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Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd revenue dropped on 38.9% in 2015 while EBITDA Margin increased on 8.6 pp from 10.9% to 19.5%

29/03/2016 • About Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382) • By InTwits

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 9.1%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 45.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1,848 in 2015, 1,809 in 2014, 3,365 in 2013, 1,945 in 2012, 760 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 6.3%
  • It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.5x while industry average is 2.6x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue16,22817,64422,04133,48620,476-38.9%
Gross Profit3,5233,9734,0554,5684,6582.0%
SG&A1,7751,9382,0172,1832,068-5.3%
EBITDA2,8023,0963,2533,6453,9939.5%
Net Income713706811819639-21.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash4,5755,2645,7135,8917,25323.1%
Short Term Debt3,9303,5763,7876,9565,594-19.6%
Long Term Debt6,2057,81311,30411,25411,5752.9%
Cash flow
Capex7601,9453,3651,8091,8482.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth9.8%8.7%24.9%51.9%-38.9%
EBITDA growth9.9%10.5%5.1%12.1%9.5%
Gross Margin21.7%22.5%18.4%13.6%22.7%9.1%
EBITDA Margin17.3%17.5%14.8%10.9%19.5%8.6%
Net Income Margin4.4%4.0%3.7%2.4%3.1%0.7%
SG&A, % of revenue10.9%11.0%9.2%6.5%10.1%3.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue4.7%11.0%15.3%5.4%9.0%3.6%
ROIC6.2%6.5%6.0%6.0%6.3%0.4%
ROE7.4%6.9%7.4%7.0%5.4%-1.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.0x2.0x2.9x3.4x2.5x-0.9x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 38.9% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 8.6 pp from 10.9% to 19.5% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 9.1 pp from 13.6% to 22.7% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.6 pp from 6.5% to 10.1% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.68 pp from 2.4% to 3.1% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 9.0%. Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 2.0 pp from 11.0% in 2012 to 9.0% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 9.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (6.33%) and ROE (5.41%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2015. ROE decreased slightly on 1.6 pp from 7.0% to 5.4% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 2.5x and Debt / EBITDA is 4.3x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.9x from 3.4x to 2.5x in 2015. Debt decreased on 5.7% in 2015 while cash surged on 23.1% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Transportation


Below you can find Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Transportation 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
Noble Century Investment Holdings Ltd ($2322)2,388.3%
Changan Minsheng APLL Logistics Co Ltd ($1292)10.9%27.9%15.0%13.3%
Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Ltd ($306)-8.6%7.9%5.5%7.9%
Guangshen Railway Co Ltd ($525)2.7%4.7%-6.9%6.9%
Chu Kong Shipping Enterprise Group Co Ltd ($560)9.4%6.9%12.9%5.1%
 
Median (25 companies)-12.3%3.4%3.5%4.7%-0.5%
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)8.7%24.9%51.9%-38.9%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
CIG Yangtze Ports PLC ($8233)51.0%51.3%44.8%46.6%48.7%
Qinhuangdao Port Co Ltd ($3369)43.2%43.1%42.4%43.3%40.5%
Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Ltd ($306)17.6%18.9%20.4%22.7%26.8%
Chu Kong Shipping Enterprise Group Co Ltd ($560)21.5%23.1%25.1%24.1%23.1%
China Shipping Development Co Ltd ($1138)12.5%-1.8%-1.6%11.3%19.2%
 
Median (21 companies)17.6%12.7%10.6%10.2%12.6%
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)21.7%22.5%18.4%13.6%22.7%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
MTR Corp Ltd ($66)49.1%42.7%37.6%45.2%41.6%
Qinhuangdao Port Co Ltd ($3369)45.3%46.0%44.6%46.5%41.1%
CIG Yangtze Ports PLC ($8233)29.9%30.2%27.6%38.5%39.5%
China Shipping Development Co Ltd ($1138)24.7%12.5%3.0%24.7%26.7%
Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Ltd ($306)15.4%13.3%16.1%20.7%26.1%
 
Median (25 companies)15.4%9.4%7.1%7.5%10.0%
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)17.3%17.5%14.8%10.9%19.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Great Harvest Maeta Group Holdings Ltd ($3683)150.5%4.0%6.1%40.7%164.7%
MTR Corp Ltd ($66)30.0%31.1%34.5%30.8%52.0%
CIG Yangtze Ports PLC ($8233)31.4%17.8%24.8%2.1%50.7%
Transport International Holdings Ltd ($62)10.9%7.9%16.2%16.0%26.2%
Qinhuangdao Port Co Ltd ($3369)47.2%57.9%35.8%46.3%21.0%
 
Median (25 companies)11.3%7.8%8.7%7.4%9.2%
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)4.7%11.0%15.3%5.4%9.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Changan Minsheng APLL Logistics Co Ltd ($1292)34.2%21.1%20.9%19.1%19.3%
Kwoon Chung Bus Holdings Ltd ($306)6.9%3.6%5.7%9.2%14.6%
SITC International Holdings Co Ltd ($1308)9.0%8.2%9.1%9.1%11.2%
CIG Yangtze Ports PLC ($8233)4.3%4.9%5.7%11.0%11.1%
Kerry Logistics Network Ltd ($636)11.3%12.0%13.4%10.5%10.9%
 
Median (25 companies)5.0%3.2%2.8%3.1%5.0%
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)6.2%6.5%6.0%6.0%6.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jinhui Holdings Co Ltd ($137)2.8x5.0x4.2x17.5x19.6x
China Shipping Development Co Ltd ($1138)7.2x20.2x92.8x12.8x11.4x
Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd ($2343)0.8x2.1x4.6x4.7x
AMS Public Transport Holdings Ltd ($77)0.7x1.2x11.6x7.7x4.5x
Orient Overseas International Ltd ($316)2.0x2.7x5.1x3.4x3.9x
 
Median (18 companies)0.2x1.1x1.5x0.8x0.8x
Tianjin Port Development Holdings Ltd ($3382)2.0x2.0x2.9x3.4x2.5x