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Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd reports 44.2% CAPEX decline while 2.6% Revenue growth

22/03/2016 • About Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168) • By InTwits

Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 41.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 21.3%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1,123 in 2015, 2,013 in 2014, 2,691 in 2013, 3,782 in 2012, 2,178 in 2011
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 10.9%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.6x while industry average is 2.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue4,2404,9566,8667,7167,9192.6%
Gross Profit1,4511,5732,1312,4792,5502.9%
SG&A3704736215345645.6%
EBITDA1,3711,4592,0442,4912,6426.0%
Net Income831770908904536-40.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash95884734360667811.9%
Short Term Debt1,1263,3001,4522,0451,798-12.1%
Long Term Debt2,2053,3526,4527,7318,2857.2%
Cash flow
Capex2,1783,7822,6912,0131,123-44.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth41.1%16.9%38.5%12.4%2.6%
EBITDA growth45.0%6.5%40.0%21.9%6.0%
Gross Margin34.2%31.7%31.0%32.1%32.2%0.1%
EBITDA Margin32.3%29.4%29.8%32.3%33.4%1.1%
Net Income Margin19.6%15.5%13.2%11.7%6.8%-4.9%
SG&A, % of revenue8.7%9.5%9.0%6.9%7.1%0.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue51.4%76.3%39.2%26.1%14.2%-11.9%
ROIC14.7%10.6%11.5%11.5%10.9%-0.6%
ROE17.8%14.7%15.6%14.2%8.0%-6.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.7x4.0x3.7x3.7x3.6x-0.1x

Revenue and profitability


Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd's Revenue increased on 2.6% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 2.2 pp from 10.8% to 8.6% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 4.9 pp from 11.7% to 6.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 14.2% in 2015. The company showed big decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 62.1 pp from 76.3% in 2012 to 14.2% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 26.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (10.93%) and ROE (8.03%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.60 pp from 11.5% to 10.9% in 2015. ROE decreased on 6.1 pp from 14.2% to 8.0% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 3.6x and Debt / EBITDA is 3.8x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.1x from 3.7x to 3.6x in 2015. Debt increased on 3.1% in 2015 while cash surged on 11.9% in 2015.

Management team


The company's CEO Zhongguo Sun "Mark" has spent 11 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Chemicals


Below you can find Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Chemicals 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
Bestway International Holdings Ltd ($718)-25.4%-62.1%330.3%238.4%
Jilin Qifeng Chemical Fiber Co Ltd ($549)39.7%-33.6%5.5%29.1%
China XLX Fertiliser Ltd ($1866)7.0%0.6%28.0%13.9%
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd ($509)49.2%68.7%32.0%26.4%
Landing International Development Ltd ($582)2.1%15.9%23.3%10.4%
 
Median (31 companies)31.3%2.0%9.4%1.4%-4.0%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)16.9%38.5%12.4%2.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huabao International Holdings Ltd ($336)74.3%70.5%69.1%70.8%69.9%
China Flavors & Fragrances Co Ltd ($3318)41.3%46.8%48.6%47.8%48.9%
Smartac Group China Holdings Ltd ($395)17.3%-1.8%11.2%40.4%
Bracell Ltd ($1768)40.1%30.5%37.3%37.3%38.4%
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd ($509)17.9%26.7%31.0%31.8%
 
Median (31 companies)19.8%18.2%16.2%16.0%20.5%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)34.2%31.7%31.0%32.1%32.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huabao International Holdings Ltd ($336)66.4%63.8%59.1%60.0%58.3%
Bracell Ltd ($1768)30.1%22.3%30.8%38.2%35.9%
China First Chemical Holdings Ltd ($2121)29.7%26.6%30.0%29.6%
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd ($509)15.5%24.2%28.1%27.6%
Tiande Chemical Holdings Ltd ($609)21.7%25.5%27.3%25.1%27.8%
 
Median (31 companies)15.2%13.2%12.7%11.1%13.4%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)32.3%29.4%29.8%32.3%33.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Landing International Development Ltd ($582)27.9%7.2%29.6%419.5%247.4%
China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd ($362)36.8%147.3%55.7%67.4%152.2%
Smartac Group China Holdings Ltd ($395)22.5%14.0%4.7%49.3%
China Flavors & Fragrances Co Ltd ($3318)16.4%15.8%20.1%42.4%35.8%
Bracell Ltd ($1768)24.4%22.3%64.3%35.4%11.7%
 
Median (31 companies)8.3%7.2%8.3%5.1%7.0%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)51.4%76.3%39.2%26.1%14.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huabao International Holdings Ltd ($336)34.6%28.7%25.2%26.2%23.3%
Tiande Chemical Holdings Ltd ($609)24.4%26.2%29.4%20.7%20.6%
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd ($509)3.5%11.3%15.9%16.4%
Fufeng Group Ltd ($546)13.9%9.6%10.8%11.6%10.3%
China BlueChemical Ltd ($3983)21.0%19.1%16.4%11.4%
 
Median (31 companies)7.8%6.9%7.4%5.2%5.9%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)14.7%10.6%11.5%11.5%10.9%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)2.4x2.2x4.6x18.1x
China XLX Fertiliser Ltd ($1866)2.4x2.6x5.1x5.8x5.1x
Ngai Hing Hong Co Ltd ($1047)4.8x11.7x5.3x5.4x5.3x
Jilin Qifeng Chemical Fiber Co Ltd ($549)4.3x14.1x6.5x5.3x
Sinofert Holdings Ltd ($297)4.3x2.9x32.4x5.0x
 
Median (24 companies)1.3x1.2x2.1x1.4x0.9x
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)1.7x4.0x3.7x3.7x3.6x