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HKC International Holdings Ltd revenue increased on 3.4% and EBITDA Margin showed almost no change

29/06/2016 • About HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248) • By InTwits

HKC International Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • HKC International Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is -2.0%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -1.7%
  • HKC 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 -4.5% for the sames years0
  • HKC International Holdings Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.7%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 6.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 1.3 in FY2016, 1.1 in FY2015, 29.9 in FY2014, 2.1 in FY2013, 19.8 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -2.0%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue361.7268.2263.1219.7227.23.4%
Gross Profit66.467.350.948.950.73.6%
SG&A90.172.057.458.51.9%
EBITDA-23.9-13.9-15.2-4.1-3.8
Net Income-6.6-5.7-12.2-3.7-22.3
Balance Sheet
Cash45.742.812.25.515.4181.6%
Short Term Debt38.240.650.265.877.217.3%
Long Term Debt0.00.10.00.00.0-4.2%
Cash flow
Capex19.82.129.91.11.324.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth-61.5%-25.8%-1.9%-16.5%3.4%
EBITDA growth-389.7%-42.1%9.6%-73.1%-6.4%
Gross Margin18.3%25.1%19.3%22.3%22.3%0.0%
EBITDA Margin-6.6%-5.2%-5.8%-1.9%-1.7%0.2%
Net Income Margin-1.8%-2.1%-4.6%-1.7%-9.8%-8.1%
SG&A, % of revenue33.6%27.4%26.1%25.7%-0.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.5%0.8%11.4%0.5%0.6%0.1%
ROIC-8.7%-5.9%-5.7%-2.1%-2.0%0.1%
ROE-2.2%-1.9%-4.1%-1.2%-7.8%-6.6%

Revenue and profitability


HKC International Holdings Ltd's Revenue increased on 3.4%. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 3.0 pp from -5.0% to -8.0% in FY2016.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2016.

Net Income marign decreased on 8.1 pp from -1.7% to -9.8% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 HKC International Holdings Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 0.59%. HKC International Holdings Ltd showed almost no change in CAPEX/Revenue from FY2013 to FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 4.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-1.95%) and ROE (-7.82%). ROIC showed almost no change in FY2016. ROE decreased on 6.6 pp from -1.2% to -7.8% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -1.2x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt jumped on 17.3% while cash jumped on 182%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Distribution/Wholesale


Below we provide HKC International Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Distribution/Wholesale industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

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%2.1%1.4%-0.5%-14.9%
HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248)-25.8%-1.9%-16.5%3.4%


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%58.7%
Goldlion Holdings Ltd ($533)56.4%54.1%55.7%60.0%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)40.3%37.4%35.8%39.6%42.4%
 
Median (33 companies)17.3%17.1%18.0%20.8%24.4%
HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248)18.3%25.1%19.3%22.3%22.3%


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)2.6%2.5%4.6%4.9%-5.2%
HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248)-6.6%-5.2%-5.8%-1.9%-1.7%


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%4.0%
Victory Group Ltd ($1139)0.7%0.1%6.1%12.6%
 
Median (35 companies)1.3%1.8%1.6%1.2%3.5%
HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248)5.5%0.8%11.4%0.5%0.6%


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%
E.Bon Holdings Ltd ($599)7.0%7.2%3.3%16.9%17.4%
Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd ($530)5.9%20.6%10.4%16.0%
 
Median (37 companies)2.7%1.7%3.2%2.8%-8.8%
HKC International Holdings Ltd ($248)-8.7%-5.9%-5.7%-2.1%-2.0%


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 (27 companies)-0.2x-0.6x-0.0x-0.2x-2.7x