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Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd reports 22.6% revenue decline in 2015 and 0.90 pp EBITDA Margin growth from 5.7% to 6.6%

24/03/2016 • About Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236) • By InTwits

Wison Engineering Services Co 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: 6.6% in 2015, 5.7% in 2014, -9.1% in 2013, 17.2% in 2012, 18.5% in 2011
  • Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 6.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 4.1 in 2015, 5.8 in 2014, 497 in 2013, 391 in 2012, 363 in 2011
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 11.2%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue5,0374,8923,6756,9925,414-22.6%
Gross Profit1,2071,1401437928173.1%
SG&A14924345730034414.7%
EBITDA929841-336396355-10.3%
Net Income519467-47117920514.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash5101,7462945421,253131.1%
Short Term Debt1,3922,2661,554540230-57.4%
Long Term Debt201290000-100.0%
Cash flow
Capex36339149764-28.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth1.2%-2.9%-24.9%90.3%-22.6%
EBITDA growth-1.6%-9.5%-139.9%-217.9%-10.3%
Gross Margin24.0%23.3%3.9%11.3%15.1%3.8%
EBITDA Margin18.5%17.2%-9.1%5.7%6.6%0.9%
Net Income Margin10.3%9.5%-12.8%2.6%3.8%1.2%
SG&A, % of revenue3.0%5.0%12.4%4.3%6.4%2.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue7.2%8.0%13.5%0.1%0.1%-0.0%
ROIC27.5%22.3%-9.9%11.6%11.2%-0.4%
ROE69.6%36.6%-28.4%11.6%11.4%-0.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.2x1.0x-0.0x-2.9x-2.9x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 22.6% in 2015. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.90 pp from 5.7% to 6.6% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 3.8 pp from 11.3% to 15.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.1 pp from 4.3% to 6.4% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.2 pp from 2.6% to 3.8% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 0.076% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 7.9 pp from 8.0% in 2012 to 0.076% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 4.6%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (11.19%) and ROE (11.40%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2015. ROE showed almost no change in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -2.9x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.6x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 2.9x from -0.0057x to -2.9x in 2015. Debt dropped on 57.4% in 2015 while cash jumped on 131% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Engineering&Construction


Below you can find Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Engineering&Construction 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
Richly Field China Development Ltd ($313)-45.0%464.2%-65.7%
Junefield Department Store Group Ltd ($758)22.9%-20.3%-24.9%126.6%
CNQC International Holdings Ltd ($1240)21.6%91.0%103.7%807.4%
China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd ($269)939.8%3,196.3%87.9%-41.6%
Broad Greenstate International Co Ltd ($1253)25.2%30.8%82.9%17.5%
 
Median (43 companies)8.2%10.3%21.3%14.5%14.0%
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)-2.9%-24.9%90.3%-22.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huayu Expressway Group Ltd ($1823)2.2%43.6%65.6%64.0%
HNA Infrastructure Company Ltd ($357)61.6%66.4%62.1%62.4%
Freetech Road Recycling Technology Holdings Ltd ($6888)50.1%54.1%54.3%41.5%30.1%
Kingbo Strike Ltd ($1421)22.9%32.4%44.4%40.3%30.7%
Broad Greenstate International Co Ltd ($1253)16.7%20.1%28.7%35.8%36.7%
 
Median (38 companies)11.5%12.8%14.4%14.1%14.4%
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)24.0%23.3%3.9%11.3%15.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huayu Expressway Group Ltd ($1823)-0.5%46.2%73.8%77.1%
HNA Infrastructure Company Ltd ($357)60.0%62.8%63.7%62.8%
Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd ($694)55.1%53.4%52.9%50.3%51.6%
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd ($1038)39.8%31.2%20.6%36.2%60.9%
Grand Ming Group Holdings Ltd ($1271)17.5%10.0%15.8%31.0%19.0%
 
Median (44 companies)7.8%9.0%8.3%7.8%8.5%
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)18.5%17.2%-9.1%5.7%6.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
HNA Infrastructure Company Ltd ($357)43.3%36.8%5.7%85.4%
PYI Corp Ltd ($498)6.6%3.7%4.2%24.5%13.1%
Shun Cheong Holdings ($650)7.2%16.4%8.0%23.9%
Freetech Road Recycling Technology Holdings Ltd ($6888)6.1%4.2%7.7%20.2%3.2%
KFM Kingdom Holdings Ltd ($3816)6.5%4.6%11.5%14.9%9.6%
 
Median (44 companies)4.3%2.4%2.4%1.7%2.0%
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)7.2%8.0%13.5%0.1%0.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Chun Sing Engineering Holdings Ltd ($2277)98.3%54.9%43.7%
Broad Greenstate International Co Ltd ($1253)33.2%85.1%51.2%26.0%
Kingbo Strike Ltd ($1421)56.9%125.4%48.9%11.4%
Ngai Shun Holdings Ltd ($1246)68.8%77.2%45.2%31.0%
CNQC International Holdings Ltd ($1240)23.1%12.2%22.3%40.4%21.8%
 
Median (45 companies)6.9%6.1%5.7%4.3%2.7%
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)27.5%22.3%-9.9%11.6%11.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Resources and Transportation Group Ltd ($269)66.7x29.7x
CNC Holdings Ltd ($8356)-0.7x22.0x21.9x24.3x
Deson Development International Holdings ($262)3.1x3.8x4.9x13.7x47.0x
Chun Wo Development Holdings Ltd ($711)14.3x8.1x12.6x15.9x
Hsin Chong Construction Group Ltd ($404)4.3x1.8x8.0x10.2x41.7x
 
Median (37 companies)0.5x1.3x1.2x2.3x2.3x
Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd ($2236)1.2x1.0x-0.0x-2.9x