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Amax International Holdings Ltd revenue growth accelerated from 3.1% in FY2015 to 105% in FY2016

28/06/2016 • About Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959) • By InTwits

Amax International Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Amax International Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is -2.7%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -313.9%
  • Amax International Holdings Ltd motivates its personel by high Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for FY2012-FY2016 was 0.0%. On average EBITDA Margin was -436.9% for the sames years0
  • Amax International Holdings Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 26.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 60.7%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 4.5 in FY2016, 3.1 in FY2015, 0.86 in FY2014, 0.15 in FY2013, 0.51 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -2.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.0x while industry average is -2.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue4.9215.4944.9655.11810.486104.9%
Gross Profit5.0624.8944.9457.40149.7%
SG&A23.51234.37437.48033.51242.52626.9%
EBITDA-17.358-28.144-30.762-26.178-32.916
Net Income162.251-38.63266.662-40.240-43.136
Balance Sheet
Cash28.4341.1993.9623.0532.473-19.0%
Short Term Debt0.0000.13411.139140.65544.638-68.3%
Long Term Debt145.057155.669166.39438.6190.829-97.9%
Cash flow
Capex0.5120.1490.8563.0624.45445.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth1.3%11.6%-9.6%3.1%104.9%
EBITDA growth-2.3%62.1%9.3%-14.9%25.7%
Gross Margin92.1%98.6%96.6%70.6%-26.0%
EBITDA Margin-352.7%-512.3%-619.6%-511.5%-313.9%197.6%
Net Income Margin3,297.1%-703.2%1,342.6%-786.2%-411.4%374.9%
SG&A, % of revenue477.8%625.7%754.9%654.8%405.6%-249.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue10.4%2.7%17.2%59.8%42.5%-17.4%
ROIC-1.8%-2.2%-2.0%-1.8%-2.7%-0.9%
ROE16.6%-3.7%6.2%-3.5%-3.7%-0.2%

Revenue and profitability


Amax International Holdings Ltd's Revenue jumped on 105%. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin jumped on 91.4 pp from -514% to -423% in FY2016.

Gross Margin dropped on 26.0 pp from 96.6% to 70.6% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue dropped on 249 pp from 655% to 406% in FY2016.

Net Income marign jumped on 375 pp from -786% to -411% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Amax International Holdings Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 42.5% in FY2016. CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 39.8 pp from 2.7% in FY2013 to 42.5% in FY2016. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 39.8%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-2.74%) and ROE (-3.73%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.91 pp from -1.8% to -2.7% in FY2016. ROE showed almost no change in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 7.0x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt dropped on 74.6% while cash dropped on 19.0%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Entertainment


Below you can find Amax International Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Entertainment 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
Neo Telemedia Ltd ($8167)268.8%-60.2%-13.4%5,442.4%
National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group Ltd ($8228)-57.9%181.2%-20.1%162.4%
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd ($1060)169.4%-45.8%-63.8%108.3%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)16.4%65.4%16.4%77.2%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)-42.2%4.3%159.4%46.3%
 
Median (26 companies)4.5%13.4%1.2%-5.8%-2.8%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)11.6%-9.6%3.1%104.9%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Vanguard Group Ltd ($8156)63.8%88.2%93.8%95.2%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)22.1%36.7%11.4%84.8%
Cheung Wo International Holdings Ltd ($9)-17.5%71.4%77.7%77.8%
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)70.2%73.1%73.4%67.4%
Nan Hai Corp Ltd ($680)62.2%65.3%65.8%62.1%
 
Median (22 companies)44.8%48.7%43.5%42.7%57.9%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)92.1%98.6%96.6%70.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Neptune Group Ltd ($70)98.6%98.6%86.6%99.0%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)36.6%44.6%74.6%73.6%
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)55.0%44.5%46.3%56.6%
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)53.7%55.1%6.1%40.5%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)19.2%35.4%34.5%31.2%
 
Median (26 companies)22.1%19.7%18.3%0.2%-9.4%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)-352.7%-512.3%-619.6%-511.5%-313.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Star Cultural Media Group Ltd ($8172)8.9%0.0%0.0%848.3%
National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group Ltd ($8228)1,237.1%771.1%799.0%508.9%
Cheung Wo International Holdings Ltd ($9)90.3%465.2%383.2%202.4%
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)21.4%18.5%10.3%64.2%
Pegasus Entertainment Holdings Ltd ($1326)0.1%0.7%0.1%30.6%
 
Median (26 companies)8.7%9.0%4.7%8.3%4.3%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)10.4%2.7%17.2%59.8%42.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)-6.2%-0.8%-3.7%43.8%
Neptune Group Ltd ($70)22.8%23.8%21.1%18.1%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)1.3%8.4%9.9%10.5%
Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd ($6889)23.8%25.4%21.8%10.5%12.6%
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)7.1%8.1%8.6%8.9%
 
Median (27 companies)-1.1%3.7%0.3%-3.3%-13.6%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)-1.8%-2.2%-2.0%-1.8%-2.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Holdings Ltd ($1132)1.1x4.2x2.7x25.8x
Nan Hai Corp Ltd ($680)80.8x3.5x20.8x12.6x
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)7.0x4.7x1.7x1.7x
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)2.0x1.6x2.1x1.6x
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)-0.0x-0.2x7.2x1.6x
 
Median (13 companies)-0.1x-0.6x-0.2x-0.4x-0.2x