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Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd CAPEX jumped on 33.3% in 2015 and Revenue increased on 3.4%

29/02/2016 • About Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212) • By InTwits

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: 43.4% in 2015 vs. 44.7% in 2014 vs. 49.6% in 2011
  • Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 21.2%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 6.7%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 809 in 2015, 607 in 2014, 482 in 2013, 2,993 in 2012, 1,039 in 2011
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 9.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.4x while industry average is -0.4x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue5,1325,5235,9555,9706,1713.4%
Gross Profit3,0003,2673,5613,5843,7073.4%
SG&A1,2111,2781,4401,4561,5184.2%
EBITDA2,5482,6242,7972,6702,6760.2%
Net Income1,8672,0572,4482,1441,914-10.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash7,2698,2928,6698,3128,6704.3%
Short Term Debt2,6931,2401,8582,0043,16557.9%
Long Term Debt3,9319,7028,9848,5199,3519.8%
Cash flow
Capex1,0392,99348260780933.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth18.9%7.6%7.8%0.2%3.4%
EBITDA growth37.5%3.0%6.6%-4.5%0.2%
Gross Margin58.5%59.1%59.8%60.0%60.1%0.0%
EBITDA Margin49.6%47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%-1.4%
Net Income Margin36.4%37.2%41.1%35.9%31.0%-4.9%
SG&A, % of revenue23.6%23.1%24.2%24.4%24.6%0.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue20.2%54.2%8.1%10.2%13.1%2.9%
ROIC16.6%12.5%11.2%10.0%9.6%-0.4%
ROE24.1%23.1%24.5%19.9%17.2%-2.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.3x1.0x0.8x0.8x1.4x0.6x

Revenue and profitability


Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd's Revenue increased on 3.4% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 6.1 pp from 26.7% to 32.8% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 4.9 pp from 35.9% to 31.0% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 13.1%. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 41.1 pp from 54.2% in 2012 to 13.1% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 10.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (17.23%) while ROIC is low (9.60%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2015. ROE decreased on 2.7 pp from 19.9% to 17.2% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.4x Net Debt / EBITDA and 4.7x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.6x from 0.8x to 1.4x in 2015. Debt surged on 18.9% in 2015 while cash increased on 4.3% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below we provide Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Retail 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 Household Holdings Ltd ($692)-87.0%-32.8%5,357.9%76.2%
Ming Fung Jewellery Group Ltd ($860)3.3%-14.9%54.3%-70.8%
Merry Garden Holdings Ltd ($1237)53.9%37.1%12.8%47.6%
Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd ($590)47.2%12.6%43.3%-17.1%
NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd ($342)19.3%23.1%15.9%36.0%
 
Median (109 companies)24.1%10.3%5.9%3.1%-3.6%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)7.6%7.8%0.2%3.4%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Culture Landmark Investment Ltd ($674)77.5%91.1%99.4%99.5%
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)97.3%97.4%95.9%96.8%96.7%
Vongroup Ltd ($318)95.1%99.1%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)80.6%86.5%89.3%90.9%
Embry Holdings Ltd ($1388)82.3%81.2%80.4%82.3%
 
Median (98 companies)39.4%37.2%36.4%35.1%44.9%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)58.5%59.1%59.8%60.0%60.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)45.5%47.4%46.3%73.2%
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd ($3818)5.6%6.0%5.6%58.3%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)47.8%51.6%56.9%54.4%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)52.1%48.5%47.3%42.8%
Intime Retail Group Co Ltd ($1833)36.0%36.7%55.4%36.2%
 
Median (109 companies)13.1%9.6%7.1%7.9%6.8%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)49.6%47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Intime Retail Group Co Ltd ($1833)58.4%28.3%55.4%37.0%
Future Bright Holdings Ltd ($703)6.2%2.6%3.7%36.8%
Sage International Group Ltd ($8082)20.4%236.6%28.2%35.4%
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)30.9%32.8%24.1%31.5%
Tsui Wah Holdings Ltd ($1314)5.2%8.3%9.3%30.5%10.6%
 
Median (109 companies)3.8%4.0%3.6%3.4%2.5%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)20.2%54.2%8.1%10.2%13.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)48.1%50.7%-4.6%81.3%71.8%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)36.4%36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)45.7%53.5%52.7%49.0%39.8%
Coach Inc ($6388)82.0%82.3%68.7%45.0%20.8%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)57.4%67.3%68.1%32.2%
 
Median (109 companies)17.2%11.8%8.2%8.2%4.4%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)16.6%12.5%11.2%10.0%9.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sparkle Roll Group Ltd ($970)-0.8x0.6x4.0x9.3x23.5x
China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd ($3669)3.3x3.4x4.7x5.5x
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd ($881)2.2x4.6x4.5x5.3x
NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd ($342)35.2x6.2x6.1x5.3x
Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd ($162)6.5x2.0x2.5x4.8x
 
Median (85 companies)-0.8x-0.6x-0.9x-0.3x-0.7x
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)-0.3x1.0x0.8x0.8x1.4x