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Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd reports 253% CAPEX growth and 2.1% Revenue growth

23/03/2016 • About Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356) • By InTwits

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.1%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 3.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 493 in 2015, 140 in 2014, 230 in 2013, 189 in 2012, 327 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 5.5%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is -0.5x while industry average is -5.7x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue4,1814,9165,5516,4106,5432.1%
Net Income1,0931,4801,7562,0342,2018.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash4,2782,3273,3052,7292,183-20.0%
Short Term Debt5,4304,9245,3587,1707,8229.1%
Long Term Debt6,4166,6924,5385,4325,320-2.1%
Cash flow
Capex327189230140493253.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth20.3%17.6%12.9%15.5%2.1%
Net Income Margin26.1%30.1%31.6%31.7%33.6%1.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue7.8%3.9%4.1%2.2%7.5%5.4%
ROIC3.2%4.2%5.4%5.4%5.5%0.1%
ROE7.7%9.7%10.8%11.0%10.6%-0.4%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 2.1% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.9 pp from 31.7% to 33.6% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 7.5%. Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue increased on 3.7 pp from 3.9% in 2012 to 7.5% in 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 4.6%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (5.47%) and ROE (10.63%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2015. ROE showed almost no change in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt increased on 4.3% in 2015 while cash dropped on 20.0% in 2015.

Management team


Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd's CEO is Tsu-Hing Wong "Harold". Tsu-Hing Wong "Harold" has 7 years tenure at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Banks


Below you can find Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Banks 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
Chong Hing Bank Ltd ($1111)10.0%-1.2%121.1%-17.4%
Shengjing Bank Co Ltd ($2066)36.5%36.3%40.1%24.3%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968)42.3%24.0%18.6%33.9%
Harbin Bank Co Ltd ($6138)58.3%12.1%29.2%10.5%
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd ($440)9.9%-0.1%29.0%-7.8%
 
Median (22 companies)33.4%21.6%10.4%13.8%4.3%
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)17.6%12.9%15.5%2.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)34.2%4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%
 
Median (1 company)34.2%4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd ($1988)5.0%5.2%6.8%7.6%
Harbin Bank Co Ltd ($6138)20.0%19.8%9.9%6.5%5.8%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd ($1398)3.2%3.8%4.9%5.4%
Bank of Communications Co Ltd ($3328)3.1%3.6%5.1%5.3%
Shengjing Bank Co Ltd ($2066)3.3%1.6%2.2%5.0%3.0%
 
Median (22 companies)3.2%3.2%3.7%3.3%2.6%
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)7.8%3.9%4.1%2.2%7.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Chong Hing Bank Ltd ($1111)6.3%5.5%5.2%16.4%5.7%
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)1.2%16.3%12.3%
China Construction Bank Corp ($939)11.6%11.1%11.7%10.8%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd ($1398)10.6%9.9%10.2%9.9%
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd ($1288)10.3%9.9%10.0%9.3%
 
Median (22 companies)6.4%6.0%6.4%5.5%3.9%
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)3.2%4.2%5.4%5.4%5.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)-5.7x-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x
 
Median (1 company)-5.7x-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x