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China Metal International Holdings Inc reports 10.8% revenue decline in 2015 and 1.00 pp EBITDA Margin growth from 21.0% to 22.0%

29/03/2016 • About China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319) • By InTwits

China Metal International Holdings Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Metal International Holdings Inc has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 8.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 13.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 13.3 in 2015, 19.3 in 2014, 35.0 in 2013, 42.7 in 2012, 22.3 in 2011
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 11.4%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue307.0299.3321.2346.9309.5-10.8%
Gross Profit64.462.677.986.078.9-8.3%
SG&A32.832.837.236.534.2-6.1%
EBITDA54.759.068.372.768.0-6.5%
Net Income31.430.741.141.040.0-2.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash26.043.330.441.831.7-24.2%
Short Term Debt22.012.115.752.140.6-22.0%
Long Term Debt20.055.043.320.715.0-27.5%
Cash flow
Capex22.342.735.019.313.3-30.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth25.7%-2.5%7.3%8.0%-10.8%
EBITDA growth0.4%7.7%15.8%6.5%-6.5%
Gross Margin21.0%20.9%24.3%24.8%25.5%0.7%
EBITDA Margin17.8%19.7%21.3%21.0%22.0%1.0%
Net Income Margin10.2%10.3%12.8%11.8%12.9%1.1%
SG&A, % of revenue10.7%11.0%11.6%10.5%11.1%0.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue7.3%14.3%10.9%5.6%4.3%-1.2%
ROIC11.5%11.0%12.0%12.7%11.4%-1.2%
ROE12.2%10.9%13.2%12.3%12.1%-0.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.3x0.4x0.4x0.4x0.4x-0.1x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 10.8% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.00 pp from 21.0% to 22.0% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 0.70 pp from 24.8% to 25.5% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 0.55 pp from 10.5% to 11.1% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.1 pp from 11.8% to 12.9% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


China Metal International Holdings Inc's CAPEX/Revenue was 4.3% in 2015. China Metal International Holdings Inc's CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 10.0 pp from 14.3% in 2012 to 4.3% in 2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 6.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (12.08%) while ROIC is low (11.44%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 12.7% to 11.4% in 2015. ROE showed almost no change in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.4x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA decreased on 0.1x from 0.4x to 0.4x in 2015. Debt dropped on 23.6% in 2015 while cash dropped on 24.2% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Iron/Steel


Below you can find China Metal International Holdings Inc benchmarking vs. other companies in Iron/Steel 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
Pan Asia Mining Ltd ($8173)3,079.7%-17.1%48.9%-97.4%
CAA Resources Ltd ($2112)99.6%103.2%38.0%261.2%
Tiangong International Co Ltd ($826)32.5%0.2%8.9%33.5%
Da Ming International Holdings Ltd ($1090)-2.1%29.3%29.8%-8.1%
Xiwang Special Steel Co Ltd ($1266)58.5%-19.3%2.0%22.9%
 
Median (19 companies)35.2%-9.7%-1.1%-6.0%-15.3%
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)-2.5%7.3%8.0%-10.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Wanguo International Mining Group Ltd ($3939)51.1%47.4%50.7%39.6%
China Hanking Holdings Ltd ($3788)66.1%53.6%54.4%35.1%
Vale SA ($6210)58.4%45.4%48.3%33.1%19.6%
Fosun International Ltd ($656)18.6%18.0%20.3%23.7%
Xingda International Holdings Ltd ($1899)23.4%20.4%24.8%22.8%17.9%
 
Median (19 companies)18.6%14.8%12.7%11.3%16.1%
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)21.0%20.9%24.3%24.8%25.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Wanguo International Mining Group Ltd ($3939)46.5%39.7%36.2%31.3%
China Hanking Holdings Ltd ($3788)63.1%40.4%40.9%30.6%
Vale SA ($6210)55.9%24.2%40.8%30.1%-16.9%
Fosun International Ltd ($656)15.8%16.7%23.0%20.9%
Tiangong International Co Ltd ($826)22.5%25.1%25.8%19.3%
 
Median (19 companies)7.6%12.6%11.7%7.1%-15.6%
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)17.8%19.7%21.3%21.0%22.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Newton Resources Ltd ($1231)690.4%926.9%1,395.7%197.0%
Wanguo International Mining Group Ltd ($3939)13.2%24.0%39.3%32.5%
Vale SA ($6210)25.8%34.0%28.1%29.8%34.5%
Xiwang Special Steel Co Ltd ($1266)14.9%22.6%31.5%21.5%
Chongqing Iron & Steel Co Ltd ($1053)10.8%12.5%12.0%20.9%
 
Median (19 companies)10.8%8.3%10.5%8.1%8.8%
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)7.3%14.3%10.9%5.6%4.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Wanguo International Mining Group Ltd ($3939)74.9%38.4%24.4%15.0%
Xiwang Special Steel Co Ltd ($1266)33.5%7.8%8.7%11.5%
Tiangong International Co Ltd ($826)14.8%14.5%13.4%10.7%
Golik Holdings Ltd ($1118)9.0%7.0%7.4%10.0%10.8%
Xingda International Holdings Ltd ($1899)10.5%6.2%10.3%7.8%2.0%
 
Median (19 companies)10.5%6.2%7.5%3.1%-5.6%
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)11.5%11.0%12.0%12.7%11.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Fosun International Ltd ($656)4.6x4.4x4.8x5.5x
Maanshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd ($323)5.0x55.2x7.3x5.3x
China Hanking Holdings Ltd ($3788)0.3x0.4x2.5x4.7x
China Oriental Group Co Ltd ($581)2.4x4.6x5.3x4.5x
Angang Steel Co Ltd ($347)6.6x21.4x4.0x4.3x
 
Median (13 companies)2.2x2.3x3.0x3.2x-0.1x
China Metal International Holdings Inc ($319)0.3x0.4x0.4x0.4x0.4x