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China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd EBITDA dropped on 210% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin dropped on 50.7 pp from 20.0% to -30.6%

31/03/2016 • About China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691) • By InTwits

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -20.5%
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: -30.6% in 2015 vs. 20.0% in 2014 vs. 27.7% in 2011
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: -30.6% in 2015, 20.0% in 2014, 22.2% in 2013, 25.8% in 2012, 27.7% in 2011
  • China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 16.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 7.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 913 in 2015, 2,522 in 2014, 1,367 in 2013, 1,816 in 2012, 2,231 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -20.5%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.1x while industry average is 2.7x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue16,86216,16116,53515,59611,166-28.4%
Gross Profit5,0794,1113,8293,3471,228-63.3%
SG&A1,2761,1601,3691,5412,43658.1%
EBITDA4,6764,1653,6693,123-3,422-209.6%
Net Income2,2251,5191,017348-6,387-1,937.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash3,0081,0831,2771,151223-80.6%
Short Term Debt3,2452,9506,8394,17715,552272.3%
Long Term Debt8,20210,5089,63311,915212-98.2%
Cash flow
Capex2,2753,0523,4961,8821,595-15.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth42.2%-4.2%2.3%-5.7%-28.4%
EBITDA growth86.6%-10.9%-11.9%-14.9%-209.6%
Gross Margin30.1%25.4%23.2%21.5%11.0%-10.5%
EBITDA Margin27.7%25.8%22.2%20.0%-30.6%-50.7%
Net Income Margin13.2%9.4%6.1%2.2%-57.2%-59.4%
SG&A, % of revenue7.6%7.2%8.3%9.9%21.8%11.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue13.5%18.9%21.1%12.1%14.3%2.2%
ROIC22.4%14.2%9.9%6.6%-20.5%-27.1%
ROE33.2%18.6%11.4%3.5%-87.3%-90.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.8x3.0x4.1x4.8x-4.8x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 28.4% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.0 pp from 24.7% to 26.7% in 2015.

Gross Margin dropped on 10.5 pp from 21.5% to 11.0% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue jumped on 11.9 pp from 9.9% to 21.8% in 2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 59.4 pp from 2.2% to -57.2% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 14.3%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 4.6 pp from 18.9% in 2012 to 14.3% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 15.8%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-20.45%) and ROE (-87.33%). ROIC dropped on 27.1 pp from 6.6% to -20.5% in 2015. ROE dropped on 90.8 pp from 3.5% to -87.3% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 5.1x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 4.8x from 4.8x to in 2015. Debt decreased on 2.0% in 2015 while cash dropped on 80.6% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Building Materials


Below we provide China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Building Materials 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
Pacific Plywood Hldg Ltd ($767)-34.9%-14.5%119.5%57.3%
Far East Global Group Ltd ($830)52.9%9.5%18.6%30.5%
WLS Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($8021)8.9%9.4%-11.1%22.0%
China Wood Optimization Holding Ltd ($8099)68.7%77.9%6.5%18.9%
Dongpeng Holdings Co Ltd ($3386)26.2%34.8%15.6%5.6%
 
Median (24 companies)-1.3%10.7%6.3%-15.2%
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)-4.2%2.3%-5.7%-28.4%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pacific Plywood Hldg Ltd ($767)95.0%91.4%82.0%97.2%98.6%
Sustainable Forest Holdings Ltd ($723)58.2%-2.4%12.1%19.7%55.2%
Dongpeng Holdings Co Ltd ($3386)28.7%35.6%37.1%38.5%39.1%
Luks Group Vietnam Holdings Co Ltd ($366)37.6%37.2%36.9%37.0%36.4%
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd ($914)39.4%27.3%32.5%33.2%26.9%
 
Median (24 companies)26.0%20.0%22.0%20.8%17.7%
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)30.1%25.4%23.2%21.5%11.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Pacific Plywood Hldg Ltd ($767)53.6%12.6%-19.8%50.5%34.7%
China Tianrui Group Cement Co Ltd ($1252)32.4%28.5%23.7%26.7%32.8%
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd ($914)38.8%27.1%31.1%32.1%29.7%
Luks Group Vietnam Holdings Co Ltd ($366)30.8%30.4%29.9%23.8%26.2%
Dongpeng Holdings Co Ltd ($3386)14.1%14.3%21.5%22.6%24.4%
 
Median (24 companies)18.3%15.1%16.9%17.4%15.1%
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)27.7%25.8%22.2%20.0%-30.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Wood Optimization Holding Ltd ($8099)59.7%10.9%9.6%1.8%19.3%
Luks Group Vietnam Holdings Co Ltd ($366)1.7%0.6%0.5%4.1%14.2%
China Glass Holdings Ltd ($3300)37.2%19.6%12.5%12.4%13.5%
WLS Holdings Ltd/Hong Kong ($8021)4.9%6.0%6.6%7.9%11.5%
China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd ($1313)32.7%14.5%11.4%10.8%11.1%
 
Median (24 companies)6.3%9.7%8.3%5.4%7.2%
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)13.5%18.9%21.1%12.1%14.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dongpeng Holdings Co Ltd ($3386)49.7%37.1%35.8%27.2%26.6%
China Wood Optimization Holding Ltd ($8099)33.5%27.3%17.7%17.7%
China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd ($2128)26.8%20.5%19.4%18.2%17.2%
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd ($914)27.2%12.7%17.5%18.4%11.7%
China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings Ltd ($750)21.1%18.6%19.9%16.0%8.1%
 
Median (24 companies)12.1%5.0%6.9%4.8%1.3%
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)22.4%14.2%9.9%6.6%-20.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sustainable Forest Holdings Ltd ($723)0.9x9.6x
China National Building Material Co Ltd ($3323)3.9x6.7x6.8x6.3x8.5x
BBMG Corp ($2009)4.4x4.6x5.0x6.1x6.6x
China Tianrui Group Cement Co Ltd ($1252)3.0x4.2x5.1x5.2x7.9x
China Glass Holdings Ltd ($3300)3.0x9.9x2.9x4.7x
 
Median (20 companies)0.9x2.4x1.1x1.9x3.9x
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd ($691)1.8x3.0x4.1x4.8x