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Arts Optical International Hldgs CAPEX jumped on 85.8% in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 13.2%

31/03/2016 • About Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120) • By InTwits

Arts Optical International Hldgs reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Arts Optical International Hldgs doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -4.6%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 5.1% in 2015, 13.9% in 2014, 9.4% in 2013, 10.1% in 2012, 13.6% in 2011
  • Arts Optical International Hldgs has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 13.6%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 14.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 414 in 2015, 223 in 2014, 65.9 in 2013, 206 in 2012, 86.7 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -4.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,5471,4751,4631,5931,382-13.2%
Gross Profit337273271286251-12.4%
SG&A24024225329934415.0%
EBITDA21014913822171-67.9%
Net Income1124948-101-49-51.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash232178211595218-63.4%
Short Term Debt1651429469-27.1%
Long Term Debt00000
Cash flow
Capex872066622341485.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth13.7%-4.6%-0.8%8.9%-13.2%
EBITDA growth-10.2%-29.1%-7.6%60.4%-67.9%
Gross Margin21.8%18.5%18.5%18.0%18.2%0.2%
EBITDA Margin13.6%10.1%9.4%13.9%5.1%-8.7%
Net Income Margin7.3%3.3%3.3%-6.3%-3.5%2.8%
SG&A, % of revenue15.5%16.4%17.3%18.8%24.9%6.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.6%14.0%4.5%14.0%29.9%15.9%
ROIC8.8%3.9%2.6%8.4%-4.6%-13.0%
ROE9.2%3.9%3.7%-8.0%-4.3%3.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA-1.0x-0.8x-1.2x-2.3x-2.1x0.2x

Revenue and profitability


Arts Optical International Hldgs's Revenue dropped on 13.2% in 2015. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 8.7 pp from 13.9% to 5.1% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 6.1 pp from 18.8% to 24.9% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased on 2.8 pp from -6.3% to -3.5% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 29.9%. CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 16.0 pp from 14.0% in 2012 to 29.9% in 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 16.1%.Arts Optical International Hldgs has spent a lot to CAPEX (582% of EBITDA) which didn't stop revenue from falling.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-4.55%) and ROE (-4.32%). ROIC dropped on 13.0 pp from 8.4% to -4.6% in 2015. ROE increased on 3.7 pp from -8.0% to -4.3% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -2.1x and Debt / EBITDA is 1.0x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.2x from -2.3x to -2.1x in 2015. Debt dropped on 27.1% in 2015 while cash dropped on 63.4% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Healthcare-Products


Below we provide Arts Optical International Hldgs benchmarking against other companies in Healthcare-Products 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
Vitop Bioenergy Holdings Ltd ($1178)-24.7%-3.2%-27.3%92.4%
Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co Ltd ($1858)22.2%12.8%21.8%32.0%
China Medical System Holdings Ltd ($867)30.8%26.5%31.0%20.7%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd ($1066)16.0%25.1%14.4%12.1%
BBI Life Sciences Corp ($1035)16.4%18.0%15.1%11.5%
 
Median (16 companies)14.1%15.4%13.0%5.7%
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)-4.6%-0.8%8.9%-13.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lifetech Scientific Corp ($1302)80.5%80.1%81.6%81.4%81.1%
PW Medtech Group Ltd ($1358)62.3%66.0%67.9%72.8%75.1%
Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd ($801)57.5%69.1%69.8%70.2%72.8%
Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co Ltd ($1858)75.1%71.6%72.1%73.8%68.6%
Microport Scientific Corp ($853)83.7%83.6%81.0%68.5%67.2%
 
Median (16 companies)56.6%55.2%52.9%50.6%50.7%
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)21.8%18.5%18.5%18.0%18.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
PW Medtech Group Ltd ($1358)42.3%44.2%30.6%41.6%48.6%
Lifetech Scientific Corp ($1302)17.2%31.6%24.5%23.4%33.1%
China Medical System Holdings Ltd ($867)31.6%34.5%32.4%39.4%32.3%
Hengan International Group Co Ltd ($1044)20.8%27.4%25.3%25.3%28.0%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd ($1066)31.3%28.5%28.0%29.0%27.8%
 
Median (16 companies)25.0%26.6%24.9%12.9%11.1%
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)13.6%10.1%9.4%13.9%5.1%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lifetech Scientific Corp ($1302)10.7%0.0%16.5%0.0%70.0%
PW Medtech Group Ltd ($1358)21.1%14.8%22.3%30.2%42.1%
Golden Meditech Holdings Ltd ($801)9.5%12.7%51.2%27.3%26.1%
BBI Life Sciences Corp ($1035)31.1%23.6%6.7%6.4%20.0%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd ($1066)41.7%26.0%20.2%11.7%18.3%
 
Median (16 companies)10.7%5.2%6.6%5.7%4.9%
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)5.6%14.0%4.5%14.0%29.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lifetech Scientific Corp ($1302)13.0%17.5%15.9%21.2%32.9%
China Medical System Holdings Ltd ($867)19.7%19.4%20.2%27.4%20.5%
Hengan International Group Co Ltd ($1044)16.9%19.5%14.9%14.0%16.4%
Beijing Chunlizhengda Medical Instruments Co Ltd ($1858)22.2%20.9%21.0%12.1%
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co Ltd ($1066)14.6%10.5%11.7%12.8%11.8%
 
Median (16 companies)13.1%10.3%8.4%5.0%6.2%
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)8.8%3.9%2.6%8.4%-4.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Microport Scientific Corp ($853)-3.3x-1.0x-2.8x4.3x
Techcomp Holdings Ltd ($1298)1.7x4.3x3.6x2.7x3.0x
Hengan International Group Co Ltd ($1044)0.9x1.4x1.7x1.8x1.7x
China Medical System Holdings Ltd ($867)-0.8x-0.4x-0.2x0.2x-0.0x
PW Medtech Group Ltd ($1358)-0.8x-1.2x-7.5x-0.3x-1.1x
 
Median (11 companies)-1.3x-1.2x-1.6x-1.5x-1.1x
Arts Optical International Hldgs ($1120)-1.0x-0.8x-1.2x-2.3x-2.1x