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Prada SpA CAPEX dropped on 34.2% in 2015 and Revenue decreased slightly on 0.99%

30/03/2015 • About Prada SpA ($1913) • By InTwits

Prada SpA reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Prada SpA has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 11.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 362 in FY2015, 549 in FY2014, 350 in FY2013, 249 in FY2012, 188 in FY2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 21.9%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is -0.2x while industry average is -2.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Prada SpA ($1913) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,0472,5563,2973,5873,552-1.0%
Gross Profit1,3881,8282,3772,6492,551-3.7%
SG&A8721,0961,3751,5801,7168.7%
EBITDA5307551,0451,138950-16.5%
Net Income251432626628451-28.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash9736257256870924.7%
Short Term Debt19916717662263321.8%
Long Term Debt3061807920825522.7%
Cash flow
Capex188249350549362-34.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth31.1%24.9%29.0%8.8%-1.0%
EBITDA growth88.7%42.5%38.3%8.9%-16.5%
Gross Margin67.8%71.5%72.1%73.8%71.8%-2.0%
EBITDA Margin25.9%29.6%31.7%31.7%26.8%-5.0%
Net Income Margin12.3%16.9%19.0%17.5%12.7%-4.8%
SG&A, % of revenue42.6%42.9%41.7%44.0%48.3%4.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue9.2%9.7%10.6%15.3%10.2%-5.1%
ROIC24.6%32.1%37.4%34.0%21.9%-12.0%
ROE22.3%28.5%30.2%25.1%15.8%-9.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.8x-0.0x-0.3x-0.3x-0.2x0.1x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue decreased slightly on 0.99% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 2.0 pp from 2.9% to 4.9% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.0 pp from 73.8% to 71.8% in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 4.3 pp from 44.0% to 48.3% in FY2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 4.8 pp from 17.5% to 12.7% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Prada SpA's CAPEX/Revenue was 10.2% in FY2015. CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from FY2012 to FY2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 12.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROIC (21.94%) while ROE is a bit lower (15.85%). ROIC dropped on 12.0 pp from 34.0% to 21.9% in FY2015. ROE decreased on 9.2 pp from 25.1% to 15.8% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -0.2x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA increased on 0.1x from -0.3x to -0.2x in FY2015. Debt jumped on 91.8% in FY2015 while cash jumped on 24.7% in FY2015.

Management team


The company's CEO is Patrizio Bertelli. Patrizio Bertelli has 4 years tenure at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Apparel


Below we provide Prada SpA benchmarking against other companies in Apparel 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 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ares Asia Ltd ($645)60.9%144.2%
Texhong Textile Group Ltd ($2678)25.6%6.8%12.1%27.2%
Win Hanverky Holdings Ltd ($3322)11.5%-7.5%-0.3%21.1%
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)27.3%-94.0%46.8%20.4%
L & A International Holdings Ltd/ Hong Kong ($8387)33.1%27.9%7.9%20.4%
 
Median (43 companies)17.5%4.1%0.5%3.3%
Prada SpA ($1913)24.9%29.0%8.8%-1.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Outfitters Holdings Ltd ($1146)76.1%74.9%74.3%70.0%
S Culture International Holdings Ltd ($1255)62.8%64.7%63.7%62.9%
Crocodile Garments ($122)65.5%64.7%60.7%60.4%
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)15.4%38.5%42.3%59.6%
HOSA International Ltd ($2200)62.2%60.6%57.8%52.6%
 
Median (42 companies)22.9%22.8%22.8%22.0%
Prada SpA ($1913)67.8%71.5%72.1%73.8%71.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
HOSA International Ltd ($2200)46.3%44.4%42.2%37.6%
China Lilang Ltd ($1234)26.7%26.3%26.9%29.4%
Cabbeen Fashion Ltd ($2030)16.0%25.0%29.7%28.4%
Fuguiniao Co Ltd ($1819)22.2%24.5%26.1%26.7%
China Outfitters Holdings Ltd ($1146)43.9%42.0%38.2%26.5%
 
Median (43 companies)9.3%9.0%7.3%5.5%
Prada SpA ($1913)25.9%29.6%31.7%31.7%26.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)14.9%136.9%70.3%13.5%
Mascotte Holdings Ltd ($136)0.4%74.2%45.0%12.2%
Addchance Holdings Ltd ($3344)12.2%8.6%9.3%10.9%
Tack Fiori International Group Ltd ($928)3.5%23.1%134.4%10.7%
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd ($2313)4.7%7.3%7.9%10.2%
 
Median (43 companies)1.9%2.1%3.0%2.0%
Prada SpA ($1913)9.2%9.7%10.6%15.3%10.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sitoy Group Holdings Ltd ($1023)62.1%39.3%28.7%31.8%
HOSA International Ltd ($2200)44.2%34.6%32.0%28.2%
Miko International Holdings Ltd ($1247)75.1%60.9%48.8%27.3%
Cabbeen Fashion Ltd ($2030)25.7%32.3%32.9%26.5%
Fuguiniao Co Ltd ($1819)27.8%34.1%31.6%22.9%
 
Median (43 companies)10.7%7.7%6.6%3.2%
Prada SpA ($1913)24.6%32.1%37.4%34.0%21.9%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
High Fashion International Ltd ($608)4.9x16.7x27.7x11.2x
S Culture International Holdings Ltd ($1255)0.8x1.4x0.7x2.4x
UKF Holdings Ltd ($1468)0.9x1.2x-3.2x2.4x
Texhong Textile Group Ltd ($2678)3.9x1.4x1.3x2.3x
Highlight China IoT International Ltd ($1682)-0.2x-0.3x0.4x2.2x
 
Median (30 companies)-0.9x-0.5x-0.7x-0.7x
Prada SpA ($1913)0.8x-0.0x-0.3x-0.3x-0.2x