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XTEP International Holdings Ltd reports 30.3% Net Income growth and 10.8% Revenue growth

15/03/2016 • About XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368) • By InTwits

XTEP International Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • XTEP International Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 6.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 78.5 in 2015, 106 in 2014, 201 in 2013, 165 in 2012, 214 in 2011
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 12.0%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue5,5405,5504,3434,7785,29510.8%
Gross Profit2,2582,2581,7481,9472,23714.9%
SG&A9571,0218481,0521,30824.3%
EBITDA1,2481,13384473989220.7%
Net Income96681060647862330.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash2,0683,1233,5633,1373,60715.0%
Short Term Debt5655111,3541,2321,48920.9%
Long Term Debt0535175617121-80.4%
Cash flow
Capex21416520110679-26.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth24.3%0.2%-21.7%10.0%10.8%
EBITDA growth24.8%-9.2%-25.5%-12.5%20.7%
Gross Margin40.8%40.7%40.2%40.8%42.2%1.5%
EBITDA Margin22.5%20.4%19.4%15.5%16.8%1.4%
Net Income Margin17.4%14.6%14.0%10.0%11.8%1.8%
SG&A, % of revenue17.3%18.4%19.5%22.0%24.7%2.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.9%3.0%4.6%2.2%1.5%-0.7%
ROIC29.7%21.0%13.2%10.3%12.0%1.6%
ROE26.6%19.8%13.8%10.4%13.0%2.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA-1.2x-1.8x-2.4x-1.7x-2.2x-0.5x

Revenue and profitability


XTEP International Holdings Ltd's Revenue jumped on 10.8% in 2015. Revenue growth happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.4 pp from 15.5% to 16.8% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.5 pp from 40.8% to 42.2% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.7 pp from 22.0% to 24.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.8 pp from 10.0% to 11.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


XTEP International Holdings Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.5% in 2015. The company showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 1.5 pp from 3.0% in 2012 to 1.5% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.8%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (13.04%) while ROIC is low (11.98%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.6 pp from 10.3% to 12.0% in 2015. ROE increased on 2.7 pp from 10.4% to 13.0% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -2.2x and Debt / EBITDA is 1.8x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.5x from -1.7x to -2.2x in 2015. Debt dropped on 12.9% in 2015 while cash jumped on 15.0% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below you can find XTEP International Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Retail 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
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 (111 companies)23.9%10.5%6.1%3.1%-1.0%
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)0.2%-21.7%10.0%10.8%


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 (100 companies)39.4%37.2%36.4%35.5%46.0%
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)40.8%40.7%40.2%40.8%42.2%


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%39.6%
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%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)49.6%47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)52.1%48.5%47.3%42.8%
 
Median (110 companies)13.1%9.7%7.1%8.3%8.1%
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)22.5%20.4%19.4%15.5%16.8%


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%24.9%
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%17.7%
Tsui Wah Holdings Ltd ($1314)5.2%8.3%9.3%30.5%10.6%
 
Median (111 companies)3.9%4.0%3.6%3.6%2.7%
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)3.9%3.0%4.6%2.2%1.5%


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 (111 companies)16.6%12.0%8.2%8.4%6.2%
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)29.7%21.0%13.2%10.3%12.0%


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)6.5x2.0x2.5x4.8x7.3x
 
Median (86 companies)-0.8x-0.5x-0.8x-0.2x-0.5x
XTEP International Holdings Ltd ($1368)-1.2x-1.8x-2.4x-1.7x-2.2x