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Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd CAPEX surged on 541% while Revenue dropped on 85.2%

27/06/2016 • About Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153) • By InTwits

Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd is a company in decline: FY2016 revenue growth was -85.2%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -49.6%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -139.3%
  • Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 6.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 4.5 in FY2016, 0.70 in FY2015, 1.2 in FY2014, 2.5 in FY2013, 3.9 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -13.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue663.9734.7473.5131.119.5-85.2%
Gross Profit229.4234.1142.740.43.4-91.6%
SG&A216.0262.7181.863.441.3-34.9%
EBITDA115.829.0120.4-15.9-27.1
Net Income50.5-248.8-247.7-133.5-233.4
Balance Sheet
Cash160.811.32.88.064.1702.7%
Short Term Debt740.9496.7993.2344.9286.7-16.9%
Long Term Debt793.5758.152.60.0102.1
Cash flow
Capex3.92.51.20.74.5541.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth11.0%10.7%-35.5%-72.3%-85.2%
EBITDA growth181.7%-74.9%314.5%-113.2%70.4%
Gross Margin34.6%31.9%30.1%30.8%17.4%-13.4%
EBITDA Margin17.4%4.0%25.4%-12.1%-139.3%-127.2%
Net Income Margin7.6%-33.9%-52.3%-101.8%-1,199.9%-1,098.1%
SG&A, % of revenue32.5%35.8%38.4%48.3%212.2%163.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.6%0.3%0.3%0.5%23.2%22.7%
ROIC2.4%-3.3%7.9%-6.2%-13.6%-7.4%
ROE13.5%0.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA11.9x42.8x8.7x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 85.2%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 127 pp from -12.1% to -139% in FY2016.

Gross Margin dropped on 13.4 pp from 30.8% to 17.4% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue jumped on 164 pp from 48.3% to 212% in FY2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 1,098 pp from -102% to -1,200% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 23.2%. The company showed fast CAPEX/Revenue growth of 22.9 pp from 0.34% in FY2013 to 23.2% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 8.0%.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -1.5x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt jumped on 12.7% while cash jumped on 703%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Holding Companies-Divers


Below you can find Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Holding Companies-Divers 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
Beijing Development HK Ltd ($154)12.5%1,048.9%
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)-62.2%47.9%-40.0%211.5%
Melco International Development Ltd ($200)16.5%21.7%3.0%134.9%
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)-68.9%326.7%-70.3%118.2%
Greater China Holdings Ltd ($431)-35.8%-72.1%67.3%110.3%
 
Median (43 companies)12.2%4.1%15.5%6.1%-5.8%
Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153)10.7%-35.5%-72.3%-85.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)27.3%85.2%82.8%91.5%
Melco International Development Ltd ($200)63.1%52.9%54.5%79.4%
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)75.8%
Emperor International Holdings Ltd ($163)71.3%64.9%79.2%75.3%55.3%
Heng Fai Enterprises Ltd ($185)89.0%89.5%58.3%74.7%
 
Median (38 companies)32.9%36.0%34.4%37.6%40.7%
Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153)34.6%31.9%30.1%30.8%17.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)-5.5%78.8%58.3%85.0%
Emperor International Holdings Ltd ($163)180.7%131.8%100.6%73.9%-20.1%
Pioneer Global Group Ltd ($224)-0.5%-9.9%-11.6%64.3%
C C Land Holdings Ltd ($1224)27.0%23.6%24.6%55.7%
China Merchants Holdings International Co Ltd ($144)56.4%50.8%45.2%55.7%
 
Median (43 companies)2.2%2.0%5.8%6.8%2.7%
Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153)17.4%4.0%25.4%-12.1%-139.3%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Heng Fai Enterprises Ltd ($185)4.8%77.1%310.0%458.1%
Chinney Investments Ltd ($216)17.5%103.4%111.3%230.9%
China Investments Holdings Ltd ($132)4.8%81.9%382.2%222.5%
Goldin Properties Holdings Ltd ($283)2,178.4%1,190.0%50.1%202.4%
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd ($996)137.9%61.0%133.3%
 
Median (43 companies)2.6%3.7%6.6%9.2%7.0%
Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153)0.6%0.3%0.3%0.5%23.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
C C Land Holdings Ltd ($1224)7.4%5.3%7.9%15.0%
Chinney Alliance Group Ltd ($385)6.4%8.1%13.6%15.0%
Niraku GC Holdings Inc ($1245)19.0%18.8%13.1%2.7%
Top Spring International Holdings Ltd ($3688)15.6%6.9%7.3%8.0%
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd ($234)-1.7%11.7%1.7%7.3%
 
Median (43 companies)-0.2%0.5%0.7%0.3%1.5%
Code Agriculture Holdings Ltd ($8153)2.4%-3.3%7.9%-6.2%-13.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Chinney Investments Ltd ($216)10.3x63.7x48.6x93.7x
Carnival Group International Holdings Ltd ($996)23.7x92.3x
Multifield International Holdings Ltd ($898)3.2x7.3x3.0x55.9x
CIAM Group Ltd ($378)32.6x
Chuang's Consortium International Ltd ($367)0.7x5.0x23.9x
 
Median (25 companies)2.4x2.7x2.8x2.8x4.4x