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China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd reports 71.5% CAPEX decline and 7.8% Revenue decline

31/03/2016 • About China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898) • By InTwits

China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 9.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 27.6%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 44.5 in 2015, 156 in 2014, 24.6 in 2013, 19.0 in 2012, 3.2 in 2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 17.1%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue237.1273.9260.3752.7693.7-7.8%
Gross Profit69.491.296.8214.7209.9-2.2%
SG&A30.538.352.293.595.52.2%
EBITDA56.673.168.8126.3131.03.7%
Net Income25.138.337.381.179.0-2.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash25.02.4107.4105.3179.670.5%
Short Term Debt87.756.364.9120.241.3-65.7%
Long Term Debt24.654.542.420.819.8-4.7%
Cash flow
Capex3.219.024.6156.044.5-71.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth19.6%15.5%-5.0%189.1%-7.8%
EBITDA growth15.8%29.1%-5.9%83.7%3.7%
Gross Margin29.3%33.3%37.2%28.5%30.3%1.7%
EBITDA Margin23.9%26.7%26.4%16.8%18.9%2.1%
Net Income Margin10.6%14.0%14.3%10.8%11.4%0.6%
SG&A, % of revenue12.9%14.0%20.1%12.4%13.8%1.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.3%6.9%9.5%20.7%6.4%-14.3%
ROIC14.8%19.7%14.6%20.2%17.1%-3.2%
ROE18.1%24.6%16.2%23.0%16.9%-6.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.5x1.5x-0.0x0.3x-0.9x-1.2x

Revenue and profitability


China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd's Revenue decreased on 7.8% in 2015. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.1 pp from 16.8% to 18.9% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 28.5% to 30.3% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.4 pp from 12.4% to 13.8% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.60 pp from 10.8% to 11.4% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 6.4% in 2015. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.53 pp from 6.9% in 2012 to 6.4% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 12.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (17.06%) and ROE (16.86%). ROIC decreased on 3.2 pp from 20.2% to 17.1% in 2015. ROE decreased on 6.2 pp from 23.0% to 16.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -0.9x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.5x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.2x from 0.3x to -0.9x in 2015. Debt dropped on 56.7% in 2015 while cash jumped on 70.5% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Packaging&Containers


Below we provide China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Packaging&Containers 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
Overseas Chinese Town Asia Holdings Ltd ($3366)34.9%17.5%-6.5%69.5%
Hao Tian Development Group Ltd ($474)14.8%51.0%
Jin Cai Holdings Co Ltd ($1250)2.1%-6.3%-3.1%40.8%
Huaxi Holdings Co Ltd ($1689)25.3%5.0%-5.1%12.5%
Huajun Holdings Ltd ($377)11.2%3.3%3.4%10.4%
 
Median (19 companies)3.6%5.3%0.7%3.0%
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)15.5%-5.0%189.1%-7.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jin Cai Holdings Co Ltd ($1250)39.6%36.6%39.1%37.7%44.7%
Huaxi Holdings Co Ltd ($1689)13.1%19.0%28.2%40.9%37.5%
China For You Group Co Ltd ($572)18.7%12.4%34.6%31.9%
Overseas Chinese Town Asia Holdings Ltd ($3366)30.2%34.3%36.5%32.8%31.4%
Kith Holdings Ltd ($1201)12.7%30.8%31.9%31.4%30.5%
 
Median (18 companies)18.5%19.0%19.8%21.7%21.8%
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)29.3%33.3%37.2%28.5%30.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huaxi Holdings Co Ltd ($1689)7.8%14.5%21.2%27.1%29.1%
Overseas Chinese Town Asia Holdings Ltd ($3366)25.5%27.9%30.7%27.4%26.3%
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co Ltd ($468)24.1%25.9%23.1%21.6%23.4%
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd ($2314)19.3%14.6%17.2%18.7%21.6%
Kith Holdings Ltd ($1201)8.7%21.6%19.4%20.1%20.5%
 
Median (19 companies)10.8%11.9%13.8%12.2%11.0%
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)23.9%26.7%26.4%16.8%18.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jin Cai Holdings Co Ltd ($1250)0.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%122.3%
Sheen Tai Holdings Grp Co Ltd ($1335)9.6%3.7%1.2%3.1%42.2%
Hao Tian Development Group Ltd ($474)88.2%81.6%13.0%25.4%
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd ($2314)13.5%19.7%13.7%13.1%17.1%
Kith Holdings Ltd ($1201)1.3%3.7%4.8%3.3%13.3%
 
Median (19 companies)5.6%5.2%4.4%4.1%5.5%
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)1.3%6.9%9.5%20.7%6.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Huaxi Holdings Co Ltd ($1689)21.4%28.5%26.2%23.6%
Greatview Aseptic Packaging Co Ltd ($468)19.6%20.2%18.9%15.7%17.7%
Kith Holdings Ltd ($1201)7.7%6.9%5.6%7.8%12.2%
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd ($2314)11.3%7.2%8.7%8.0%9.2%
Overseas Chinese Town Asia Holdings Ltd ($3366)13.3%8.1%6.4%4.9%8.0%
 
Median (19 companies)10.0%7.7%6.4%5.4%4.4%
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)14.8%19.7%14.6%20.2%17.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sino Haijing Holdings Ltd ($1106)4.7x6.4x6.1x6.2x10.1x
Huajun Holdings Ltd ($377)-0.8x0.0x0.3x0.7x9.9x
Zhengye International Holdings Co Ltd ($3363)4.0x6.2x6.4x7.8x5.5x
Overseas Chinese Town Asia Holdings Ltd ($3366)0.7x9.4x6.7x7.4x4.4x
Jin Bao Bao Holdings Ltd ($1239)-1.7x-1.7x-1.7x-1.2x4.2x
 
Median (16 companies)0.6x1.0x0.9x0.7x2.2x
China Aluminum Cans Holdings Ltd ($6898)1.5x1.5x-0.0x0.3x-0.9x