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China Merchants Bank Co Ltd revenue growth decelerated to 7.7% in 2015 vs. 33.9% a year earliner

30/03/2016 • About China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968) • By InTwits

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Merchants Bank Co Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 25,711 in 2015, 17,793 in 2014, 15,105 in 2013, 9,763 in 2012, 6,846 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.9x while industry average is -5.7x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue142,682176,882209,841280,956302,5577.7%
Net Income36,12945,26851,74355,91157,6963.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash471,350752,262556,089710,771584,342-17.8%
Short Term Debt273,183368,507639,314859,0391,168,70236.0%
Long Term Debt31,18777,11168,936104,86459,776-43.0%
Cash flow
Capex4,2266,4948,2118,1259,07911.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth42.3%24.0%18.6%33.9%7.7%
Net Income Margin25.3%25.6%24.7%19.9%19.1%-0.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.0%3.7%3.9%2.9%3.0%0.1%
ROIC9.2%8.6%6.8%5.9%4.7%-1.2%
ROE24.2%24.8%22.2%19.3%17.1%-2.2%

Revenue and profitability


China Merchants Bank Co Ltd's Revenue increased on 7.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 0.83 pp from 19.9% to 19.1% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 China Merchants Bank Co Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 3.0%. China Merchants Bank Co Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.67 pp from 3.7% in 2012 to 3.0% in 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.3%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (17.09%) while ROIC is low (4.70%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 5.9% to 4.7% in 2015. ROE decreased on 2.2 pp from 19.3% to 17.1% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt surged on 27.4% in 2015 while cash dropped on 17.8% in 2015.

Management team


China Merchants Bank Co Ltd's CEO Tian Huiyu has spent 5 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Banks


Below you can find China Merchants Bank Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Banks 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
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)-20.6%43.4%6.8%116.4%
Huishang Bank Corp Ltd ($3698)33.9%22.8%24.3%24.6%
Shengjing Bank Co Ltd ($2066)36.5%36.3%40.1%24.3%
Bank of Chongqing Co Ltd ($1963)38.4%26.6%28.4%18.5%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($2388)15.1%11.4%-3.0%11.6%
 
Median (20 companies)51.3%19.6%10.4%13.8%6.3%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968)24.0%18.6%33.9%7.7%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)34.2%4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%
 
Median (1 company)34.2%4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)7.8%3.9%4.1%2.2%7.5%
Bank of Communications Co Ltd ($3328)3.1%3.6%5.1%5.3%7.2%
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd ($440)5.4%3.0%3.4%1.7%5.9%
Harbin Bank Co Ltd ($6138)20.0%19.8%9.9%6.5%5.8%
Bank of China Ltd ($3988)6.3%4.7%5.4%4.7%4.8%
 
Median (20 companies)3.3%3.2%3.7%3.3%2.8%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968)3.0%3.7%3.9%2.9%3.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Construction Bank Corp ($939)11.6%11.1%11.7%10.8%8.4%
Hang Seng Bank Ltd ($11)9.0%8.6%9.5%9.0%8.3%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd ($1398)10.6%9.9%10.2%9.9%8.1%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($2388)5.1%5.9%6.4%5.8%6.2%
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd ($440)3.2%3.8%5.1%5.2%5.9%
 
Median (20 companies)6.3%6.0%6.3%5.4%4.3%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd ($3968)9.2%8.6%6.8%5.9%4.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)-5.7x-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x
 
Median (1 company)-5.7x-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x