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E.Bon Holdings Ltd CAPEX jumped on 748% and Revenue increased on 9.2%

22/06/2016 • About E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599) • By InTwits

E.Bon Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • E.Bon Holdings Ltd is a growth stock: FY2016 revenue growth was 9.2%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 11.2% at FY2016 ROIC 17.4%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 15.5% in FY2016, 15.1% in FY2015, 5.5% in FY2014, 8.7% in FY2013, 9.0% in FY2012
  • E.Bon Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 20.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 35.1 in FY2016, 4.1 in FY2015, 4.0 in FY2014, 8.3 in FY2013, 11.2 in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 17.4%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue406.7477.4466.0578.8631.99.2%
Gross Profit163.9178.7166.9229.0268.017.0%
SG&A139.6150.1154.2154.0182.218.3%
EBITDA36.641.425.887.397.912.2%
Net Income19.424.59.065.978.418.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash33.571.947.9122.0127.84.8%
Short Term Debt89.774.068.060.658.9-2.8%
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex11.28.34.04.135.1747.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth9.5%17.4%-2.4%24.2%9.2%
EBITDA growth64.9%13.2%-37.7%238.5%12.2%
Gross Margin40.3%37.4%35.8%39.6%42.4%2.8%
EBITDA Margin9.0%8.7%5.5%15.1%15.5%0.4%
Net Income Margin4.8%5.1%1.9%11.4%12.4%1.0%
SG&A, % of revenue34.3%31.4%33.1%26.6%28.8%2.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.8%1.7%0.9%0.7%5.6%4.8%
ROIC7.0%7.2%3.3%16.9%17.4%0.6%
ROE6.9%8.0%2.8%18.5%19.3%0.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.5x0.0x0.8x-0.7x-0.7x-0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 9.2%. EBITDA Margin showed almost no change in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased on 2.8 pp from 39.6% to 42.4% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 2.2 pp from 26.6% to 28.8% in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.0 pp from 11.4% to 12.4% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 5.6%. CAPEX/Revenue increased on 3.8 pp from 1.7% in FY2013 to 5.6% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.4%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (17.44%) and ROE (19.26%). ROIC increased slightly on 0.55 pp from 16.9% to 17.4% in FY2016. ROE increased slightly on 0.76 pp from 18.5% to 19.3% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -0.7x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.6x. Net Debt / EBITDA showed almost no change in FY2016. Debt decreased on 2.8% while cash increased on 4.8%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Distribution/Wholesale


Below you can find E.Bon Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Distribution/Wholesale 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
C Y Foundation Group Ltd ($1182)-65.6%5.9%214.6%-14.6%
China Fortune Holdings Ltd ($110)-64.7%-68.2%-71.0%174.2%
Hailiang International Holdings Ltd ($2336)9.7%-30.8%-69.1%99.7%
Forefront Group Ltd ($885)504.6%3,871.0%72.0%
Yestar International Holdings Co Ltd ($2393)-2.2%22.8%30.5%60.3%
 
Median (35 companies)2.5%0.0%1.4%-2.0%-14.6%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)17.4%-2.4%24.2%9.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Yunnan Tin Minerals Group Co Ltd ($263)79.6%66.3%98.7%
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd ($530)75.3%71.7%74.8%73.8%
YGM Trading Ltd ($375)66.5%67.4%64.0%62.5%
Goldlion Holdings Ltd ($533)56.4%54.1%55.7%60.0%
Forefront Group Ltd ($885)69.8%39.1%
 
Median (33 companies)17.3%17.1%18.0%20.8%24.4%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)40.3%37.4%35.8%39.6%42.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China LNG Group Ltd ($931)95.1%76.4%97.9%1,277.8%
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd ($530)163.7%613.4%285.7%364.1%
China Infrastructure Investment Ltd ($600)-274.9%120.0%52.0%134.5%
China Yunnan Tin Minerals Group Co Ltd ($263)-1,064.4%-252.1%62.8%
Goldlion Holdings Ltd ($533)25.8%23.4%22.5%22.8%
 
Median (36 companies)2.1%1.9%4.5%4.3%-7.4%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)9.0%8.7%5.5%15.1%15.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
SIS International Holdings ($529)13.4%31.8%14.8%49.8%
Inspur International Ltd ($596)8.4%12.2%33.6%25.6%
China LNG Group Ltd ($931)11.1%0.3%0.6%15.6%
YGM Trading Ltd ($375)1.8%2.1%3.5%14.5%
Victory Group Ltd ($1139)0.7%0.1%6.1%12.6%
 
Median (35 companies)1.3%1.7%1.7%1.2%70.8%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)2.8%1.7%0.9%0.7%5.6%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China LNG Group Ltd ($931)8.4%7.4%87.0%56.2%
Powerwell Pacific Holdings Ltd ($8265)6.4%6.4%23.6%27.1%
Yestar International Holdings Co Ltd ($2393)28.8%24.1%26.2%25.4%
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd ($530)5.9%20.6%10.4%16.0%
Li & Fung Ltd ($494)13.0%11.8%12.3%13.1%
 
Median (37 companies)2.1%0.9%3.1%2.6%-18.1%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)7.0%7.2%3.3%16.9%17.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
SIS International Holdings ($529)-1.8x7.0x7.2x16.8x
Leeport Holdings Ltd ($387)16.1x
Takson Holdings Ltd ($918)11.5x11.7x15.7x
Sheng Yuan Holdings Ltd ($851)19.3x15.4x
Forefront Group Ltd ($885)-0.0x15.3x
 
Median (26 companies)-0.3x-0.8x-0.1x0.0x
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)1.5x0.0x0.8x-0.7x-0.7x