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C.banner International Holdings Ltd revenue growth decelerated from 16.1% in 2014 to 8.0% in 2015

15/03/2016 • About C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028) • By InTwits

C.banner International Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • C.banner International Holdings Ltd is a growth stock: 2015 revenue growth was 8.0%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 14.1% at 2015 ROIC 14.7%
  • C.banner International Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 36.8 in 2015, 47.4 in 2014, 92.6 in 2013, 29.6 in 2012, 39.4 in 2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 14.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.2x while industry average is -0.5x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,0442,4322,4302,8213,0468.0%
Gross Profit1,2981,5391,5081,7881,8624.2%
SG&A111908410423.7%
EBITDA4214403493703915.7%
Net Income2903142312422576.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash50477759935038510.0%
Short Term Debt15140150100-33.1%
Long Term Debt0133147163747358.6%
Cash flow
Capex3930934737-22.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth29.8%19.0%-0.1%16.1%8.0%
EBITDA growth65.4%4.3%-20.7%6.2%5.7%
Gross Margin63.5%63.3%62.0%63.4%61.1%-2.2%
EBITDA Margin20.6%18.1%14.3%13.1%12.8%-0.3%
Net Income Margin14.2%12.9%9.5%8.6%8.5%-0.1%
SG&A, % of revenue4.6%3.7%3.0%3.4%0.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.9%1.2%3.8%1.7%1.2%-0.5%
ROIC37.1%24.8%16.6%17.3%14.7%-2.6%
ROE28.4%20.5%13.4%14.8%15.4%0.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA-1.2x-1.4x-1.3x-0.1x1.2x1.3x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 8.0% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 1.1 pp from 2.1% to 1.0% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.2 pp from 63.4% to 61.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign showed almost no change in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.2%. C.banner International Holdings Ltd showed almost no change in CAPEX/Revenue from 2012 to 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (14.67%) and ROE (15.42%). ROIC decreased on 2.6 pp from 17.3% to 14.7% in 2015. ROE increased slightly on 0.65 pp from 14.8% to 15.4% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 1.2x and Debt / EBITDA is 2.2x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 1.3x from -0.1x to 1.2x in 2015. Debt surged on 171% in 2015 while cash surged on 10.0% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Apparel


Below we provide C.banner International Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Apparel 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
Ares Asia Ltd ($645)144.2%14.7%
Texhong Textile Group Ltd ($2678)6.8%12.1%27.2%1.0%
Win Hanverky Holdings Ltd ($3322)11.5%-7.5%-0.3%21.1%
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)27.3%-94.0%46.8%20.4%
L & A International Holdings Ltd/ Hong Kong ($8387)33.1%27.9%7.9%20.4%
 
Median (47 companies)21.7%5.2%2.6%5.0%-0.9%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)19.0%-0.1%16.1%8.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Prada SpA ($1913)67.8%71.5%72.1%73.8%71.8%
China Outfitters Holdings Ltd ($1146)76.1%74.9%74.3%70.0%
S Culture International Holdings Ltd ($1255)62.8%64.7%63.7%62.9%
Crocodile Garments ($122)65.5%64.7%60.7%60.4%62.1%
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)15.4%38.5%42.3%59.6%
 
Median (46 companies)24.0%24.4%23.0%23.4%18.7%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)63.5%63.3%62.0%63.4%61.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
HOSA International Ltd ($2200)46.3%44.4%42.2%37.6%26.7%
Prada SpA ($1913)25.9%29.6%31.7%31.7%26.8%
China Lilang Ltd ($1234)26.7%26.3%26.9%29.4%30.6%
Cabbeen Fashion Ltd ($2030)16.0%25.0%29.7%28.4%29.0%
Fuguiniao Co Ltd ($1819)22.2%24.5%26.1%26.7%
 
Median (47 companies)10.4%9.5%8.9%5.6%5.4%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)20.6%18.1%14.3%13.1%12.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Prada SpA ($1913)9.2%9.7%10.6%15.3%10.2%
Symphony Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($1223)14.9%136.9%70.3%13.5%
Mascotte Holdings Ltd ($136)0.4%74.2%45.0%12.2%0.6%
Addchance Holdings Ltd ($3344)12.2%8.6%9.3%10.9%
Active Group Holdings Ltd ($1096)1.3%17.4%3.5%10.7%
 
Median (47 companies)1.9%2.2%3.0%2.1%1.4%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)1.9%1.2%3.8%1.7%1.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Prada SpA ($1913)24.6%32.1%37.4%34.0%21.9%
Sitoy Group Holdings Ltd ($1023)62.1%39.3%28.7%31.8%22.0%
HOSA International Ltd ($2200)44.2%34.6%32.0%28.2%16.5%
Miko International Holdings Ltd ($1247)75.1%60.9%48.8%27.3%
Cabbeen Fashion Ltd ($2030)25.7%32.3%32.9%26.5%27.0%
 
Median (47 companies)11.5%8.6%6.7%3.2%5.4%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)37.1%24.8%16.6%17.3%14.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
High Fashion International Ltd ($608)4.9x16.7x27.7x11.2x
Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Ltd ($256)-0.9x0.6x0.4x2.6x
S Culture International Holdings Ltd ($1255)0.8x1.4x0.7x2.4x
UKF Holdings Ltd ($1468)0.9x1.2x-3.2x2.4x0.4x
Texhong Textile Group Ltd ($2678)3.9x1.4x1.3x2.3x1.4x
 
Median (33 companies)-0.7x-0.3x-0.7x-0.3x-0.8x
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)-1.2x-1.4x-1.3x-0.1x1.2x