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. HKD | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015/2014 |
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P&L
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| Revenue | 633.0 | 604.6 | 677.3 | 607.1 | 485.3 | -20.1% |
| Gross Profit | 146.2 | 98.8 | 126.5 | 137.6 | 111.2 | -19.2% |
| SG&A | | 136.7 | 119.6 | 104.8 | 101.8 | -2.9% |
| EBITDA | 59.0 | -17.9 | 28.9 | 57.2 | 39.7 | -30.6% |
| Net Income | 41.4 | -40.5 | 4.5 | 28.1 | 16.7 | -40.6% |
Balance Sheet
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|---|
| Cash | 123.6 | 93.4 | 98.6 | 67.6 | 68.7 | 1.5% |
| Short Term Debt | 124.9 | 77.8 | 52.2 | 65.3 | 37.1 | -43.2% |
| Long Term Debt | 0.0 | 35.8 | 43.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | -100.0% |
Cash flow
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| Capex | 103.0 | 52.4 | 9.6 | 19.1 | 6.1 | -68.0% |
Ratios
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| Revenue growth | 24.9% | -4.5% | 12.0% | -10.4% | -20.1% | |
| EBITDA growth | 3.5% | -130.3% | -261.7% | 98.1% | -30.6% | |
| Gross Margin | 23.1% | 16.3% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 22.9% | 0.2% |
| EBITDA Margin | 9.3% | -3.0% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| Net Income Margin | 6.5% | -6.7% | 0.7% | 4.6% | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| SG&A, % of revenue | | 22.6% | 17.7% | 17.3% | 21.0% | 3.7% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 16.3% | 8.7% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| ROIC | 10.0% | -6.3% | 2.3% | 8.0% | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| ROE | 11.8% | -10.8% | 1.3% | 7.4% | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 0.0x | | -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% |
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| Median (26 companies) | 10.3% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 3.0% | 1.6% |
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| 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% |
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| Median (26 companies) | 16.4% | 18.9% | 16.8% | 15.9% | 15.7% |
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| 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% | |
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| Median (26 companies) | 5.9% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
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| 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% |
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| Median (26 companies) | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.6% |
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| 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% |
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| Median (26 companies) | 5.0% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
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| 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) | 9.6x | 2.2x | 3.7x | 44.9x | |
| Chigo Holding Ltd ($449) | 27.0x | 12.3x | 11.8x | 14.5x | |
| Gold Peak Industries Holding Ltd ($40) | 5.6x | 10.2x | 3.4x | 3.6x | 2.8x |
| Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd ($751) | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.5x | 1.2x | -0.2x |
| Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co Ltd ($921) | 3.3x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.0x | |
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| Median (19 companies) | 0.2x | -0.3x | -1.1x | -1.9x | -2.7x |
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| Hing Lee HK Holdings Ltd ($396) | 0.0x | | -0.1x | -0.0x | -0.8x |