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Sino Land Co Ltd revenue started to decline in FY2016: dropped 50.7% vs. 197% growth a year earliner

24/08/2016 • About Sino Land Co Ltd ($83) • By InTwits

Sino Land Co Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 51.3% in FY2016, 38.3% in FY2015, 116.3% in FY2014, 94.3% in FY2013, 107.7% in FY2012
  • Sino Land Co Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.3%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 8.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 2,146 in 2016, 5,856 in 2015, 9,841 in 2014, 8,456 in 2013, 3,643 in 2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.2%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Sino Land Co Ltd ($83) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue8,3297,7567,34421,77810,737-50.7%
Gross Profit4,3933,3224,4965,7404,667-18.7%
SG&A63064466568495739.9%
EBITDA8,9677,3178,5388,3445,513-33.9%
Net Income10,67311,6878,9219,3727,090-24.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash5,04211,62013,99919,50326,89637.9%
Short Term Debt1,8474,5531218010-100.0%
Long Term Debt8,1435,7667,9495,2634,459-15.3%
Cash flow
Capex260330428318186-41.6%
Ratios
Revenue growth41.7%-6.9%-5.3%196.6%-50.7%
EBITDA growth0.1%-18.4%16.7%-2.3%-33.9%
Gross Margin52.7%42.8%61.2%26.4%43.5%17.1%
EBITDA Margin107.7%94.3%116.3%38.3%51.3%13.0%
Net Income Margin128.1%150.7%121.5%43.0%66.0%23.0%
SG&A, % of revenue7.6%8.3%9.1%3.1%8.9%5.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.1%4.3%5.8%1.5%1.7%0.3%
ROIC8.5%6.4%7.0%6.5%4.2%-2.3%
ROE12.2%11.7%8.2%8.1%5.9%-2.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.6x-0.2x-0.7x-1.6x-4.1x-2.5x

Revenue and profitability


Sino Land Co Ltd's Revenue dropped on 50.7%. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin jumped on 13.0 pp from 38.3% to 51.3% in FY2016.

Gross Margin jumped on 17.1 pp from 26.4% to 43.5% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 5.8 pp from 3.1% to 8.9% in FY2016.

Net Income marign jumped on 23.0 pp from 43.0% to 66.0% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.7% in FY2016. Sino Land Co Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 2.5 pp from 4.3% in FY2013 to 1.7% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (4.19%) and ROE (5.89%). ROIC decreased on 2.3 pp from 6.5% to 4.2% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 2.2 pp from 8.1% to 5.9% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -4.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 2.5x from -1.6x to -4.1x in FY2016. Debt dropped on 26.5% while cash jumped on 37.9%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below we provide Sino Land Co Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Real Estate 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
Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd ($124)24,971.2%
GR Properties Ltd ($108)21.6%-82.9%14.6%1,203.6%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)-51.4%-86.2%1,071.2%
Henderson Investment Ltd ($97)-78.9%737.1%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)-95.2%75.7%678.6%206.4%
 
Median (179 companies)15.6%13.5%5.3%4.2%5.1%
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)-6.9%-5.3%196.6%-50.7%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co Ltd ($1387)79.0%95.2%97.9%99.9%
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)96.7%98.4%98.4%98.7%98.8%
YT Realty Group Ltd ($75)94.4%96.6%96.7%97.6%
Wah Ha Realty Co Ltd ($278)96.3%96.0%93.2%95.9%92.9%
Soundwill Holdings Ltd ($878)53.1%74.5%46.9%95.7%
 
Median (160 companies)41.9%41.8%39.1%38.4%46.0%
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)52.7%42.8%61.2%26.4%43.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd ($127)356.2%91.6%195.5%397.4%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)105.3%133.1%143.2%213.9%
SOHO China Ltd ($410)113.6%80.8%104.0%201.9%
Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd ($925)-606.3%2,162.6%224.3%186.5%
Swire Properties Ltd ($1972)154.5%114.6%73.2%100.3%
 
Median (179 companies)28.9%28.3%26.9%23.4%23.0%
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)107.7%94.3%116.3%38.3%51.3%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
LT Commercial Real Estate Ltd ($112)0.0%18.0%27,965.5%4,834.8%
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd ($715)0.8%0.3%2.0%880.6%
Madex International Holdings Ltd ($231)174.5%519.7%205.3%350.6%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)2.9%323.1%351.2%340.6%
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co Ltd ($160)20.6%157.3%144.5%296.3%28.1%
 
Median (179 companies)5.9%6.2%4.7%3.3%1.5%
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)3.1%4.3%5.8%1.5%1.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hydoo International Holding Ltd ($1396)44.3%62.0%12.9%16.6%
Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp Ltd ($535)15.3%19.6%10.8%15.9%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)15.1%18.5%15.4%13.0%
Colour Life Services Group Co Ltd ($1778)44.2%47.9%29.3%14.5%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)26.8%19.6%12.3%14.4%
 
Median (181 companies)4.0%4.0%4.1%2.4%1.8%
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)8.5%6.4%7.0%6.5%4.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Shui On Land Ltd ($272)22.1x13.2x17.1x54.2x
Beijing Capital Land Ltd ($2868)7.1x4.6x11.7x49.1x
Talent Property Group Ltd ($760)43.0x
Mingfa Group International Co Ltd ($846)2.5x3.0x6.3x42.9x
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd ($2608)9.9x12.4x12.9x42.3x
 
Median (136 companies)2.4x2.8x3.0x3.3x2.3x
Sino Land Co Ltd ($83)0.6x-0.2x-0.7x-1.6x-4.1x