Trending stocks

Finet Group Ltd revenue dropped on 42.0% and EBITDA Margin dropped on 142 pp from -183% to -326%

25/06/2016 • About Finet Group Ltd ($8317) • By InTwits

Finet Group Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Finet Group Ltd is a company in decline: FY2016 revenue growth was -42.0%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -19.9%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -325.7%
  • Finet Group Ltd spends a lot for Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for FY2012-FY2016 is 0.0%. Average EBITDA Margin for the same period was -130.3%0
  • Finet Group Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 13.7%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 7.7%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1.7 in FY2016, 1.6 in FY2015, 6.2 in FY2014, 2.7 in FY2013, 2.8 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -30.3%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 10.7x while industry average is -0.8x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Finet Group Ltd ($8317) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue27.16729.49123.88019.29211.183-42.0%
Gross Profit17.84314.96811.5768.6353.277-62.0%
SG&A43.17340.26040.61145.80547.6654.1%
EBITDA-22.177-23.877-26.877-35.346-36.422
Net Income-20.55327.047-19.305-36.214-35.957
Balance Sheet
Cash41.13619.57669.70143.65025.718-41.1%
Short Term Debt16.20114.68712.96711.55210.138-12.2%
Long Term Debt2.2911.9850.0000.00013.930
Cash flow
Capex2.7942.6866.2081.6121.6653.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth-20.1%8.6%-19.0%-19.2%-42.0%
EBITDA growth45.7%7.7%12.6%31.5%3.0%
Gross Margin65.7%50.8%48.5%44.8%29.3%-15.5%
EBITDA Margin-81.6%-81.0%-112.6%-183.2%-325.7%-142.5%
Net Income Margin-75.7%91.7%-80.8%-187.7%-321.5%-133.8%
SG&A, % of revenue158.9%136.5%170.1%237.4%426.2%188.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue10.3%9.1%26.0%8.4%14.9%6.5%
ROIC-20.0%-15.0%-16.0%-24.9%-30.3%-5.4%
ROE-19.7%17.7%-12.2%-27.6%-35.0%-7.4%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 42.0%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 142 pp from -183% to -326% in FY2016.

Gross Margin dropped on 15.5 pp from 44.8% to 29.3% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue surged on 189 pp from 237% to 426% in FY2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 134 pp from -188% to -322% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 14.9% in FY2016. Finet Group Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue increased on 5.8 pp from 9.1% in FY2013 to 14.9% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 16.4%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-30.29%) and ROE (-34.97%). ROIC decreased on 5.4 pp from -24.9% to -30.3% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 7.4 pp from -27.6% to -35.0% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 10.7x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt surged on 108% while cash dropped on 41.1%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Commercial Services


Below you can find Finet Group Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Commercial Services 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
Kai Yuan Holdings Ltd ($1215)99.1%14.9%-88.3%271.8%
China Seven Star Holdings Ltd ($245)6.7%-81.8%-39.3%195.3%
China Smartpay Group Holdings Ltd ($8325)60.0%274.7%75.6%124.5%
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)-90.1%1,437.6%-6.3%117.0%
Haier Healthwise Holdings Ltd ($348)-22.0%-50.1%-7.5%101.1%
 
Median (65 companies)6.7%8.6%9.9%4.7%8.0%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)8.6%-19.0%-19.2%-42.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
HC International Inc ($2280)87.5%91.9%92.5%89.6%
Winto Group Holdings Ltd ($8238)90.2%93.4%92.0%88.4%
Dingyi Group Investment Ltd ($508)75.8%64.5%86.0%
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd ($1448)80.5%80.4%80.0%77.6%
Nirvana Asia Ltd ($1438)68.3%69.6%70.5%75.7%
 
Median (60 companies)31.6%30.7%31.0%31.2%45.5%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)65.7%50.8%48.5%44.8%29.3%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Zuoli Kechuang Micro-Finance Co Ltd ($6866)61.6%84.9%75.9%80.9%
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd ($152)60.2%65.8%97.1%73.6%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)78.3%74.5%74.0%71.6%
CAR Inc ($699)43.6%30.1%43.1%67.4%
Jiangsu Expressway Co Ltd ($177)57.0%60.7%59.3%61.5%
 
Median (65 companies)17.6%16.0%12.9%10.1%7.6%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)-81.6%-81.0%-112.6%-183.2%-325.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Blue Sky Power Holdings Ltd ($6828)21.3%9.0%13.9%47.4%
COSCO Pacific Ltd ($1199)96.6%66.6%43.3%45.8%
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd ($152)23.0%22.1%20.9%35.0%
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)211.7%12.0%6.2%34.2%
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd ($1317)25.7%50.9%21.1%32.8%
 
Median (65 companies)3.0%3.8%2.6%2.8%0.6%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)10.3%9.1%26.0%8.4%14.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Ltd ($1260)51.5%26.6%30.0%29.5%
1010 Printing Group Ltd ($1127)13.5%20.8%17.8%19.9%
China Packaging Holdings Development Ltd ($1439)52.0%46.6%34.1%19.8%
iOne Holdings Ltd ($982)12.5%11.1%9.4%19.2%
CAR Inc ($699)5.2%2.7%12.2%19.0%
 
Median (65 companies)7.5%6.4%5.8%3.3%7.5%
Finet Group Ltd ($8317)-20.0%-15.0%-16.0%-24.9%-30.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)22.2x
Kai Yuan Holdings Ltd ($1215)-143.8x-0.7x18.8x
Eagle Legend Asia Ltd ($936)4.0x4.0x3.3x6.2x
Sichuan Expressway Co Ltd ($107)2.7x3.8x4.3x5.5x
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)4.5x3.1x2.7x5.3x
 
Median (43 companies)-0.0x-0.7x-0.5x-0.6x-2.4x