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China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd Net Income surged on 344% in 2015 and Revenue surged on 34.8%

23/03/2016 • About China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081) • By InTwits

China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -3.1%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -1.3%
  • China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment 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 -5.4%0
  • China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 16.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 13.5 in 2015, 12.3 in 2014, 41.7 in 2013, 0.0020 in 2012, 6.1 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -3.1%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue21.6106.699.6191.3257.934.8%
Gross Profit4.27.045.1162.1187.715.8%
SG&A24.5
EBITDA-25.4-13.8-5.611.5-3.4-129.9%
Net Income-26.1-21.1-8.8-26.264.0-344.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash11.877.242.153.578.646.8%
Short Term Debt0.00.00.015.0303.41,922.6%
Long Term Debt0.039.60.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex6.10.041.712.313.59.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth-16.7%393.7%-6.6%92.2%34.8%
EBITDA growth78.8%-45.8%-59.5%-306.0%-129.9%
Gross Margin19.4%6.5%45.3%84.8%72.8%-12.0%
EBITDA Margin-117.7%-12.9%-5.6%6.0%-1.3%-7.3%
Net Income Margin-120.9%-19.8%-8.9%-13.7%24.8%38.5%
SG&A, % of revenue23.0%0.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue28.2%0.0%41.9%6.4%5.2%-1.2%
ROIC-115.5%-15.9%-9.1%-4.7%-3.1%1.6%
ROE-118.0%-30.5%-6.4%-10.7%11.2%21.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA-3.4x3.4x

Revenue and profitability


China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd's Revenue jumped on 34.8% in 2015. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 7.3 pp from 6.0% to -1.3% in 2015.

Gross Margin dropped on 12.0 pp from 84.8% to 72.8% in 2015.

Net Income marign surged on 38.5 pp from -13.7% to 24.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 5.2% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue increased on 5.2 pp from 0.0019% in 2012 to 5.2% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 17.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-3.13%) and low but positive ROE (11.16%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.6 pp from -4.7% to -3.1% in 2015. ROE jumped on 21.9 pp from -10.7% to 11.2% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -3.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 3.4x from -3.4x to in 2015. Debt jumped on 1,923% in 2015 while cash jumped on 46.8% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Software


Below you can find China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Software 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
Pizu Group Holdings Ltd ($8053)40.3%-42.9%1,742.9%157.9%
China City Railway Transportation Technology Holdings Co Ltd ($1522)194.6%164.0%33.6%100.5%
Epicurean and Co Ltd ($8213)177.0%185.7%62.6%22.0%
China Bio Cassava Holdings Ltd ($8129)-14.2%38.8%55.1%-19.7%
Finsoft Corp ($8018)-17.1%-1.4%54.8%-9.9%
 
Median (34 companies)16.2%10.6%11.4%20.9%12.4%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)393.7%-6.6%92.2%34.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Bio Cassava Holdings Ltd ($8129)90.2%90.4%97.4%98.4%98.3%
Chanjet Information Technology Co Ltd ($1588)91.9%89.2%91.3%92.4%91.4%
NetDragon Websoft Inc ($777)90.1%93.4%90.8%89.3%
Tian Ge Interactive Holdings Ltd ($1980)87.5%88.5%87.6%84.8%77.7%
Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd ($268)70.1%65.0%75.3%82.5%81.5%
 
Median (33 companies)52.8%48.4%42.5%42.1%43.5%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)19.4%6.5%45.3%84.8%72.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd ($1297)55.5%62.6%54.9%57.2%59.0%
International Entertainment Corp ($1009)235.1%50.8%64.0%54.9%62.0%
China Binary Sale Technology Ltd ($8255)41.3%35.1%35.4%44.4%50.5%
Microsoft Corp ($4338)42.8%33.5%39.2%38.0%25.8%
Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd ($268)19.5%7.8%33.2%37.2%31.9%
 
Median (34 companies)12.2%11.1%15.5%10.1%10.3%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)-117.7%-12.9%-5.6%6.0%-1.3%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
NetDragon Websoft Inc ($777)13.3%21.1%34.6%54.6%
China Eco-Farming Ltd ($8166)0.3%0.6%0.7%18.1%2.5%
TravelSky Technology Ltd ($696)5.8%8.9%21.7%18.1%
Kingsoft Corp Ltd ($3888)6.8%4.3%3.8%14.3%11.1%
Sing Lee Software Group Ltd ($8076)19.4%3.3%0.2%14.0%1.1%
 
Median (33 companies)2.0%1.4%2.2%3.6%1.8%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)28.2%0.0%41.9%6.4%5.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Binary Sale Technology Ltd ($8255)27.7%26.9%28.4%19.0%
Microsoft Corp ($4338)43.4%28.6%30.3%26.2%15.6%
Finsoft Corp ($8018)140.5%4.6%25.0%-5.6%
Sinosoft Technology Group Ltd ($1297)31.6%34.0%21.9%20.2%20.8%
Boyaa Interactive International Ltd ($434)100.4%75.3%21.3%20.0%21.4%
 
Median (34 companies)4.9%5.6%6.1%3.3%5.1%
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)-115.5%-15.9%-9.1%-4.7%-3.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pizu Group Holdings Ltd ($8053)346.1x-0.4x
Epicurean and Co Ltd ($8213)2.9x2.3x4.7x12.3x12.0x
Sing Lee Software Group Ltd ($8076)6.2x4.4x
China Technology Solar Power Holdings Ltd ($8111)7.4x3.3x0.2x
Chinasoft International Ltd ($354)-1.3x-0.7x0.7x1.5x0.7x
 
Median (22 companies)-0.9x-1.0x-1.5x-1.3x-0.4x
China Mobile Games and Cultural Investment Ltd ($8081)-3.4x