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Allied Properties HK Ltd Net Income surged on 104% in 2015 while EBITDA Margin dropped on 25.0 pp from 44.9% to 20.0%

23/03/2016 • About Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56) • By InTwits

Allied Properties HK Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Allied Properties HK Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is 1.7%
  • Allied Properties HK Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 50.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 94.2 in 2015, 195 in 2014, 156 in 2013, 89.9 in 2012, 96.7 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 1.7%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue4,0484,0794,9494,5724,5950.5%
Gross Profit3,8193,8734,6664,2734,226-1.1%
SG&A1,3581,4591,6461,4141,5187.3%
EBITDA1,9601,8542,1912,054917-55.3%
Net Income1,9511,7101,5942,0244,123103.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash2,9625,5514,3833,3994,88743.8%
Short Term Debt3,1134,7883,3454,6002,658-42.2%
Long Term Debt3,9614,7296,6526,9237,75712.0%
Cash flow
Capex979015619594-51.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth15.9%0.8%21.4%-7.6%0.5%
EBITDA growth2.0%-5.4%18.2%-6.3%-55.3%
Gross Margin94.3%95.0%94.3%93.5%92.0%-1.5%
EBITDA Margin48.4%45.5%44.3%44.9%20.0%-25.0%
Net Income Margin48.2%41.9%32.2%44.3%89.7%45.5%
SG&A, % of revenue33.5%35.8%33.2%30.9%33.0%2.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.4%2.2%3.1%4.3%2.1%-2.2%
ROIC5.0%4.6%5.0%4.3%1.7%-2.7%
ROE10.5%8.4%7.3%8.6%15.9%7.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.1x2.1x2.6x4.0x6.0x2.1x

Revenue and profitability


Allied Properties HK Ltd's Revenue showed almost no change in 2015. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 25.0 pp from 44.9% to 20.0% in 2015.

Gross Margin decreased slightly on 1.5 pp from 93.5% to 92.0% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.1 pp from 30.9% to 33.0% in 2015.

Net Income marign jumped on 45.5 pp from 44.3% to 89.7% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 2.1%. CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2012 to 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (15.87%) while ROIC is low (1.68%). ROIC decreased on 2.7 pp from 4.3% to 1.7% in 2015. ROE increased on 7.2 pp from 8.6% to 15.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 6.0x and Debt / EBITDA is 11.4x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 2.1x from 4.0x to 6.0x in 2015. Debt decreased on 9.6% in 2015 while cash surged on 43.8% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below we provide Allied Properties HK Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Real Estate 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
Common Splendor International Health Industry Group Ltd ($286)-0.9%-0.5%1.9%4,120.2%
Landsea Green Properties Co Ltd ($106)-35.1%-51.2%3,097.3%188.5%
LVGEM China Real Estate Invest ($95)-0.1%-27.5%-21.9%3,008.3%
Rivera Holdings Ltd ($281)197.1%-89.9%2,067.2%-92.7%
Ceneric Holdings Ltd ($542)-94.0%-73.9%-49.8%1,922.5%
 
Median (175 companies)10.1%16.4%13.1%5.2%4.5%
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)0.8%21.4%-7.6%0.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)96.9%96.7%98.4%98.4%98.7%
GR Properties Ltd ($108)37.4%39.3%98.2%
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co Ltd ($1387)71.1%79.0%95.2%97.9%99.9%
YT Realty Group Ltd ($75)91.5%94.4%96.6%96.7%97.6%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)29.8%22.8%92.9%95.2%62.7%
 
Median (157 companies)43.8%41.9%41.8%39.1%42.6%
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)94.3%95.0%94.3%93.5%92.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)24.0%-125.5%-2,995.7%1,685.3%-525.1%
Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd ($925)33.2%-606.3%2,162.6%224.3%
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd ($127)340.9%356.2%91.6%195.5%397.4%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)73.6%105.3%133.1%143.2%
Ceneric Holdings Ltd ($542)-5.9%-382.7%-1,024.0%126.8%
 
Median (174 companies)35.3%29.1%28.2%26.9%28.8%
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)48.4%45.5%44.3%44.9%20.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
LT Commercial Real Estate Ltd ($112)0.0%0.0%18.0%27,965.5%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)25.6%56.2%4,202.4%1,304.7%189.7%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)5.9%24.1%1,091.1%190.4%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)6.5%2.9%323.1%351.2%340.6%
Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd ($194)9.4%18.5%6.1%269.7%0.9%
 
Median (176 companies)5.9%5.5%6.2%4.8%3.7%
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)2.4%2.2%3.1%4.3%2.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Rykadan Capital Ltd ($2288)17.2%-1.8%-2.6%48.4%-3.7%
Colour Life Services Group Co Ltd ($1778)44.2%47.9%29.3%14.5%
LVGEM China Real Estate Invest ($95)0.2%-0.2%-1.1%22.1%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)39.0%19.2%17.6%18.7%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)18.0%18.4%15.1%18.5%15.4%
 
Median (179 companies)4.6%4.1%3.9%3.9%2.9%
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)5.0%4.6%5.0%4.3%1.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Properties Group Ltd ($1838)16.9x43.0x21.4x1,523.0x
SRE Group Ltd ($1207)10.6x14.1x24.7x1,184.6x
Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd ($131)53.2x177.3x901.7x
Tian An China Investment Co Ltd ($28)2.4x13.2x15.1x486.6x
Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($337)3.7x6.2x49.3x38.4x
 
Median (141 companies)2.1x2.2x2.7x3.0x3.2x
Allied Properties HK Ltd ($56)2.1x2.1x2.6x4.0x6.0x