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China Public Procurement Ltd revenue growth decelerated to 106% in 2015 vs. 1,259% a year earliner

31/03/2016 • About China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094) • By InTwits

China Public Procurement Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Public Procurement Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -100.2%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -42.7%
  • China Public Procurement Ltd motivates its personel by high Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for 2011-2015 was 0.0%. On average EBITDA Margin was -39.7% for the sames years0
  • China Public Procurement Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 36.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 0.50 in 2015, 1.3 in 2014, 16.1 in 2013, 151 in 2012, 6.0 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -100.2%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue5277901,2232,516105.7%
Gross Profit0-08061077.6%
SG&A45119165162116-28.7%
EBITDA-171788-648-1,07465.8%
Net Income-23-1537-665-1,07461.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash97114752052158.6%
Short Term Debt077036
Long Term Debt0575700
Cash flow
Capex61511610-61.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth-78.5%5,077.0%-67.5%1,258.9%105.7%
EBITDA growth-106.4%-198.9%428.1%-838.9%65.8%
Gross Margin4.6%-0.0%89.1%0.5%0.4%-0.1%
EBITDA Margin-313.6%6.0%97.4%-53.0%-42.7%10.3%
Net Income Margin-437.8%-5.3%41.6%-54.4%-42.7%11.7%
SG&A, % of revenue837.6%43.0%183.4%13.3%4.6%-8.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue111.9%54.4%17.8%0.1%0.0%-0.1%
ROIC4.0%-37.4%-100.2%-62.8%
ROE2.2%-40.6%-109.8%-69.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA-3.0x-0.1x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue surged on 106% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 28.8 pp from 17.8% to -11.0% in 2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 8.7 pp from 13.3% to 4.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign jumped on 11.7 pp from -54.4% to -42.7% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 0.020% in 2015. China Public Procurement Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 54.4 pp from 54.4% in 2012 to 0.020% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 6.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-100.20%) and ROE (-109.78%). ROIC dropped on 62.8 pp from -37.4% to -100% in 2015. ROE dropped on 69.2 pp from -40.6% to -110% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -2.5x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in 2015. Debt surged while cash jumped on 159% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Internet


Below you can find China Public Procurement Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Internet 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
Asian Capital Resources Holdings Ltd ($8025)-5.6%1,114.6%
Ourgame International Holdings Ltd ($6899)33.7%14.8%101.3%61.8%
Media Asia Group Holdings Ltd ($8075)1,124.6%275.6%3.6%55.9%
Tai Shing International Holdings Ltd ($8103)61.3%-35.9%-4.9%48.5%
GET Holdings Ltd ($8380)13.8%2,126.4%154.4%38.6%
 
Median (20 companies)29.9%12.3%12.6%11.3%5.7%
China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094)5,077.0%-67.5%1,258.9%105.7%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sino-I Technology Ltd ($250)74.2%75.3%82.7%78.8%82.8%
ABC Multiactive Ltd ($8131)73.0%86.7%83.5%86.2%82.1%
China Digital Culture Group Ltd ($8175)62.1%64.3%78.6%65.2%72.7%
Prosten Technology Holdings Ltd ($8026)76.3%52.4%47.8%50.8%67.1%
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd ($8008)51.4%53.5%60.5%64.7%65.6%
 
Median (17 companies)65.2%66.9%63.4%61.8%59.5%
China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094)4.6%-0.0%89.1%0.5%0.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd ($8008)61.1%64.2%71.6%71.6%72.4%
China Digital Culture Group Ltd ($8175)-12.1%-66.7%22.5%40.8%46.6%
Tencent Holdings Ltd ($700)48.2%38.4%34.7%42.5%43.5%
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd ($536)42.1%38.6%33.8%33.1%31.1%
GET Holdings Ltd ($8380)-182.0%-237.7%56.8%66.4%28.5%
 
Median (20 companies)13.8%6.2%18.6%15.6%11.1%
China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094)-313.6%6.0%97.4%-53.0%-42.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Asian Capital Resources Holdings Ltd ($8025)0.0%0.0%12.2%14.0%
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd ($8008)14.2%7.6%10.2%62.8%12.4%
Tencent Holdings Ltd ($700)14.2%9.0%8.1%5.5%8.2%
Ourgame International Holdings Ltd ($6899)4.5%1.8%3.1%1.7%6.4%
Sino-I Technology Ltd ($250)20.6%9.3%12.7%4.0%6.0%
 
Median (20 companies)8.0%3.2%2.7%2.7%1.3%
China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094)111.9%54.4%17.8%0.1%0.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Tencent Holdings Ltd ($700)33.4%29.5%26.7%29.1%24.3%
Pacific Online Ltd ($543)41.7%37.9%36.4%28.6%21.6%
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Ltd ($536)19.5%22.4%18.2%17.4%16.7%
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd ($8008)9.9%10.8%13.3%14.4%15.3%
Ourgame International Holdings Ltd ($6899)42.8%33.3%17.5%12.7%
 
Median (21 companies)-2.3%-2.5%4.0%0.1%2.1%
China Public Procurement Ltd ($1094)4.0%-37.4%-100.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Tai Shing International Holdings Ltd ($8103)82.7x
Sino-I Technology Ltd ($250)9.4x4.1x
GET Holdings Ltd ($8380)-1.1x-1.0x0.7x
Tencent Holdings Ltd ($700)-0.1x-0.2x-0.2x-0.2x0.5x
SUNeVision Holdings Ltd ($8008)-2.7x-2.2x-2.0x-1.5x-1.2x
 
Median (14 companies)-1.7x-1.4x-1.2x-1.5x-1.9x