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Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd Net Income dropped on 54.3% in 2016 and EBITDA Margin decreased on 5.4 pp from 12.8% to 7.4%

23/06/2016 • About Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178) • By InTwits

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: 7.4% in FY2016 vs. 12.8% in FY2015 vs. 14.8% in FY2012
  • Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 8.6%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 3,221 in FY2016, 1,499 in FY2015, 798 in FY2014, 2,105 in FY2013, 52.4 in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 19.0%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue6,4057,6708,7568,9937,846-12.8%
Gross Profit2,8973,5584,0734,0393,346-17.2%
SG&A1,9912,4602,8813,0042,881-4.1%
EBITDA9451,1561,2941,154581-49.6%
Net Income690826935839383-54.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash56354341952068632.0%
Short Term Debt008000
Long Term Debt00000
Cash flow
Capex247192268150117-21.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth30.7%19.7%14.2%2.7%-12.8%
EBITDA growth39.6%22.3%11.9%-10.9%-49.6%
Gross Margin45.2%46.4%46.5%44.9%42.6%-2.3%
EBITDA Margin14.8%15.1%14.8%12.8%7.4%-5.4%
Net Income Margin10.8%10.8%10.7%9.3%4.9%-4.4%
SG&A, % of revenue31.1%32.1%32.9%33.4%36.7%3.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.9%2.5%3.1%1.7%1.5%-0.2%
ROIC53.5%52.7%49.0%39.8%19.0%-20.8%
ROE46.2%45.8%43.5%35.0%16.1%-18.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.6x-0.5x-0.3x-0.5x-1.2x-0.7x

Revenue and profitability


Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd's Revenue dropped on 12.8%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 5.4 pp from 12.8% to 7.4% in FY2016.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.3 pp from 44.9% to 42.6% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 3.3 pp from 33.4% to 36.7% in FY2016.

Net Income marign decreased on 4.4 pp from 9.3% to 4.9% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.5%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.0 pp from 2.5% in FY2013 to 1.5% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.1%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (18.97%) and ROE (16.10%). ROIC dropped on 20.8 pp from 39.8% to 19.0% in FY2016. ROE dropped on 18.9 pp from 35.0% to 16.1% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


The company has no debt. Cash jumped on 32.0%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below you can find Sa Sa International 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
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 (117 companies)7.6%6.1%2.9%-1.0%-5.8%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)19.7%14.2%2.7%-12.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Vongroup Ltd ($318)95.1%99.1%
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)97.4%95.9%96.8%96.7%
Moiselle International Holdings Ltd ($130)81.2%83.8%80.6%83.2%
Embry Holdings Ltd ($1388)81.2%80.4%82.3%81.6%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)86.5%89.3%90.9%80.6%
 
Median (103 companies)36.2%35.8%35.0%33.3%39.5%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)45.2%46.4%46.5%44.9%42.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)-58.1%-72.3%-84.0%1,070.6%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)48.5%47.3%42.8%55.4%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)51.6%56.9%54.4%44.8%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd ($3818)6.0%5.6%58.3%41.4%
 
Median (117 companies)10.3%7.3%8.9%7.1%4.7%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)14.8%15.1%14.8%12.8%7.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Culture Landmark Investment Ltd ($674)11.6%19.4%15.7%47.2%
Springland International Holdings Ltd ($1700)31.9%17.4%26.5%36.9%
Merry Garden Holdings Ltd ($1237)18.6%28.6%15.1%34.2%
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)1.6%0.2%0.0%27.4%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)28.5%9.4%26.7%25.4%
 
Median (117 companies)4.1%3.6%3.8%3.5%1.7%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)3.9%2.5%3.1%1.7%1.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)50.7%-4.6%81.3%71.8%
JC Group Holdings Ltd ($8326)215.6%92.8%66.3%81.7%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%
Noble House China Holdings Ltd ($8246)17.7%-67.7%-113.8%35.6%
Fairwood Holdings Ltd ($52)28.0%29.1%28.6%32.1%
 
Median (117 companies)12.2%8.8%8.5%5.8%5.2%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)53.5%52.7%49.0%39.8%19.0%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Sparkle Roll Group Ltd ($970)0.6x4.0x9.3x23.5x8.5x
Trinity Ltd ($891)-0.2x0.2x0.6x18.2x
Parkson Retail Group Ltd ($3368)0.8x2.3x3.6x9.8x
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)2.9x3.3x3.4x9.0x
Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd ($162)2.0x2.5x4.8x7.3x
 
Median (91 companies)-0.5x-0.6x-0.2x-0.5x-0.6x
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)-0.6x-0.5x-0.3x-0.5x-1.2x