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United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd revenue started to decline in FY2016: dropped 41.4% vs. 14.2% growth a year earliner

30/06/2016 • About United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399) • By InTwits

United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd is a company in decline: FY2016 revenue growth was -41.4%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -26.1%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -478.6%
  • United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd motivates its personel by high Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for FY2012-FY2016 was 0.0%. On average EBITDA Margin was -186.5% for the sames years0
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -5.0%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.6x while industry average is -0.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue25.47510.05029.74433.97619.908-41.4%
Gross Profit7.046-8.0090.9180.589-35.8%
SG&A46.73751.19227.89030.2598.5%
EBITDA-27.622-57.836-41.477-95.285
Net Income-123.882-72.839-550.347-451.684-236.865
Balance Sheet
Cash169.815355.253191.19132.459-83.0%
Short Term Debt4.9076.9100.0000.000
Long Term Debt6.13314.963354.957407.79214.9%
Cash flow
Capex27.9135.2830.0000.300
Ratios
Revenue growth-71.8%-60.5%196.0%14.2%-41.4%
EBITDA growth-426.2%109.4%129.7%
Gross Margin27.7%-79.7%2.7%3.0%0.3%
EBITDA Margin-108.4%-575.5%0.0%-122.1%-478.6%-356.5%
Net Income Margin-486.3%-724.8%-1,850.3%-1,329.4%-1,189.8%139.6%
SG&A, % of revenue183.5%509.4%82.1%152.0%69.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue109.6%52.6%0.0%1.5%1.5%
ROIC-8.6%-17.2%-5.0%-5.0%
ROE-32.8%-18.9%-36.0%-36.0%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 41.4%. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 357 pp from -122% to -479% in FY2016.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue surged on 69.9 pp from 82.1% to 152% in FY2016.

Net Income marign jumped on 140 pp from -1,329% to -1,190% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.5%. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 51.1 pp from 52.6% in FY2013 to 1.5% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-5.01%) and ROE (-35.96%).

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt surged on 14.9% while cash dropped on 83.0%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Pharmaceuticals


Below we provide United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Pharmaceuticals 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
China Health Group Inc ($8225)58.5%-48.0%-60.1%244.1%
Wai Yuen Tong Medicine Holdings Ltd ($897)45.9%-10.5%105.6%40.9%
Oriental Unicorn Agricultural Group Ltd ($8120)30.2%-78.1%16.8%100.8%
China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($570)22.3%35.2%90.0%40.0%
RM Group Holdings Ltd ($8185)4.6%-16.0%34.2%-16.6%
 
Median (41 companies)19.0%13.5%14.7%2.7%10.4%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)-60.5%196.0%14.2%-41.4%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Luye Pharma Group Ltd ($2186)83.5%83.6%81.0%81.4%
Consun Pharmaceutical Group Ltd ($1681)75.7%79.1%78.3%80.7%
Jilin Province Huinan Changlong Bio-pharmacy Co Ltd ($8049)82.0%81.5%80.9%79.9%
RM Group Holdings Ltd ($8185)79.6%78.8%76.6%77.7%77.4%
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd ($1177)78.5%77.5%76.4%77.7%
 
Median (40 companies)42.5%41.1%50.9%50.0%53.1%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)27.7%-79.7%2.7%3.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Northeast Tiger Pharmaceutical Corp Ltd ($8197)193.8%205,840.0%-15,344.8%49,650.0%
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd ($460)38.8%65.4%70.9%93.3%
Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($587)60.6%21.0%28.8%61.1%
U-Home Group Holdings Ltd ($2327)9.8%-16.6%-46.7%51.7%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($8138)41.3%45.4%47.5%49.1%
 
Median (41 companies)20.7%20.6%21.4%21.0%-2.1%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)-108.4%-575.5%-122.1%-478.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hao Wen Holdings Ltd ($8019)30.0%2.3%38.2%44.8%
Hua Han Bio-Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($587)0.9%1.4%7.6%40.5%
Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($950)18.6%20.9%7.1%26.1%
Tianda Pharmaceuticals Ltd ($455)6.0%3.9%10.5%24.4%22.9%
Lijun International Pharmaceutical Holding Co Ltd ($2005)16.8%52.4%39.6%18.7%
 
Median (40 companies)8.2%8.1%7.5%4.6%2.2%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)109.6%52.6%0.0%1.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd ($1177)26.2%26.8%26.5%26.2%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Chinese Medicine Co Ltd ($8138)25.3%27.5%23.8%25.9%
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd ($460)13.7%18.3%22.0%25.4%
Dawnrays Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($2348)12.6%14.0%17.8%23.5%
Lee's Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($950)26.1%22.0%22.4%22.7%
 
Median (42 companies)12.3%9.3%10.6%10.0%-1.0%
United Gene High-Tech Group Ltd ($399)-8.6%-17.2%-5.0%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Northeast Tiger Pharmaceutical Corp Ltd ($8197)2.3x3.7x22.2x
U-Home Group Holdings Ltd ($2327)10.1x9.9x
Lansen Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd ($503)1.7x2.8x3.4x4.7x
China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings Ltd ($512)5.4x4.0x3.4x4.3x
United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd/The ($3933)6.5x4.6x4.2x4.0x
 
Median (35 companies)-0.4x-0.4x-0.6x-0.4x-11.7x