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World Houseware Holdings Ltd reports 79.1% EBITDA growth and almost no change in Revenue of 994

18/03/2016 • About World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713) • By InTwits

World Houseware Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • World Houseware Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -1.8%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 4.2% in 2015, 2.4% in 2014, 3.4% in 2013, 7.1% in 2012, 2.1% in 2011
  • World Houseware Holdings Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 20.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 50.7 in 2015, 123 in 2014, 61.7 in 2013, 38.8 in 2012, 25.4 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -1.8%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.4x while industry average is 0.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,1291,0759959929940.2%
Gross Profit10014010210714535.4%
SG&A12213012913716621.0%
EBITDA247634234279.1%
Net Income-3511-47-49-42-15.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash7385834940-17.9%
Short Term Debt1881672273223477.7%
Long Term Debt0241602
Cash flow
Capex25396212351-58.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth11.7%-4.8%-7.4%-0.4%0.2%
EBITDA growth-68.9%222.9%-55.5%-30.9%79.1%
Gross Margin8.8%13.1%10.3%10.8%14.6%3.8%
EBITDA Margin2.1%7.1%3.4%2.4%4.2%1.9%
Net Income Margin-3.1%1.0%-4.7%-4.9%-4.2%0.7%
SG&A, % of revenue10.8%12.1%13.0%13.9%16.7%2.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.2%3.6%6.2%12.4%5.1%-7.3%
ROIC-3.0%1.6%-1.9%-2.8%-1.8%1.0%
ROE-3.7%1.1%-4.8%-5.3%-4.9%0.4%
Net Debt/EBITDA4.9x1.4x4.7x11.7x7.4x-4.3x

Revenue and profitability


World Houseware Holdings Ltd's Revenue showed almost no change in 2015. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin surged on 97.9 pp from 104% to 202% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 3.8 pp from 10.8% to 14.6% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.9 pp from 13.9% to 16.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.75 pp from -4.9% to -4.2% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 5.1%. CAPEX/Revenue increased slightly on 1.5 pp from 3.6% in 2012 to 5.1% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 7.9%.The company maintained rich investment policy and has spent a lot to CAPEX (121% of EBITDA).

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-1.82%) and ROE (-4.87%). ROIC increased slightly on 0.95 pp from -2.8% to -1.8% in 2015. ROE showed almost no change in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 7.4x Net Debt / EBITDA and 8.3x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 4.3x from 11.7x to 7.4x in 2015. Debt increased on 8.3% in 2015 while cash dropped on 17.9% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Housewares


Below we provide World Houseware Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Housewares 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 Strategic Holdings Ltd ($235)-24.1%-39.2%1,832.6%281.4%
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)7.0%20.5%23.4%17.9%
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)19.0%23.7%16.6%11.7%
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)76.5%24.6%11.8%-5.2%
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)-13.7%-21.9%-3.5%-9.3%
 
Median (5 companies)-3.4%19.0%23.4%16.6%11.7%
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)-4.8%-7.4%-0.4%0.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)42.4%44.5%46.1%46.5%46.3%
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)46.3%47.7%46.8%43.5%
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)41.2%44.2%44.3%40.4%
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)16.7%23.9%26.6%25.1%
China Strategic Holdings Ltd ($235)43.3%11.4%11.7%7.4%
 
Median (5 companies)42.4%44.2%44.3%40.4%46.3%
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)8.8%13.1%10.3%10.8%14.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)33.1%36.0%33.8%32.6%
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)36.5%37.8%34.0%28.7%
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)7.3%14.6%14.9%11.7%
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)8.8%9.8%9.6%8.5%6.7%
China Strategic Holdings Ltd ($235)-727.1%-1,603.6%-25.0%-2.8%
 
Median (5 companies)8.8%14.6%14.9%11.7%6.7%
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)2.1%7.1%3.4%2.4%4.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)3.3%1.2%2.4%42.0%
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)5.5%2.3%16.2%19.8%
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)1.6%2.7%3.0%2.0%3.9%
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)12.3%5.2%4.4%1.8%
China Strategic Holdings Ltd ($235)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%
 
Median (5 companies)3.3%2.3%3.0%2.0%3.9%
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)2.2%3.6%6.2%12.4%5.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)37.6%38.8%28.1%23.6%
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)44.7%38.4%20.3%11.8%
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)51.7%38.8%24.7%16.8%
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)5.4%11.7%11.8%7.6%
China Strategic Holdings Ltd ($235)-8.3%-12.0%-4.0%-1.3%
 
Median (5 companies)21.5%38.8%24.7%16.8%11.8%
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)-3.0%1.6%-1.9%-2.8%-1.8%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Perfectech International Holdings Ltd ($765)-1.4x-1.8x-1.7x-0.7x
China Creative Home Group Ltd ($1678)0.2x-0.4x-2.3x-1.4x
Bolina Holding Co Ltd ($1190)0.2x-1.7x-1.1x-1.9x
International Housewares Retail Co Ltd ($1373)-0.7x-0.2x-0.3x-2.7x-2.8x
 
Median (4 companies)-0.3x-1.0x-1.4x-1.7x-2.8x
World Houseware Holdings Ltd ($713)4.9x1.4x4.7x11.7x7.4x