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Mexan Ltd revenue decreased on 2.6% and EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.88 pp from 48.1% to 49.0%

21/06/2016 • About Mexan Ltd ($22) • By InTwits

Mexan Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Mexan Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 0.4%.
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 9.2%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Mexan Ltd ($22) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue97.0149.4169.1137.8134.2-2.6%
Gross Profit70.3123.7143.9111.5109.3-2.0%
SG&A45.844.7-2.4%
EBITDA43.478.289.566.365.8-0.8%
Net Income16.943.555.136.035.8-0.8%
Balance Sheet
Cash32.622.919.624.412.7-47.8%
Short Term Debt323.3233.3151.1121.559.0-51.5%
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex0.10.51.20.70.5-35.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth21.2%54.1%13.1%-18.5%-2.6%
EBITDA growth52.9%80.3%14.4%-25.9%-0.8%
Gross Margin72.5%82.8%85.1%80.9%81.4%0.6%
EBITDA Margin44.7%52.3%52.9%48.1%49.0%0.9%
Net Income Margin17.4%29.1%32.6%26.2%26.6%0.5%
SG&A, % of revenue33.2%33.3%0.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.1%0.3%0.7%0.5%0.3%-0.2%
ROIC4.2%10.5%13.3%9.2%9.2%0.1%
ROE6.9%15.8%17.0%9.8%8.8%-0.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA6.7x2.7x1.5x1.5x0.7x-0.8x

Revenue and profitability


Mexan Ltd's Revenue decreased on 2.6%. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 0.88 pp from 48.1% to 49.0% in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 0.56 pp from 80.9% to 81.4% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2016.

Net Income marign showed almost no change in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 Mexan Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 0.34%. CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from FY2013 to FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 0.51%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (9.22%) and ROE (8.82%). ROIC showed almost no change in FY2016. ROE decreased slightly on 0.93 pp from 9.8% to 8.8% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.7x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.8x from 1.5x to 0.7x in FY2016. Debt dropped on 51.5% while cash dropped on 47.8%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below you can find Mexan Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Real Estate 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
Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd ($124)24,971.2%
GR Properties Ltd ($108)21.6%-82.9%14.6%1,203.6%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)-51.4%-86.2%1,071.2%
Henderson Investment Ltd ($97)-78.9%737.1%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)-70.5%-95.2%75.7%678.6%
 
Median (179 companies)16.6%13.1%5.2%4.5%7.7%
Mexan Ltd ($22)54.1%13.1%-18.5%-2.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co Ltd ($1387)79.0%95.2%97.9%99.9%
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)96.7%98.4%98.4%98.7%98.8%
YT Realty Group Ltd ($75)94.4%96.6%96.7%97.6%
Wah Ha Realty Co Ltd ($278)96.3%96.0%93.2%95.9%
Soundwill Holdings Ltd ($878)53.1%74.5%46.9%95.7%
 
Median (160 companies)41.9%41.8%39.1%38.2%28.8%
Mexan Ltd ($22)72.5%82.8%85.1%80.9%81.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd ($127)356.2%91.6%195.5%397.4%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)105.3%133.1%143.2%213.9%
SOHO China Ltd ($410)113.6%80.8%104.0%201.9%
Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd ($925)-606.3%2,162.6%224.3%186.5%
Swire Properties Ltd ($1972)154.5%114.6%73.2%100.3%
 
Median (179 companies)28.9%28.3%26.9%23.4%5.2%
Mexan Ltd ($22)44.7%52.3%52.9%48.1%49.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
LT Commercial Real Estate Ltd ($112)0.0%18.0%27,965.5%4,834.8%
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd ($715)0.8%0.3%2.0%880.6%
Madex International Holdings Ltd ($231)174.5%519.7%205.3%350.6%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)2.9%323.1%351.2%340.6%
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co Ltd ($160)20.6%157.3%144.5%296.3%
 
Median (179 companies)5.9%6.2%4.8%3.3%1.7%
Mexan Ltd ($22)0.1%0.3%0.7%0.5%0.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hydoo International Holding Ltd ($1396)44.3%62.0%12.9%16.6%
Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp Ltd ($535)15.3%19.6%10.8%15.9%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)15.1%18.5%15.4%13.0%
Colour Life Services Group Co Ltd ($1778)44.2%47.9%29.3%14.5%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)26.8%19.6%12.3%14.4%
 
Median (181 companies)4.0%4.0%4.1%2.4%1.6%
Mexan Ltd ($22)4.2%10.5%13.3%9.2%9.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Shui On Land Ltd ($272)22.1x13.2x17.1x54.2x
Beijing Capital Land Ltd ($2868)7.1x4.6x11.7x49.1x
Talent Property Group Ltd ($760)43.0x
Mingfa Group International Co Ltd ($846)2.5x3.0x6.3x42.9x
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd ($2608)9.9x12.4x12.9x42.3x
 
Median (136 companies)2.3x2.8x3.0x3.3x0.3x
Mexan Ltd ($22)6.7x2.7x1.5x1.5x0.7x