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China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd reports 125% CAPEX growth and 40.0% Revenue growth

22/03/2016 • About China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570) • By InTwits

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 7.4%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 8.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 238 in 2015, 106 in 2014, 93.5 in 2013, 100 in 2012, 86.5 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 6.5%
  • It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.4x 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.

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue8441,0321,3952,6503,70940.0%
Gross Profit4555648261,6432,19433.5%
SG&A3473195311,1251,58140.5%
EBITDA13125333267182022.2%
Net Income6016819841362250.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash381333504402,138386.2%
Short Term Debt2764115845021,600219.0%
Long Term Debt0066867185026.8%
Cash flow
Capex8710093106238124.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth3.1%22.3%35.2%90.0%40.0%
EBITDA growth-12.1%92.8%31.4%102.2%22.2%
Gross Margin54.0%54.7%59.2%62.0%59.1%-2.9%
EBITDA Margin15.5%24.5%23.8%25.3%22.1%-3.2%
Net Income Margin7.1%16.3%14.2%15.6%16.8%1.2%
SG&A, % of revenue41.1%30.9%38.1%42.4%42.6%0.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue10.3%9.7%6.7%4.0%6.4%2.4%
ROIC8.4%17.6%9.3%12.2%6.5%-5.7%
ROE8.1%21.0%11.1%13.9%8.7%-5.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.8x1.1x2.7x1.1x0.4x-0.7x

Revenue and profitability


China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd's Revenue surged on 40.0% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 2.0 pp from 2.9% to 4.9% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.9 pp from 62.0% to 59.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.2 pp from 15.6% to 16.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 6.4%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 3.3 pp from 9.7% in 2012 to 6.4% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 5.7%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (6.49%) and ROE (8.69%). ROIC decreased on 5.7 pp from 12.2% to 6.5% in 2015. ROE decreased on 5.2 pp from 13.9% to 8.7% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.4x Net Debt / EBITDA and 3.0x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.7x from 1.1x to 0.4x in 2015. Debt jumped on 109% in 2015 while cash jumped on 386% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Pharmaceuticals


Below you can find China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Pharmaceuticals 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
Hong Kong Life Sciences and Technology Group Ltd ($8085)-10.0%-45.4%1,636.5%-52.9%
Northeast Tiger Pharmaceutical Corp Ltd ($8197)15.1%-99.9%480.0%-93.1%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)-71.8%-60.5%196.0%14.2%
Dragonite International Ltd ($329)-8.8%-10.5%13.5%64.8%
Tianda Pharmaceuticals Ltd ($455)-6.2%85.3%37.2%-43.6%
 
Median (41 companies)25.8%13.4%13.5%15.7%11.3%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)22.3%35.2%90.0%40.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jilin Province Huinan Changlong Bio-pharmacy Co Ltd ($8049)83.9%82.0%81.5%80.9%
Consun Pharmaceutical Group Ltd ($1681)75.5%75.7%79.1%78.3%
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd ($1177)78.5%78.5%77.5%76.4%
China Health Group Inc ($8225)38.7%43.4%33.6%76.2%75.7%
Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($587)72.6%65.2%77.9%72.1%68.7%
 
Median (39 companies)37.6%38.5%35.9%48.3%48.9%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)54.0%54.7%59.2%62.0%59.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Asia Resources Holdings Ltd ($899)3.5%-80.8%25.1%113.7%
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd ($460)48.4%38.8%65.4%70.9%
Pak Fah Yeow International Ltd ($239)28.7%33.9%28.4%52.4%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($8138)29.7%41.3%45.4%47.5%49.1%
Real Nutriceutical Group Ltd ($2010)45.6%42.8%43.4%46.0%
 
Median (40 companies)17.7%19.0%19.3%21.1%19.0%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)15.5%24.5%23.8%25.3%22.1%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Northeast Tiger Pharmaceutical Corp Ltd ($8197)0.2%11,100.0%103.4%0.0%
Extrawell Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($858)5.7%1.7%20.6%92.4%3.6%
Asia Resources Holdings Ltd ($899)12.2%4.4%8.1%92.0%
Lijun International Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd ($2005)19.5%16.8%52.4%39.6%
Hao Wen Holdings Ltd ($8019)6.4%30.0%2.3%38.2%
 
Median (40 companies)9.8%8.2%8.9%7.5%3.3%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)10.3%9.7%6.7%4.0%6.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jilin Province Huinan Changlong Bio-pharmacy Co Ltd ($8049)18.5%16.7%20.8%33.0%
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd ($1177)19.9%26.2%26.8%26.5%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($8138)25.3%27.5%23.8%25.9%
Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($950)31.3%26.1%22.0%22.4%
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd ($460)14.3%13.7%18.3%22.0%
 
Median (41 companies)9.1%12.2%9.2%10.6%6.7%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)8.4%17.6%9.3%12.2%6.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China NT Pharma Group Co Ltd ($1011)0.4x7.2x
United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd/The ($3933)4.4x6.5x4.6x4.2x4.0x
Lansen Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($503)0.9x1.7x2.8x3.4x
China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Ltd ($512)2.5x5.4x4.0x3.4x
Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ($719)1.4x3.5x3.4x2.8x
 
Median (33 companies)-0.8x-0.4x-0.6x-0.6x-1.5x
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)1.8x1.1x2.7x1.1x0.4x