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China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd reports 203,079% CAPEX growth and 36.6% Revenue growth

24/03/2016 • About China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198) • By InTwits

China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -0.2%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 8.6% in 2015, 8.8% in 2014, 15.4% in 2013, 25.1% in 2012, 23.1% in 2011
  • China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 15.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 21.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1,006 in 2015, 0.50 in 2014, 1,174 in 2013, 495 in 2012, 173 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -0.2%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 13.5x while industry average is 1.9x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,0782,4103,9403,6374,96636.6%
Gross Profit433575638242164-32.1%
SG&A799715413420955.5%
EBITDA48060560531943034.6%
Net Income405467605133-146-209.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash29134625439992-77.0%
Short Term Debt1,4361,5792,5294,2774,5195.6%
Long Term Debt0685121,8971,352-28.7%
Cash flow
Capex1734951,17401,006203,079.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth31.3%16.0%63.5%-7.7%36.6%
EBITDA growth26.2%26.0%0.1%-47.3%34.6%
Gross Margin20.9%23.8%16.2%6.7%3.3%-3.3%
EBITDA Margin23.1%25.1%15.4%8.8%8.6%-0.1%
Net Income Margin19.5%19.4%15.4%3.7%-2.9%-6.6%
SG&A, % of revenue3.8%4.0%3.9%3.7%4.2%0.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue8.3%20.5%29.8%0.0%20.3%20.2%
ROIC14.4%14.3%9.4%2.0%-0.2%-2.2%
ROE27.1%26.1%28.4%5.7%-6.6%-12.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.4x2.2x4.6x18.1x13.5x-4.6x

Revenue and profitability


China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd's Revenue surged on 36.6% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 9.6 pp from 2.7% to 12.3% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 3.3 pp from 6.7% to 3.3% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 0.51 pp from 3.7% to 4.2% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 6.6 pp from 3.7% to -2.9% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 20.3% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from 2012 to 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 16.7%.The company has spent a lot to CAPEX (234% of EBITDA) to fuel its growth.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-0.16%) and ROE (-6.60%). ROIC decreased on 2.2 pp from 2.0% to -0.16% in 2015. ROE dropped on 12.3 pp from 5.7% to -6.6% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 13.5x Net Debt / EBITDA and 13.7x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 4.6x from 18.1x to 13.5x in 2015. Debt decreased on 4.9% in 2015 while cash dropped on 77.0% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Chemicals


Below you can find China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals 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)68.7%32.0%26.4%21.4%
Landing International Development Ltd ($582)2.1%15.9%23.3%10.4%
 
Median (32 companies)32.5%2.0%8.5%2.2%-0.6%
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)16.0%63.5%-7.7%36.6%


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%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)34.2%31.7%31.0%32.1%32.2%
 
Median (32 companies)19.8%18.9%18.7%18.4%22.4%
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)20.9%23.8%16.2%6.7%3.3%


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%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)32.3%29.4%29.8%32.3%33.4%
China First Chemical Holdings Ltd ($2121)29.7%26.6%30.0%29.6%19.0%
Century Sunshine Group Holdings Ltd ($509)15.5%24.2%28.1%27.6%26.1%
 
Median (32 companies)15.2%12.3%11.8%12.5%13.4%
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)23.1%25.1%15.4%8.8%8.6%


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 (32 companies)8.5%6.8%8.5%5.8%8.2%
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)8.3%20.5%29.8%0.0%20.3%


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%13.3%
Fufeng Group Ltd ($546)13.9%9.6%10.8%11.6%10.3%
Yingde Gases Group Co Ltd ($2168)14.7%10.6%11.5%11.5%10.9%
 
Median (32 companies)7.8%6.9%7.7%5.9%6.5%
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)14.4%14.3%9.4%2.0%-0.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
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
Billion Industrial Holdings Ltd ($2299)-0.3x0.5x2.7x4.1x3.5x
 
Median (25 companies)1.2x1.0x2.0x1.3x1.7x
China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals Co Ltd ($2198)2.4x2.2x4.6x18.1x13.5x