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Viva China Holdings Ltd CAPEX surged on 347% in 2015 and Revenue surged on 32.3%

31/03/2016 • About Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032) • By InTwits

Viva China Holdings Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Viva China Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is -2.5%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -63.5%
  • Viva China Holdings Ltd motivates its personel by high Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for 2011-2015 was 0.0%. On average EBITDA Margin was -100.7% for the sames years0
  • Viva China Holdings Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 16.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 5.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 17.0 in 2015, 3.8 in 2014, 8.2 in 2013, 15.4 in 2012, 32.4 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -2.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue80.168.2125.2111.4147.432.3%
Gross Profit41.136.920.511.225.3125.5%
SG&A130.3169.4189.4147.3-22.2%
EBITDA-99.2-72.2-117.7-153.4-93.6-39.0%
Net Income39.5-282.6-640.9-462.2-179.7-61.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,120.7932.4827.5578.4252.6-56.3%
Short Term Debt1.20.712.95.0196.93,832.7%
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.0231.7
Cash flow
Capex32.415.48.23.817.0347.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth601.7%-14.9%83.5%-11.0%32.3%
EBITDA growth54.9%-27.1%62.9%30.4%-39.0%
Gross Margin51.3%54.1%16.4%10.1%17.2%7.1%
EBITDA Margin-123.7%-105.9%-94.0%-137.7%-63.5%74.2%
Net Income Margin49.2%-414.4%-512.1%-414.8%-121.9%292.9%
SG&A, % of revenue191.1%135.4%170.0%99.9%-70.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue40.5%22.6%6.5%3.4%11.5%8.1%
ROIC-5.7%-3.3%-3.3%-3.9%-2.5%1.4%
ROE1.9%-12.3%-27.1%-18.6%-6.7%11.9%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 32.3% in 2015. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin surged on 24.1 pp from -81.2% to -57.1% in 2015.

Gross Margin increased on 7.1 pp from 10.1% to 17.2% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue dropped on 70.0 pp from 170% to 99.9% in 2015.

Net Income marign surged on 293 pp from -415% to -122% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Viva China Holdings Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 11.5%. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 11.1 pp from 22.6% in 2012 to 11.5% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 7.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-2.48%) and ROE (-6.73%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.4 pp from -3.9% to -2.5% in 2015. ROE jumped on 11.9 pp from -18.6% to -6.7% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -3.9x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in 2015. Debt surged on 8,460% in 2015 while cash dropped on 56.3% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below you can find Viva China Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Retail 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
China Nuclear Industry 23 International Corp Ltd ($611)1.4%85.6%-42.1%419.8%
Noble House China Holdings Ltd ($8246)-5.0%-20.2%-24.8%117.2%
Vongroup Ltd ($318)-46.9%23.7%-80.2%90.3%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)45.6%29.5%29.6%57.3%
Shanghai La Chapelle Fashion Co Ltd ($6116)54.9%72.8%23.0%48.3%
 
Median (115 companies)421.0%11.6%6.5%3.7%-1.0%
Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032)-14.9%83.5%-11.0%32.3%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Vongroup Ltd ($318)95.1%99.1%
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)97.3%97.4%95.9%96.8%96.7%
Moiselle International Holdings Ltd ($130)81.4%81.2%83.8%80.6%83.2%
Embry Holdings Ltd ($1388)82.3%81.2%80.4%82.3%81.6%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)80.6%86.5%89.3%90.9%80.6%
 
Median (102 companies)37.6%36.2%36.4%35.5%34.8%
Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032)51.3%54.1%16.4%10.1%17.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)-44.2%-58.1%-72.3%-84.0%1,070.6%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)52.1%48.5%47.3%42.8%55.4%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)47.8%51.6%56.9%54.4%44.8%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)49.6%47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd ($3818)5.6%6.0%5.6%58.3%41.4%
 
Median (115 companies)13.4%10.7%7.8%9.0%7.4%
Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032)-123.7%-105.9%-94.0%-137.7%-63.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Culture Landmark Investment Ltd ($674)4.6%11.6%19.4%15.7%47.2%
Springland International Holdings Ltd ($1700)20.7%31.9%17.4%26.5%36.9%
Merry Garden Holdings Ltd ($1237)22.7%18.6%28.6%15.1%34.2%
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)1.4%1.6%0.2%0.0%27.4%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)30.6%28.5%9.4%26.7%25.4%
 
Median (115 companies)3.9%4.1%3.6%3.8%3.1%
Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032)40.5%22.6%6.5%3.4%11.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)48.1%50.7%-4.6%81.3%71.8%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)36.4%36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)45.7%53.5%52.7%49.0%39.8%
Noble House China Holdings Ltd ($8246)60.3%17.7%-67.7%-113.8%35.6%
Fairwood Holdings Ltd ($52)27.4%28.0%29.1%28.6%32.1%
 
Median (115 companies)17.2%12.4%8.8%8.5%5.8%
Viva China Holdings Ltd ($8032)-5.7%-3.3%-3.3%-3.9%-2.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Sparkle Roll Group Ltd ($970)-0.8x0.6x4.0x9.3x23.5x
Trinity Ltd ($891)-0.6x-0.2x0.2x0.6x18.2x
Parkson Retail Group Ltd ($3368)0.4x0.8x2.3x3.6x9.8x
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)1.7x2.9x3.3x3.4x9.0x
Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd ($162)6.5x2.0x2.5x4.8x7.3x
 
Median (91 companies)-0.8x-0.5x-0.8x-0.2x-0.5x