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China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd Net Income surged on 195% in 2015 and Revenue jumped on 52.1%

23/06/2015 • About China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111) • By InTwits

China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is expanding: 30.7% in FY2015 vs. 16.3% in FY2014 vs. -66.3% in FY2011
  • China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.2%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 8.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 0.48 in FY2015, 0.78 in FY2014, 0.038 in FY2013, 1.7 in FY2012, 1.4 in FY2011
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 9.7%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue31.931.952.374.5113.352.1%
Gross Profit8.57.518.027.744.359.9%
SG&A17.115.914.3-10.2%
EBITDA-21.1-25.65.412.234.8186.2%
Net Income-36.4-49.70.610.129.7194.8%
Balance Sheet
Cash43.23.87.65.543.8689.1%
Short Term Debt24.57.213.616.119.822.9%
Long Term Debt0.044.834.529.132.512.0%
Cash flow
Capex1.41.70.00.80.5-38.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.0%0.2%63.9%42.3%52.1%
EBITDA growth2.2%21.3%-121.2%123.8%186.2%
Gross Margin26.5%23.6%34.4%37.2%39.1%1.9%
EBITDA Margin-66.3%-80.3%10.4%16.3%30.7%14.4%
Net Income Margin-114.0%-155.6%1.1%13.5%26.2%12.7%
SG&A, % of revenue32.8%21.4%12.6%-8.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue4.3%5.2%0.1%1.0%0.4%-0.6%
ROIC-22.8%-12.6%0.3%3.9%9.7%5.8%
ROE-47.3%-31.4%0.3%4.2%10.7%6.4%
Net Debt/EBITDA7.4x3.3x0.2x-3.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue surged on 52.1% in FY2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 6.0 pp from -10.9% to -16.9% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.9 pp from 37.2% to 39.1% in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 8.8 pp from 21.4% to 12.6% in FY2015.

Net Income marign surged on 12.7 pp from 13.5% to 26.2% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 0.42% in FY2015. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 4.8 pp from 5.2% in FY2012 to 0.42% in FY2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 0.51%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (9.75%) and ROE (10.66%). ROIC increased on 5.8 pp from 3.9% to 9.7% in FY2015. ROE increased on 6.4 pp from 4.2% to 10.7% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.2x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 3.0x from 3.3x to 0.2x in FY2015. Debt jumped on 15.9% in FY2015 while cash surged on 689% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Software


Below we provide China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Software 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
Pizu Group Holdings Ltd ($8053)-55.1%40.3%-42.9%1,742.9%
China City Railway Transportation Technology Holdings Co Ltd ($1522)194.6%164.0%33.6%100.5%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)-16.7%393.7%-6.6%92.2%
Epicurean and Co Ltd ($8213)177.0%185.7%62.6%22.0%
China Bio Cassava Holdings Ltd ($8129)-15.0%-14.2%38.8%55.1%
 
Median (30 companies)18.5%10.6%11.1%20.9%25.2%
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)0.2%63.9%42.3%52.1%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Bio Cassava Holdings Ltd ($8129)90.2%90.4%97.4%98.4%
NetDragon Websoft Inc ($777)90.1%93.4%90.8%89.3%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)19.4%6.5%45.3%84.8%
Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd ($268)70.1%65.0%75.3%82.5%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd ($3888)85.5%86.8%86.3%82.4%
 
Median (29 companies)43.5%40.0%38.6%33.0%41.5%
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)26.5%23.6%34.4%37.2%39.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd ($1297)55.5%62.6%54.9%57.2%
International Entertainment Corp ($1009)235.1%50.8%64.0%54.9%62.0%
Microsoft Corp ($4338)42.8%33.5%39.2%38.0%
Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd ($268)19.5%7.8%33.2%37.2%
TravelSky Technology Ltd ($696)43.3%38.1%35.8%31.9%
 
Median (30 companies)10.3%7.8%10.9%5.4%5.7%
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)-66.3%-80.3%10.4%16.3%30.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
NetDragon Websoft Inc ($777)13.3%21.1%34.6%54.6%
China Eco-Farming Ltd ($8166)0.3%0.6%0.7%18.1%
TravelSky Technology Ltd ($696)5.8%8.9%21.7%18.1%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd ($3888)6.8%4.3%3.8%14.3%
Sing Lee Software Group Ltd ($8076)19.4%3.3%0.2%14.0%
 
Median (29 companies)2.4%1.4%2.8%3.6%2.1%
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)4.3%5.2%0.1%1.0%0.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Microsoft Corp ($4338)43.4%28.6%30.3%26.2%
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd ($1297)31.6%34.0%21.9%20.2%
Boyaa Interactive International Ltd ($434)100.4%75.3%21.3%20.0%
ITE Holdings Ltd ($8092)-19.6%-15.0%10.6%16.8%19.8%
TravelSky Technology Ltd ($696)16.2%15.0%13.8%12.5%
 
Median (30 companies)4.9%1.4%4.7%-2.4%0.0%
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)-22.8%-12.6%0.3%3.9%9.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pizu Group Holdings Ltd ($8053)346.1x
Epicurean and Co Ltd ($8213)2.9x2.3x4.7x12.3x12.0x
Sing Lee Software Group Ltd ($8076)6.2x
Chinasoft International Ltd ($354)-1.3x-0.7x0.7x1.5x
Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd ($268)-0.1x5.0x1.1x0.5x
 
Median (18 companies)-0.9x-0.7x-1.4x-1.0x-2.8x
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)7.4x3.3x0.2x