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Shangri-La Asia Ltd Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 2.8x from 6.9x to 9.8x in 2015 and Debt increased slightly on 1.2%

24/03/2016 • About Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69) • By InTwits

Shangri-La Asia Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Shangri-La Asia Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is 1.1%
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: 22.6% in 2015 vs. 25.0% in 2014 vs. 27.3% in 2011
  • Shangri-La Asia Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 36.7%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 19.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 384 in 2015, 217 in 2014, 214 in 2013, 339 in 2012, 135 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 1.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 9.8x while industry average is -21.9x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,9122,0572,0812,1122,1230.5%
Gross Profit1,0721,1761,1741,1991,189-0.9%
SG&A2532642802892921.2%
EBITDA522590549528479-9.3%
Net Income253359392181140-22.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash8398391,1351,442489-66.1%
Short Term Debt5365294057031,603127.9%
Long Term Debt2,3913,8374,4484,4033,565-19.0%
Cash flow
Capex506997690871727-16.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth21.4%7.6%1.2%1.5%0.5%
EBITDA growth14.2%13.0%-7.0%-3.9%-9.3%
Gross Margin56.1%57.2%56.4%56.8%56.0%-0.8%
EBITDA Margin27.3%28.7%26.4%25.0%22.6%-2.4%
Net Income Margin13.2%17.4%18.9%8.6%6.6%-2.0%
SG&A, % of revenue13.2%12.8%13.4%13.7%13.8%0.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue26.5%48.5%33.1%41.2%34.3%-7.0%
ROIC2.6%2.8%2.0%1.7%1.1%-0.6%
ROE4.9%6.2%6.4%2.7%2.1%-0.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA4.0x6.0x6.8x6.9x9.8x2.8x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased slightly on 0.52% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 23.7 pp from 7.4% to -16.3% in FY2015.

Gross Margin decreased slightly on 0.78 pp from 56.8% to 56.0% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 2.0 pp from 8.6% to 6.6% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Shangri-La Asia Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 34.3%. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 14.2 pp from 48.5% in 2012 to 34.3% in 2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 36.2%.Shangri-La Asia Ltd maintained rich investment policy and has spent a lot to CAPEX (152% of EBITDA).

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (1.09%) and ROE (2.11%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.60 pp from 1.7% to 1.1% in 2015. ROE decreased slightly on 0.63 pp from 2.7% to 2.1% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 9.8x Net Debt / EBITDA and 10.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 2.8x from 6.9x to 9.8x in 2015. Debt increased slightly on 1.2% in 2015 while cash dropped on 66.1% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Lodging


Below we provide Shangri-La Asia Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Lodging industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China New City Commercial Development Ltd ($1321)-16.9%433.0%-76.2%141.3%
Zhuhai Holdings Investment Group Ltd ($908)229.8%14.5%57.0%76.3%
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)283.6%108.7%-35.8%25.9%
Far East Consortium International Ltd/HK ($35)6.4%111.9%9.0%25.7%
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)24.6%23.7%17.2%24.6%
 
Median (20 companies)26.4%14.4%13.8%0.7%-6.8%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)7.6%1.2%1.5%0.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
SJM Holdings Ltd ($880)99.7%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)70.9%77.1%75.6%76.8%70.9%
Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd ($292)52.5%60.7%73.4%72.1%67.6%
Sino Hotels Holdings Ltd ($1221)69.7%71.3%70.4%68.9%65.8%
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)73.2%72.9%72.1%67.4%65.1%
 
Median (14 companies)52.5%55.7%46.3%51.3%48.6%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)56.1%57.2%56.4%56.8%56.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)49.2%49.8%50.1%42.8%45.3%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)38.7%44.9%46.4%46.9%43.1%
Jinmao Investments and Jinmao China Investments Holdings Ltd ($6139)40.9%41.2%40.5%25.8%41.5%
Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd ($292)69.1%-23.9%65.2%49.9%40.4%
Sino Hotels Holdings Ltd ($1221)42.8%46.5%45.9%43.1%39.6%
 
Median (20 companies)24.2%26.7%26.4%25.8%27.6%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)27.3%28.7%26.4%25.0%22.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Macau Legend Development Ltd ($1680)1.3%5.0%24.2%73.0%68.5%
Legend Strategy International Holdings Group Co Ltd ($1355)15.7%17.0%38.0%1.2%62.6%
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)0.3%21.2%32.9%13.4%35.8%
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)20.3%25.9%17.2%24.0%27.8%
MGM China Holdings Ltd ($2282)1.5%4.8%7.5%10.8%26.2%
 
Median (20 companies)6.3%6.3%8.9%10.8%13.7%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)26.5%48.5%33.1%41.2%34.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)27.6%30.6%28.9%22.6%28.6%
MGM China Holdings Ltd ($2282)47.3%46.2%53.8%54.5%24.0%
Sands China Ltd ($1928)14.5%14.2%24.4%26.7%15.8%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)13.0%22.2%21.1%18.4%12.0%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd ($27)14.7%25.2%30.0%27.5%10.2%
 
Median (20 companies)8.8%7.6%5.7%3.9%4.2%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)2.6%2.8%2.0%1.7%1.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China New City Commercial Development Ltd ($1321)18.7x26.0x7.9x100.1x
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)-58.1x6.5x9.3x11.2x12.3x
Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd ($78)5.0x8.7x11.8x11.1x
Macau Legend Development Ltd ($1680)2.2x2.2x0.6x0.2x7.1x
Jinmao Investments and Jinmao China Investments Holdings Ltd ($6139)7.8x4.5x4.1x10.4x6.3x
 
Median (19 companies)0.6x0.5x0.6x0.5x3.8x
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)4.0x6.0x6.8x6.9x9.8x