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China Power International Development Ltd Net Income surged on 50.0% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin jumped on 11.3 pp from 42.3% to 53.6%

23/03/2016 • About China Power International Development Ltd ($2380) • By InTwits

China Power International Development Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is expanding: 53.6% in 2015 vs. 42.3% in 2014 vs. 25.3% in 2011
  • China Power International Development Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 21.1%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 45.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1,848 in 2015, 1,809 in 2014, 3,365 in 2013, 1,945 in 2012, 760 in 2011
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 10.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.8x while industry average is 0.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Power International Development Ltd ($2380) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue16,08217,49718,82720,44720,197-1.2%
EBITDA4,0685,6257,3418,64110,81625.2%
Net Income5051,1812,2902,7664,14950.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,1802,0161,6411,1271,52835.6%
Short Term Debt9,3709,75910,77912,59110,227-18.8%
Long Term Debt32,73035,84034,91132,95732,461-1.5%
Cash flow
Capex4,0375,5793,9822,6902,8234.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth11.4%8.8%7.6%8.6%-1.2%
EBITDA growth-4.9%38.3%30.5%17.7%25.2%
EBITDA Margin25.3%32.1%39.0%42.3%53.6%11.3%
Net Income Margin3.1%6.8%12.2%13.5%20.5%7.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue25.1%31.9%21.1%13.2%14.0%0.8%
ROIC4.0%5.7%7.5%8.0%10.1%2.1%
ROE4.0%8.4%13.7%13.7%16.9%3.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA10.1x7.7x6.0x5.1x3.8x-1.3x

Revenue and profitability


China Power International Development Ltd's Revenue decreased slightly on 1.2% in 2015. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin surged on 11.3 pp from 42.3% to 53.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased on 7.0 pp from 13.5% to 20.5% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 14.0%. The company showed big decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 17.9 pp from 31.9% in 2012 to 14.0% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 16.1%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (16.87%) while ROIC is low (10.11%). ROIC increased on 2.1 pp from 8.0% to 10.1% in 2015. ROE increased on 3.1 pp from 13.7% to 16.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 3.8x Net Debt / EBITDA and 3.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.3x from 5.1x to 3.8x in 2015. Debt decreased on 6.3% in 2015 while cash jumped on 35.6% in 2015.

Management team


Yu Bing is a the company's CEO. Yu Bing has spent 3 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Electric


Below you can find China Power International Development Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Electric 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
Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958)26.0%46.7%4.1%19.6%
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)10.7%-1.2%19.3%12.3%
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)56.0%16.7%4.9%10.4%
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638)2.1%-1.8%2.9%6.7%
China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735)-2.3%20.3%7.2%2.6%
 
Median (13 companies)20.1%8.8%11.6%4.8%-3.5%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)8.8%7.6%8.6%-1.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6)60.5%60.0%63.5%85.6%99.4%
China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735)57.1%73.3%70.8%72.0%74.9%
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638)60.5%60.1%58.6%54.0%53.7%
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)48.3%46.5%46.9%48.6%47.9%
Huadian Power International Corp Ltd ($1071)8.9%27.1%
 
Median (8 companies)48.3%46.5%52.8%37.9%50.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958)110.2%94.0%80.5%91.3%93.1%
HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638)72.8%72.6%77.6%73.3%71.7%
Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6)64.6%66.2%68.0%2,533.1%71.2%
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)64.2%66.0%62.6%60.5%59.4%
China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735)41.6%54.6%51.6%54.5%55.1%
 
Median (13 companies)22.3%25.5%32.1%33.7%41.9%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)25.3%32.1%39.0%42.3%53.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Enerchina Holdings Ltd ($622)54.3%24.1%28.3%3.8%321.6%
Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958)240.9%163.4%124.0%217.8%171.9%
China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735)21.5%82.2%80.1%119.5%99.0%
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)78.6%62.2%54.3%91.8%96.0%
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)78.4%47.5%57.2%94.5%50.0%
 
Median (13 companies)22.9%26.2%28.3%18.5%20.0%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)25.1%31.9%21.1%13.2%14.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
CLP Holdings Ltd ($2)7.8%7.0%4.8%8.5%12.8%
China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd ($836)5.9%7.7%9.7%8.0%11.0%
Huaneng Power International Inc ($902)4.0%7.3%10.3%11.3%10.9%
Amber Energy Ltd ($90)7.6%5.4%4.6%3.6%8.6%
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)5.0%7.5%8.1%7.7%6.2%
 
Median (13 companies)5.2%5.2%6.0%6.0%5.5%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)4.0%5.7%7.5%8.0%10.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798)8.1x9.1x8.2x8.7x
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)4.7x6.5x6.7x7.8x8.4x
Amber Energy Ltd ($90)3.0x5.8x6.4x7.3x5.2x
Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958)6.0x7.7x6.6x7.3x7.1x
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)9.3x6.9x6.2x6.5x7.4x
 
Median (15 companies)5.9x5.6x5.5x4.6x5.2x
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)10.1x7.7x6.0x5.1x3.8x