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Kenford Group Holdings Ltd reports 5.2% revenue decline in FY2015 and 6.7 pp EBITDA Margin growth from -3.1% to 3.7%

26/06/2015 • About Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464) • By InTwits

Kenford Group Holdings Ltd reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Kenford Group Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2015 ROIC is 1.1%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 3.7% in FY2015, -3.1% in FY2014, 7.1% in FY2013, 9.9% in FY2012, 14.5% in FY2011
  • Kenford Group Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 1.9%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 4.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 20.8 in 2015, 63.7 in 2014, 53.5 in 2013, 0.067 in 2012, 0.56 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 1.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is -2.4x while industry average is -3.4x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue655.5634.4657.3617.2585.0-5.2%
Gross Profit135.2114.5106.147.780.969.4%
SG&A89.293.184.6-9.2%
EBITDA95.062.646.5-18.821.5-214.2%
Net Income65.730.921.3-31.60.8-102.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash144.8132.5126.9103.896.9-6.6%
Short Term Debt91.883.064.662.144.5-28.3%
Long Term Debt0.60.10.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex14.48.915.211.710.3-12.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth7.9%-3.2%3.6%-6.1%-5.2%
EBITDA growth17.0%-34.1%-25.7%-140.5%-214.2%
Gross Margin20.6%18.0%16.1%7.7%13.8%6.1%
EBITDA Margin14.5%9.9%7.1%-3.1%3.7%6.7%
Net Income Margin10.0%4.9%3.2%-5.1%0.1%5.3%
SG&A, % of revenue13.6%15.1%14.5%-0.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.2%1.4%2.3%1.9%1.8%-0.1%
ROIC19.0%10.6%6.7%-7.6%1.1%8.7%
ROE21.3%9.0%5.8%-8.5%0.2%8.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.6x-0.8x-1.3x-2.4x-2.4x

Revenue and profitability


Kenford Group Holdings Ltd's Revenue decreased on 5.2% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 6.7 pp from -3.1% to 3.7% in FY2015.

Gross Margin increased on 6.1 pp from 7.7% to 13.8% in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased slightly on 0.63 pp from 15.1% to 14.5% in FY2015.

Net Income marign increased on 5.3 pp from -5.1% to 0.14% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.8%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from FY2012 to FY2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (1.10%) and ROE (0.22%). ROIC increased on 8.7 pp from -7.6% to 1.1% in FY2015. ROE increased on 8.7 pp from -8.5% to 0.22% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -2.4x and Debt / EBITDA is 2.1x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped2.4x from to -2.4x in FY2015. Debt dropped on 28.3% in FY2015 while cash decreased on 6.6% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Household Products/Wares


Below you can find Kenford Group Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Household Products/Wares 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 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lisi Group Holdings Ltd ($526)2.5%-23.5%160.0%47.9%
Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd ($1086)5.9%15.5%-8.0%46.0%
Tempus Holdings Ltd ($6880)-27.6%17.3%5.5%31.1%
Samsonite International SA ($1910)28.8%13.2%15.0%15.4%
eForce Holdings Ltd ($943)-3.2%9.1%11.0%11.3%
 
Median (8 companies)5.9%12.3%4.4%13.3%47.9%
Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464)-3.2%3.6%-6.1%-5.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Carpenter Tan Holdings Ltd ($837)68.4%66.9%67.0%65.8%
Tempus Holdings Ltd ($6880)71.5%68.4%64.8%64.6%
Biostime International Holdings Ltd ($1112)66.5%65.9%65.2%61.9%
Samsonite International SA ($1910)54.8%53.7%53.4%52.9%
eForce Holdings Ltd ($943)14.0%21.2%24.3%25.6%
 
Median (8 companies)38.6%39.1%38.8%39.3%22.5%
Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464)20.6%18.0%16.1%7.7%13.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Carpenter Tan Holdings Ltd ($837)52.8%49.0%48.1%48.6%
Biostime International Holdings Ltd ($1112)30.0%30.4%27.6%24.3%
Lerado Group Holding Co Ltd ($1225)6.6%8.6%25.2%20.9%
Samsonite International SA ($1910)15.9%15.9%16.0%14.9%
Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd ($1086)5.8%7.1%7.4%4.9%
 
Median (8 companies)13.8%13.8%11.7%9.9%10.0%
Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464)14.5%9.9%7.1%-3.1%3.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lerado Group Holding Co Ltd ($1225)4.3%3.0%75.4%18.8%
Lisi Group Holdings Ltd ($526)7.9%7.1%11.3%6.1%13.1%
Samsonite International SA ($1910)2.4%2.1%2.8%3.0%
Biostime International Holdings Ltd ($1112)1.8%1.2%3.0%2.8%
Tempus Holdings Ltd ($6880)1.0%0.9%4.0%2.8%
 
Median (8 companies)3.1%2.5%2.9%2.8%13.1%
Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464)2.2%1.4%2.3%1.9%1.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Biostime International Holdings Ltd ($1112)34.3%41.7%39.9%24.7%
Samsonite International SA ($1910)18.5%20.8%21.8%21.1%
Carpenter Tan Holdings Ltd ($837)35.2%30.3%24.6%20.7%
Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd ($1086)7.3%10.7%8.8%3.9%
Tempus Holdings Ltd ($6880)34.9%18.2%1.3%2.5%
 
Median (8 companies)13.2%14.5%5.0%3.2%1.8%
Kenford Group Holdings Ltd ($464)19.0%10.6%6.7%-7.6%1.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lisi Group Holdings Ltd ($526)2.9x3.4x36.8x9.6x
Goodbaby International Holdings Ltd ($1086)-2.0x-1.3x-0.5x5.9x
Biostime International Holdings Ltd ($1112)-2.3x-0.4x-0.0x-0.0x
Samsonite International SA ($1910)-0.5x-0.4x-0.6x-0.2x
Carpenter Tan Holdings Ltd ($837)-1.9x-2.5x-2.1x-0.9x
 
Median (7 companies)-1.9x-0.4x-0.6x-0.2x9.6x