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Tristate Holdings Ltd CAPEX jumped on 247% in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 29.7%

21/03/2016 • About Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458) • By InTwits

Tristate Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Tristate Holdings Ltd is a company in decline: 2015 revenue growth was -29.7%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -3.7%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 6.1% in 2015, 2.6% in 2014, 5.5% in 2013, 6.9% in 2012, 10.4% in 2011
  • Tristate Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 188 in 2015, 54.2 in 2014, 75.3 in 2013, 72.6 in 2012, 44.4 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -0.0%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue3,2733,3883,6003,5802,516-29.7%
Gross Profit9821,0141,1071,091581-46.7%
SG&A4515205741,004769-23.5%
EBITDA3422332009215567.9%
Net Income25010943148-46-130.8%
Balance Sheet
Cash596495624658637-3.2%
Short Term Debt219294404444325-26.7%
Long Term Debt18414694240-100.0%
Cash flow
Capex44737554188247.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth7.8%3.5%6.3%-0.6%-29.7%
EBITDA growth29.6%-32.0%-14.2%-53.8%67.9%
Gross Margin30.0%29.9%30.8%30.5%23.1%-7.4%
EBITDA Margin10.4%6.9%5.5%2.6%6.1%3.6%
Net Income Margin7.6%3.2%1.2%4.1%-1.8%-6.0%
SG&A, % of revenue13.8%15.3%15.9%28.1%30.6%2.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.4%2.1%2.1%1.5%7.5%6.0%
ROIC15.0%7.6%3.6%-2.6%-0.0%2.5%
ROE19.6%7.9%3.0%9.9%-3.1%-13.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.6x-0.2x-0.6x-2.1x-2.0x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 29.7% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 3.6 pp from 2.6% to 6.1% in 2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 7.4 pp from 30.5% to 23.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.5 pp from 28.1% to 30.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 6.0 pp from 4.1% to -1.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 7.5% in 2015. Tristate Holdings Ltd showed CAPEX/Revenue growth of 5.3 pp from 2.1% in 2012 to 7.5% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.7%.Battling declining revenue the company made large investments to CAPEX (122% of EBITDA) but that didn't help at least in this year.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-0.05%) and ROE (-3.11%). ROIC increased on 2.5 pp from -2.6% to -0.048% in 2015. ROE dropped on 13.0 pp from 9.9% to -3.1% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -2.0x Net Debt / EBITDA and 2.1x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA increased on 0.048x from -2.1x to -2.0x in 2015. Debt dropped on 30.5% in 2015 while cash decreased on 3.2% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Apparel


Below you can find Tristate Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Apparel 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
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)-94.0%46.8%20.4%33.1%
L & A International Holdings Ltd/ Hong Kong ($8387)33.1%27.9%7.9%20.4%
 
Median (47 companies)20.2%5.4%0.8%5.0%-0.9%
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)3.5%6.3%-0.6%-29.7%


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%65.7%
C.banner International Holdings Ltd ($1028)63.5%63.3%62.0%63.4%61.1%
S Culture International Holdings Ltd ($1255)62.8%64.7%63.7%62.9%61.9%
Crocodile Garments ($122)65.5%64.7%60.7%60.4%62.1%
 
Median (46 companies)24.0%24.4%23.0%23.4%28.5%
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)30.0%29.9%30.8%30.5%23.1%


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%27.9%
 
Median (47 companies)10.4%10.4%9.7%6.7%6.1%
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)10.4%6.9%5.5%2.6%6.1%


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%28.5%
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%3.1%2.1%1.5%
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)1.4%2.1%2.1%1.5%7.5%


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%8.7%6.9%3.6%5.7%
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)15.0%7.6%3.6%-2.6%-0.0%


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)0.8x1.4x0.7x2.4x158.1x
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)-0.9x-0.4x-0.7x-0.1x0.1x
Tristate Holdings Ltd ($458)-0.6x-0.2x-0.6x-2.1x-2.0x