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Sino-Life Group Ltd CAPEX dropped on 15.0% in 2015 and Revenue dropped on 11.5%

22/03/2016 • About Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296) • By InTwits

Sino-Life Group Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Sino-Life Group Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -4.8%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -5.4%
  • Sino-Life Group Ltd spends a lot for Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for 2011-2015 is 0.0%. Average EBITDA Margin for the same period was -14.8%0
  • Sino-Life Group Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 14.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 8.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 3.5 in 2015, 4.1 in 2014, 14.8 in 2013, 14.2 in 2012, 10.6 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -4.8%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is -14.1x while industry average is -21.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue72.52161.76763.10669.64861.633-11.5%
Gross Profit45.56446.28847.13136.77935.246-4.2%
SG&A69.81369.21961.47643.96241.292-6.1%
EBITDA-19.038-17.429-8.113-0.745-3.331347.1%
Net Income-30.079-29.487-16.175-11.142-9.402-15.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash194.171159.729122.820109.08698.712-9.5%
Short Term Debt0.79710.9120.7080.5940.6143.4%
Long Term Debt10.0639.5608.3097.4606.952-6.8%
Cash flow
Capex10.56214.15314.8464.1033.487-15.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth7.3%-14.8%2.2%10.4%-11.5%
EBITDA growth-806.9%-8.5%-53.5%-90.8%347.1%
Gross Margin62.8%74.9%74.7%52.8%57.2%4.4%
EBITDA Margin-26.3%-28.2%-12.9%-1.1%-5.4%-4.3%
Net Income Margin-41.5%-47.7%-25.6%-16.0%-15.3%0.7%
SG&A, % of revenue96.3%112.1%97.4%63.1%67.0%3.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue14.6%22.9%23.5%5.9%5.7%-0.2%
ROIC-8.6%-9.1%-6.6%-3.2%-4.8%-1.7%
ROE-11.9%-13.4%-8.3%-6.2%-5.6%0.6%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 11.5% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin jumped on 38.0 pp from -70.9% to -33.0% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 4.4 pp from 52.8% to 57.2% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.9 pp from 63.1% to 67.0% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.74 pp from -16.0% to -15.3% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 5.7% in 2015. The company's CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 17.3 pp from 22.9% in 2012 to 5.7% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 11.7%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-4.84%) and ROE (-5.61%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.7 pp from -3.2% to -4.8% in 2015. ROE increased slightly on 0.63 pp from -6.2% to -5.6% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -14.1x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in 2015. Debt decreased on 6.1% in 2015 while cash decreased on 9.5% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Commercial Services


Below you can find Sino-Life Group Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Commercial Services 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
Global Energy Resources International Group Ltd ($8192)429.3%-61.9%-27.8%2,912.9%
Dingyi Group Investment Ltd ($508)8.8%-95.9%1,361.2%-32.6%
China Smartpay Group Holdings Ltd ($8325)60.0%274.7%75.6%124.5%
Goldpac Group Ltd ($3315)52.3%64.4%36.8%10.8%
Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Ltd ($1260)21.3%4.5%33.5%14.2%
 
Median (60 companies)25.5%8.9%4.7%8.0%5.8%
Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296)-14.8%2.2%10.4%-11.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
HC International Inc ($2280)84.7%87.5%91.9%92.5%
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd ($1448)81.6%80.5%80.4%80.0%77.6%
China Communication Telecom Services Co Ltd ($8206)-56.6%61.6%58.6%69.1%70.2%
Dingyi Group Investment Ltd ($508)76.5%75.8%64.5%86.0%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)67.1%66.2%66.8%62.8%65.2%
 
Median (56 companies)32.9%31.0%29.2%30.8%28.7%
Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296)62.8%74.9%74.7%52.8%57.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd ($152)69.3%60.2%65.8%97.1%73.6%
Shenzhen Expressway Co Ltd ($548)80.4%74.3%79.4%76.6%53.0%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)74.3%78.3%74.5%74.0%71.6%
Anhui Expressway Co Ltd ($995)62.7%56.9%54.1%60.4%
Dragon Crown Group Holdings Ltd ($935)57.8%67.3%62.9%60.2%
 
Median (60 companies)17.1%16.9%14.2%11.1%8.1%
Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296)-26.3%-28.2%-12.9%-1.1%-5.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Kai Yuan Holdings Ltd ($1215)16.8%3.9%7.0%59.8%
COSCO Pacific Ltd ($1199)111.3%96.6%66.6%43.3%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)3.9%10.3%9.1%26.0%8.4%
HC International Inc ($2280)15.1%8.5%28.7%24.7%
Dragon Crown Group Holdings Ltd ($935)2.5%37.2%52.0%23.0%
 
Median (59 companies)3.8%3.2%4.0%4.0%2.7%
Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296)14.6%22.9%23.5%5.9%5.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Mega Expo Holdings Ltd ($1360)270.5%481.1%54.4%10.1%
China Packaging Holdings Development Ltd ($1439)50.0%52.0%46.6%34.1%
Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Ltd ($1260)136.8%51.5%26.6%30.0%29.5%
PPS International Holdings Ltd ($8201)101.6%35.6%23.8%-13.7%
1010 Printing Group Ltd ($1127)14.4%13.5%20.8%17.8%19.9%
 
Median (60 companies)5.2%6.0%5.2%4.2%5.8%
Sino-Life Group Ltd ($8296)-8.6%-9.1%-6.6%-3.2%-4.8%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dalian Port PDA Co Ltd ($2880)5.7x5.7x4.8x4.7x
Sichuan Expressway Co Ltd ($107)1.8x2.7x3.8x4.3x
Anxian Yuan China Holdings Ltd ($922)4.6x3.8x0.8x
Eagle Legend Asia Ltd ($936)4.3x4.0x4.0x3.3x6.2x
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)2.9x4.5x3.1x2.7x5.3x
 
Median (40 companies)-0.1x-0.0x-0.7x-0.7x-0.6x