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Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 30.0x from 9.3x to 39.3x in 2015 and EBITDA jumped on 33.2%

22/06/2015 • About Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428) • By InTwits

Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is expanding: 56.4% in FY2015 vs. 52.9% in FY2014 vs. 30.4% in FY2011
  • Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.2%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 7.4%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 7.4 in FY2015, 20.5 in FY2014, 12.9 in FY2013, 14.2 in FY2012, 23.6 in FY2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 2.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 39.3x while industry average is 2.5x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue209.0266.0331.3487.1608.324.9%
EBITDA63.697.5137.4257.7343.233.2%
Net Income40.660.692.2166.7218.431.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash349.9397.1381.5370.4521.840.9%
Short Term Debt815.0605.01,790.02,776.014,010.3404.7%
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex23.614.212.920.57.4-63.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth33.8%27.3%24.6%47.0%24.9%
EBITDA growth-24.1%53.5%40.8%87.6%33.2%
EBITDA Margin30.4%36.7%41.5%52.9%56.4%3.5%
Net Income Margin19.4%22.8%27.8%34.2%35.9%1.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue11.3%5.3%3.9%4.2%1.2%-3.0%
ROIC5.3%6.3%5.9%6.2%2.6%-3.6%
ROE13.7%13.0%14.7%18.9%15.9%-3.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA7.3x2.1x10.3x9.3x39.3x30.0x

Revenue and profitability


Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd's Revenue jumped on 24.9% in FY2015. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.4 pp from 23.8% to 26.2% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 34.2% to 35.9% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.2% in FY2015. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 4.1 pp from 5.3% in FY2012 to 1.2% in FY2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.1%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (15.91%) while ROIC is low (2.63%). ROIC decreased on 3.6 pp from 6.2% to 2.6% in FY2015. ROE decreased on 3.0 pp from 18.9% to 15.9% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 39.3x Net Debt / EBITDA and 40.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 30.0x from 9.3x to 39.3x in FY2015. Debt jumped on 405% in FY2015 while cash surged on 40.9% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Diversified Finan Serv


Below we provide Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Diversified Finan Serv 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
China New Energy Power Group Ltd ($1041)100.0%0.0%64,246.0%
ReOrient Group Ltd ($376)63.3%112.8%75.1%1,106.9%
Global Strategic Group Ltd ($8007)2.2%-3.9%2.1%806.3%
AID Partners Capital Holdings Ltd ($8088)-38.7%0.9%-79.5%655.2%
Willie International Holdings Ltd ($273)543.9%
 
Median (62 companies)5.7%0.9%12.9%24.9%31.0%
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)27.3%24.6%47.0%24.9%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Roma Group Ltd ($8072)99.4%98.7%
Freeman Financial Corp Ltd ($279)97.1%52.3%99.3%98.5%
Chinese Strategic Holdings Ltd ($8089)97.9%99.1%97.9%97.0%
First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd ($8123)98.6%93.4%94.5%
Allied Group Ltd ($373)94.5%95.1%94.4%93.6%
 
Median (13 companies)80.8%64.2%75.1%88.2%96.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Styland Holdings Ltd ($211)68.6%198.6%91.5%161.0%17.9%
Roma Group Ltd ($8072)81.4%18.1%36.8%143.0%44.7%
First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd ($8123)-231.6%-329.2%-211.2%124.3%
Willie International Holdings Ltd ($273)75.3%95.2%
Get Nice Holdings Ltd ($64)28.4%2.6%153.4%92.7%83.9%
 
Median (63 companies)29.5%14.0%35.5%43.6%44.7%
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)30.4%36.7%41.5%52.9%56.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Gemini Investments Holdings Ltd ($174)14.9%479.1%37.3%216.0%
China Assurance Finance Group Ltd ($8090)94.7%68.9%53.3%
Chinese Strategic Holdings Ltd ($8089)93.2%376.0%5.7%32.6%
AID Partners Capital Holdings Ltd ($8088)196.3%4.1%2.9%28.4%
Asian Capital Holdings Ltd ($8295)2.3%0.1%0.2%15.6%
 
Median (63 companies)2.2%1.8%1.7%1.1%0.2%
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)11.3%5.3%3.9%4.2%1.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
ReOrient Group Ltd ($376)-24.9%-45.6%-53.5%128.6%
Roma Group Ltd ($8072)19.6%43.7%107.8%13.3%
Convoy Financial Holdings Ltd ($1019)31.1%3.4%39.3%47.3%
Willie International Holdings Ltd ($273)-28.1%-9.5%4.7%30.9%
Value Partners Group Ltd ($806)8.7%16.8%16.5%26.8%
 
Median (65 companies)4.6%3.4%4.0%4.7%6.1%
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)5.3%6.3%5.9%6.2%2.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Cash Financial Services Group Ltd ($510)-1.1x7.8x67.5x
Far East Horizon Ltd ($3360)17.8x16.9x21.7x20.0x
China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd ($1359)2.1x5.0x7.7x8.4x
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)6.3x5.2x6.0x6.9x5.5x
Shenyin Wanguo HK Ltd ($218)-4.5x9.6x7.1x6.1x
 
Median (45 companies)-1.1x-1.3x-0.0x-0.1x2.2x
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)7.3x2.1x10.3x9.3x39.3x