.0% | 76.7% |
| Avigilon Corp ($AVO) | 49.3% | 54.2% | 56.6% | 57.4% | 52.0% |
| Stantec Inc ($STN) | 55.0% | 54.7% | 54.9% | 54.5% | 54.1% |
| IWG Technologies Inc ($IWG) | 53.3% | 54.0% | 49.0% | 47.8% | 54.9% |
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| Median (50 companies) | 23.9% | 23.4% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 22.2% |
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Top companies by EBITDA margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Canadian National Railway Co ($CNR) | 46.5% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 50.9% | 54.3% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd ($CP) | 26.1% | 32.4% | 43.7% | 48.9% | 51.6% |
| Badger Daylighting Ltd ($BAD) | 25.7% | 25.9% | 27.9% | 24.6% | 24.2% |
| IWG Technologies Inc ($IWG) | 12.7% | 25.5% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 26.9% |
| Winpak Ltd ($WPK) | 19.5% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 23.5% |
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| Median (54 companies) | 10.2% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.6% | 11.1% |
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Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Newalta Corp ($NAL) | 21.7% | 34.5% | 35.1% | 42.0% | 9.6% |
| Cargojet Inc ($CJT.A) | 7.0% | 6.3% | 54.1% | 41.3% | |
| Algoma Central Corp ($ALC) | 15.9% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 27.4% | 58.2% |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd ($CP) | 20.2% | 20.2% | 21.9% | 22.7% | 19.0% |
| Canadian National Railway Co ($CNR) | 17.4% | 18.7% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 22.4% |
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| Median (55 companies) | 3.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
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Top companies by ROIC, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| IBI Group Inc ($IBG) | 4.8% | -9.0% | 11.6% | 21.9% | 26.2% |
| IWG Technologies Inc ($IWG) | 17.0% | 36.3% | 23.4% | 27.2% | 25.7% |
| Winpak Ltd ($WPK) | 20.4% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 22.6% | 21.8% |
| Toromont Industries Ltd ($TIH) | 28.8% | 25.8% | 24.3% | 23.5% | 21.7% |
| Intertape Polymer Group Inc ($ITP) | 12.3% | 13.7% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
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| Median (55 companies) | 12.2% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 8.3% | 9.0% |
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| Strongco Corp ($SQP) | 6.4% | | | | |
Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Conifex Timber Inc ($CFF) | | 2.7x | 6.1x | 35.9x | 3.6x |
| Ag Growth International Inc ($AFN) | 2.9x | -0.1x | 2.1x | 14.1x | |
| Cargojet Inc ($CJT.A) | 1.5x | 1.5x | 31.5x | 12.9x | |
| Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd ($BIN) | 4.5x | 3.3x | 2.9x | 10.6x | 3.8x |
| Finning International Inc ($FTT) | 2.3x | 1.8x | 1.4x | 9.4x | 2.5x |
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| Median (50 companies) | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.9x |
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