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Lai Sun Garment International Ltd CAPEX surged on 232% in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 25.6%

15/10/2015 • About Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191) • By InTwits

Lai Sun Garment International Ltd reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Lai Sun Garment International Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2015 ROIC is 1.6%
  • EBITDA Margin is expanding: 34.7% in FY2015 vs. 29.9% in FY2014 vs. 17.2% in FY2011
  • Lai Sun Garment International Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 64.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 11.4%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 2,998 in FY2015, 904 in FY2014, 300 in FY2013, 255 in FY2012, 430 in FY2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 1.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,0589471,0492,2051,641-25.6%
Gross Profit4855876611,098973-11.4%
SG&A343405306-24.3%
EBITDA182228276659569-13.7%
Net Income3,7901,3861,6649401,29137.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,3561,7473,1832,4581,769-28.0%
Short Term Debt2491,4184314301,322207.1%
Long Term Debt2,7391,9346,0186,4307,13210.9%
Cash flow
Capex4302553009042,998231.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth2,795.4%-10.5%10.7%110.2%-25.6%
EBITDA growth-10,319.6%25.7%20.7%139.2%-13.7%
Gross Margin45.8%61.9%63.0%49.8%59.3%9.5%
EBITDA Margin17.2%24.1%26.3%29.9%34.7%4.8%
Net Income Margin358.1%146.3%158.6%42.7%78.7%36.0%
SG&A, % of revenue32.7%18.4%18.7%0.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue40.6%26.9%28.6%41.0%182.7%141.7%
ROIC1.3%1.0%1.0%2.1%1.6%-0.5%
ROE64.7%16.7%16.6%8.0%9.8%1.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA9.0x7.0x11.8x6.7x11.7x5.1x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 25.6% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 4.8 pp from 29.9% to 34.7% in FY2015.

Gross Margin increased on 9.5 pp from 49.8% to 59.3% in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2015.

Net Income marign jumped on 36.0 pp from 42.7% to 78.7% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 183% in FY2015. Lai Sun Garment International Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 156 pp from 26.9% in FY2012 to 183% in FY2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 84.1%.The company has spent a lot to CAPEX (527% of EBITDA) which didn't stop revenue from falling.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (1.58%) and ROE (9.79%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.53 pp from 2.1% to 1.6% in FY2015. ROE increased slightly on 1.8 pp from 8.0% to 9.8% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 11.7x Net Debt / EBITDA and 14.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 5.1x from 6.7x to 11.7x in FY2015. Debt jumped on 23.2% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 28.0% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below you can find Lai Sun Garment International Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Real Estate 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
Common Splendor International Health Industry Group Ltd ($286)-0.9%-0.5%1.9%4,120.2%
Landsea Green Properties Co Ltd ($106)-91.1%-35.1%-51.2%3,097.3%
LVGEM China Real Estate Invest ($95)-0.1%-27.5%-21.9%3,008.3%
Rivera Holdings Ltd ($281)222.2%197.1%-89.9%2,067.2%
Ceneric Holdings Ltd ($542)-94.0%-73.9%-49.8%1,922.5%
 
Median (172 companies)15.5%15.6%13.1%5.0%2.3%
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)-10.5%10.7%110.2%-25.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)96.9%96.7%98.4%98.4%98.7%
GR Properties Ltd ($108)37.4%39.3%98.2%
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co Ltd ($1387)71.1%79.0%95.2%97.9%
YT Realty Group Ltd ($75)91.5%94.4%96.6%96.7%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)29.8%22.8%92.9%95.2%62.7%
 
Median (154 companies)43.4%41.9%40.0%38.9%53.0%
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)45.8%61.9%63.0%49.8%59.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)24.0%-125.5%-2,995.7%1,685.3%-525.1%
Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd ($925)33.2%-606.3%2,162.6%224.3%
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd ($127)340.9%356.2%91.6%195.5%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)73.6%105.3%133.1%143.2%
Ceneric Holdings Ltd ($542)-5.9%-382.7%-1,024.0%126.8%
 
Median (172 companies)35.4%28.9%28.1%26.4%34.5%
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)17.2%24.1%26.3%29.9%34.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
LT Commercial Real Estate Ltd ($112)0.0%0.0%18.0%27,965.5%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)25.6%56.2%4,202.4%1,304.7%189.7%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)5.9%24.1%1,091.1%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)6.5%2.9%323.1%351.2%
Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd ($194)9.4%18.5%6.1%269.7%
 
Median (173 companies)5.9%5.3%6.1%4.5%4.8%
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)40.6%26.9%28.6%41.0%182.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Rykadan Capital Ltd ($2288)17.2%-1.8%-2.6%48.4%-3.7%
LVGEM China Real Estate Invest ($95)0.2%-0.2%-1.1%22.1%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)39.0%19.2%17.6%18.7%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)18.0%18.4%15.1%18.5%
Hong Kong Ferry Holdings Co Ltd ($50)4.7%3.8%0.6%18.0%
 
Median (176 companies)4.6%4.0%3.9%3.8%2.2%
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)1.3%1.0%1.0%2.1%1.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Properties Group Ltd ($1838)16.9x43.0x21.4x1,523.0x
SRE Group Ltd ($1207)10.6x14.1x24.7x1,184.6x
Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd ($131)53.2x177.3x901.7x
Tian An China Investment Co Ltd ($28)2.4x13.2x15.1x486.6x
Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($337)3.7x6.2x49.3x
 
Median (139 companies)2.1x2.3x2.7x3.0x1.4x
Lai Sun Garment International Ltd ($191)9.0x7.0x11.8x6.7x11.7x