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Multifield International Holdings Ltd Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 52.9x from 3.0x to 55.9x in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 78.1%

31/03/2016 • About Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898) • By InTwits

Multifield International Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Multifield International Holdings Ltd is a company in decline: 2015 revenue growth was -78.1%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -18.5%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 30.4% in 2015, 97.5% in 2014, 68.3% in 2013, 80.1% in 2012, 49.8% in 2011
  • Multifield International Holdings Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 50.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 38.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 18.1 in 2015, 26.3 in 2014, 91.0 in 2013, 1.1 in 2012, 250 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 0.2%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 55.9x while industry average is 7.5x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue141.6282.6216.0353.577.3-78.1%
Gross Profit94.0247.2183.0315.134.3-89.1%
SG&A51.846.9-9.4%
EBITDA70.5226.3147.5344.523.5-93.2%
Net Income172.4535.6710.5480.1659.637.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash154.4206.9181.6320.8541.668.8%
Short Term Debt1,002.8922.01,254.21,340.41,854.338.3%
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex249.81.191.026.318.1-31.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth-34.3%99.7%-23.6%63.6%-78.1%
EBITDA growth-61.4%220.8%-34.8%133.6%-93.2%
Gross Margin66.4%87.5%84.7%89.1%44.3%-44.8%
EBITDA Margin49.8%80.1%68.3%97.5%30.4%-67.1%
Net Income Margin121.8%189.5%328.9%135.8%853.1%717.3%
SG&A, % of revenue14.6%60.6%46.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue176.4%0.4%42.1%7.4%23.4%16.0%
ROIC1.2%3.7%2.1%4.3%0.2%-4.1%
ROE5.8%16.0%17.6%10.4%13.1%2.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA12.0x3.2x7.3x3.0x55.9x52.9x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 78.1% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 67.1 pp from 97.5% to 30.4% in 2015.

Gross Margin dropped on 44.8 pp from 89.1% to 44.3% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue surged on 46.0 pp from 14.6% to 60.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign jumped on 717 pp from 136% to 853% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Multifield International Holdings Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 23.4% in 2015. Multifield International Holdings Ltd showed fast CAPEX/Revenue growth of 23.0 pp from 0.40% in 2012 to 23.4% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 24.3%.Battling declining revenue the company invested a large share of EBITDA (77.0%) to CAPEX but that didn't help at least in this year.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (13.06%) while ROIC is low (0.19%). ROIC decreased on 4.1 pp from 4.3% to 0.19% in 2015. ROE increased on 2.7 pp from 10.4% to 13.1% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 55.9x and Debt / EBITDA is 78.9x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 52.9x from 3.0x to 55.9x in 2015. Debt jumped on 38.3% in 2015 while cash jumped on 68.8% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Holding Companies-Divers


Below you can find Multifield International Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Holding Companies-Divers 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
Beijing Development HK Ltd ($154)12.5%1,048.9%
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)-62.2%47.9%-40.0%211.5%
Melco International Development Ltd ($200)16.5%21.7%3.0%134.9%
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)-68.9%326.7%-70.3%118.2%
Greater China Holdings Ltd ($431)-35.8%-72.1%67.3%110.3%
 
Median (41 companies)-3.5%11.4%4.9%12.6%7.2%
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)99.7%-23.6%63.6%-78.1%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)76.7%27.3%85.2%82.8%91.5%
Melco International Development Ltd ($200)72.0%63.1%52.9%54.5%79.4%
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)75.8%
Emperor International Holdings Ltd ($163)74.5%71.3%64.9%79.2%75.3%
Heng Fai Enterprises Ltd ($185)89.3%89.0%89.5%58.3%74.7%
 
Median (37 companies)27.9%32.9%34.6%30.8%30.8%
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)66.4%87.5%84.7%89.1%44.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)82.5%-5.5%78.8%58.3%85.0%
Emperor International Holdings Ltd ($163)224.8%180.7%131.8%100.6%73.9%
Pioneer Global Group Ltd ($224)111.2%-0.5%-9.9%-11.6%64.3%
C C Land Holdings Ltd ($1224)22.0%27.0%23.6%24.6%55.7%
China Merchants Holdings International Co Ltd ($144)63.7%56.4%50.8%45.2%55.7%
 
Median (41 companies)5.2%1.7%1.9%5.6%4.8%
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)49.8%80.1%68.3%97.5%30.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Heng Fai Enterprises Ltd ($185)217.5%4.8%77.1%310.0%458.1%
Chinney Investments Ltd ($216)37.6%17.5%103.4%111.3%230.9%
China Investments Holdings Ltd ($132)20.7%4.8%81.9%382.2%222.5%
Goldin Properties Holdings Ltd ($283)2,178.4%1,190.0%50.1%202.4%
Emperor International Holdings Ltd ($163)93.5%100.9%48.5%105.9%110.6%
 
Median (41 companies)4.1%2.7%3.6%6.1%6.0%
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)176.4%0.4%42.1%7.4%23.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
C C Land Holdings Ltd ($1224)4.5%7.4%5.3%7.9%15.0%
Chinney Alliance Group Ltd ($385)3.4%6.4%8.1%13.6%15.0%
Top Spring International Holdings Ltd ($3688)27.9%15.6%6.9%7.3%8.0%
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)8.6%-1.7%11.7%1.7%7.3%
Chuang's China Investments Ltd ($298)-0.9%22.9%1.5%2.2%6.1%
 
Median (41 companies)0.3%-0.2%-0.2%0.5%0.2%
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)1.2%3.7%2.1%4.3%0.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Chinney Investments Ltd ($216)111.3x10.3x63.7x48.6x93.7x
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)-48.0x32.6x
Chuang's Consortium International Ltd ($367)2.2x0.7x5.0x23.9x
Pioneer Global Group Ltd ($224)7.9x10.9x
Van Shung Chong Holdings Ltd ($1001)3.4x0.9x12.3x7.7x
 
Median (22 companies)2.7x2.4x2.9x3.2x2.4x
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)12.0x3.2x7.3x3.0x55.9x