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Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd Net Income dropped on 11.5% and Revenue decreased on 2.5%

25/04/2016 • About Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900) • By InTwits

Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 9.4%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 19.2 in FY2016, 22.7 in FY2015, 45.8 in FY2014, 24.4 in FY2013, 31.1 in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 6.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.6x while industry average is 2.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue1,1571,1411,1701,3041,271-2.5%
EBITDA514500414496456-8.1%
Net Income301295222282250-11.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash35715651634640517.2%
Short Term Debt2807148031,0471,1116.1%
Long Term Debt2,7282,4262,5872,0321,845-9.2%
Cash flow
Capex3124462319-15.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth3.6%-1.5%2.6%11.4%-2.5%
EBITDA growth7.7%-2.8%-17.1%19.7%-8.1%
EBITDA Margin44.4%43.8%35.4%38.0%35.9%-2.2%
Net Income Margin26.0%25.9%19.0%21.7%19.7%-2.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.7%2.1%3.9%1.7%1.5%-0.2%
ROIC6.8%6.8%4.9%6.1%6.6%0.4%
ROE14.8%13.8%9.7%11.8%10.0%-1.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA5.2x6.0x6.9x5.5x5.6x0.1x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue decreased on 2.5%. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 2.2 pp from 38.0% to 35.9% in FY2016.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 2.0 pp from 21.7% to 19.7% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.5% in FY2016. Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 0.63 pp from 2.1% in FY2013 to 1.5% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.4%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (6.56%) and ROE (10.02%). ROIC showed almost no change in FY2016. ROE decreased slightly on 1.8 pp from 11.8% to 10.0% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 5.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and 6.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA increased on 0.1x from 5.5x to 5.6x in FY2016. Debt decreased on 4.0% while cash surged on 17.2%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Diversified Finan Serv


Below you can find Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Diversified Finan Serv 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd ($1004)-4.0%-23.1%-87.3%1,860.5%
Crown International Corp Ltd ($727)225.8%-75.0%117.4%802.5%
Global Strategic Group Ltd ($8007)-3.9%2.1%806.3%681.2%
Upbest Group Ltd ($335)-38.5%-61.8%24.1%208.1%
GF Securities Co Ltd ($1776)16.3%31.8%75.0%163.9%
 
Median (64 companies)4.5%19.3%27.6%25.3%
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)-1.5%2.6%11.4%-2.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Roma Group Ltd ($8072)99.4%98.7%
First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd ($8123)93.4%94.5%97.4%
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd ($1004)6.2%4.0%46.9%96.9%
Chinese Strategic Holdings Ltd ($8089)99.1%97.9%97.0%96.6%
Allied Group Ltd ($373)95.1%94.4%93.6%92.2%
 
Median (12 companies)64.2%75.1%88.2%90.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd ($1004)-282.7%-373.2%-1,524.9%212.2%
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd ($1848)91.3%86.4%92.9%107.0%
Get Nice Holdings Ltd ($64)2.6%153.4%92.7%83.9%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd ($388)81.6%73.4%75.7%82.1%
Hong Kong Finance Group Co Ltd ($1273)76.9%67.5%65.2%74.8%
 
Median (66 companies)18.8%36.2%47.9%31.4%
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)44.4%43.8%35.4%38.0%35.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd ($1848)351.0%0.1%33.3%64.6%
Willie International Holdings Ltd ($273)0.3%0.8%58.0%
China Assurance Finance Group Ltd ($8090)94.7%68.9%53.3%51.0%
AID Partners Capital Holdings Ltd ($8088)4.1%2.9%28.4%26.6%
Hongkong Chinese Ltd ($655)0.1%25.6%
 
Median (65 companies)1.9%1.8%1.1%1.5%
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)2.7%2.1%3.9%1.7%1.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd ($388)29.1%20.1%21.5%29.1%
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd ($1004)-19.4%-23.0%-14.0%22.5%
Oi Wah Pawnshop Credit Holdings Ltd ($1319)32.7%20.7%14.0%15.3%
Emperor Capital Group Ltd ($717)5.1%12.8%13.1%14.6%
Roma Group Ltd ($8072)19.6%43.7%107.8%13.3%
 
Median (69 companies)3.9%4.0%4.8%3.5%
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)6.8%6.8%4.9%6.1%6.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hoifu Energy Group Ltd ($7)62.5x
South China Financial Holdings Ltd ($619)56.9x
Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Ltd ($1428)2.1x10.3x9.3x39.3x
Far East Horizon Ltd ($3360)16.9x21.7x20.0x20.8x
Quam Ltd ($952)58.9x15.9x4.1x14.8x
 
Median (49 companies)-0.7x0.1x-0.1x-0.1x
Aeon Credit Service Asia Co Ltd ($900)5.2x6.0x6.9x5.5x5.6x