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Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd reports 30.6% EBITDA decline and 20.1% Revenue decline

24/03/2016 • About Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396) • By InTwits

Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 8.2% in 2015, 9.4% in 2014, 4.3% in 2013, -3.0% in 2012, 9.3% in 2011
  • Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 6.2%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 3.3%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 6.1 in 2015, 19.1 in 2014, 9.6 in 2013, 52.4 in 2012, 103 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue633.0604.6677.3607.1485.3-20.1%
Gross Profit146.298.8126.5137.6111.2-19.2%
SG&A136.7119.6104.8101.8-2.9%
EBITDA59.0-17.928.957.239.7-30.6%
Net Income41.4-40.54.528.116.7-40.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash123.693.498.667.668.71.5%
Short Term Debt124.977.852.265.337.1-43.2%
Long Term Debt0.035.843.62.20.0-100.0%
Cash flow
Capex103.052.49.619.16.1-68.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth24.9%-4.5%12.0%-10.4%-20.1%
EBITDA growth3.5%-130.3%-261.7%98.1%-30.6%
Gross Margin23.1%16.3%18.7%22.7%22.9%0.2%
EBITDA Margin9.3%-3.0%4.3%9.4%8.2%-1.2%
Net Income Margin6.5%-6.7%0.7%4.6%3.4%-1.2%
SG&A, % of revenue22.6%17.7%17.3%21.0%3.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue16.3%8.7%1.4%3.2%1.3%-1.9%
ROIC10.0%-6.3%2.3%8.0%4.5%-3.4%
ROE11.8%-10.8%1.3%7.4%4.2%-3.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.0x-0.1x-0.0x-0.8x-0.8x

Revenue and profitability


Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd's Revenue dropped on 20.1% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 9.4% to 8.2% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.7 pp from 17.3% to 21.0% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 4.6% to 3.4% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.3% in 2015. Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 7.4 pp from 8.7% in 2012 to 1.3% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 1.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (4.54%) and ROE (4.18%). ROIC decreased on 3.4 pp from 8.0% to 4.5% in 2015. ROE decreased on 3.2 pp from 7.4% to 4.2% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -0.8x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.9x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.8x from -0.0034x to -0.8x in 2015. Debt dropped on 45.0% in 2015 while cash increased slightly on 1.5% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Home Furnishings


Below you can find Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Home Furnishings 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
Jiu Rong Holdings Ltd ($2358)136.9%438.7%
See Corp Ltd ($491)13.7%-31.9%134.1%126.9%
BEP International Holdings Ltd ($2326)44.7%-41.5%46.2%187.9%
Aupu Group Holding Co Ltd ($477)5.7%9.0%26.4%18.5%
Alco Holdings Ltd ($328)-10.2%-32.6%22.8%11.8%
 
Median (26 companies)10.3%2.3%5.4%3.0%1.6%
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)-4.5%12.0%-10.4%-20.1%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Aupu Group Holding Co Ltd ($477)47.1%48.6%45.0%47.8%48.7%
South East Group Ltd ($726)36.2%25.5%51.6%38.8%82.4%
Grande Holdings Ltd/The ($186)19.9%23.7%25.4%29.0%
Samson Holding Ltd ($531)24.9%25.6%25.4%27.3%27.3%
Gold Peak Industries Holding Ltd ($40)26.8%25.8%23.6%24.9%25.6%
 
Median (26 companies)16.4%18.9%16.8%15.9%15.7%
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)23.1%16.3%18.7%22.7%22.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
See Corp Ltd ($491)-58.7%-38.4%-59.5%32.0%-35.6%
Aupu Group Holding Co Ltd ($477)18.1%15.3%17.6%30.1%27.0%
Welling Holding Ltd ($382)8.6%11.9%12.8%10.8%8.6%
Samson Holding Ltd ($531)6.2%7.5%6.6%9.4%5.1%
Mastercraft International Holdings Ltd ($8146)7.6%7.4%8.2%8.5%
 
Median (26 companies)5.9%5.5%4.7%4.5%4.9%
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)9.3%-3.0%4.3%9.4%8.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Royale Furniture Holdings Ltd ($1198)35.8%14.1%16.5%
Sunrise China Technology Group Ltd ($8226)7.9%126.4%69.3%7.4%14.1%
Aupu Group Holding Co Ltd ($477)1.9%1.5%6.3%5.3%5.7%
Alco Holdings Ltd ($328)5.1%0.8%1.4%5.2%1.3%
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd ($751)2.2%3.0%2.9%4.9%2.9%
 
Median (26 companies)1.8%1.5%2.2%2.7%2.6%
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)16.3%8.7%1.4%3.2%1.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Mastercraft International Holdings Ltd ($8146)76.2%54.4%38.6%36.4%
Aupu Group Holding Co Ltd ($477)18.0%14.8%17.0%32.2%32.2%
Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd ($1169)45.3%37.5%32.8%20.8%5.9%
Welling Holding Ltd ($382)29.4%23.5%24.3%18.7%10.7%
Tonly Electronics Holdings Ltd ($1249)7.0%4.2%7.1%15.9%11.7%
 
Median (26 companies)5.0%4.2%4.7%3.9%4.4%
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)10.0%-6.3%2.3%8.0%4.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Kasen International Holdings Ltd ($496)9.6x2.2x3.7x44.9x
Chigo Holding Ltd ($449)27.0x12.3x11.8x14.5x
Gold Peak Industries Holding Ltd ($40)5.6x10.2x3.4x3.6x2.8x
Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd ($751)1.1x1.2x1.5x1.2x-0.2x
Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co Ltd ($921)3.3x1.2x0.9x1.0x
 
Median (19 companies)0.2x-0.3x-1.1x-1.9x-2.7x
Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396)0.0x-0.1x-0.0x-0.8x