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China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd reports 376% CAPEX growth in 2016 and 105% Revenue growth

30/09/2016 • About China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078) • By InTwits

China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is -22.2%
  • The company operates at negative EBITDA Margin: -23.7%
  • China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd spends a lot for Stock Based Compensation (SBC): average SBC/Revenue for FY2012-FY2016 is 0.0%. Average EBITDA Margin for the same period was -12.4%0
  • China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 11.8%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 22.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 42.9 in FY2016, 9.0 in FY2015, 4.0 in FY2014, 6.3 in FY2013, 3.7 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -22.2%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.9x while industry average is -2.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue17.770.0199.7111.2228.2105.3%
Gross Profit9.510.529.5-14.5-6.5
SG&A25.444.181.5149.883.8%
EBITDA-5.210.725.4-54.2-54.1
Net Income-9.1-21.2-15.7-97.1-182.7
Balance Sheet
Cash83.029.613.920.746.1122.5%
Short Term Debt0.09.073.164.3134.6109.5%
Long Term Debt14.014.80.01.87.9333.3%
Cash flow
Capex3.76.34.09.042.9375.6%
Ratios
Revenue growth-67.2%295.2%185.2%-44.3%105.3%
EBITDA growth-228.9%-303.5%138.1%-313.5%-0.1%
Gross Margin53.9%14.9%14.8%-13.1%-2.9%10.2%
EBITDA Margin-29.5%15.2%12.7%-48.7%-23.7%25.0%
Net Income Margin-51.4%-30.3%-7.8%-87.3%-80.1%7.3%
SG&A, % of revenue36.3%22.1%73.3%65.6%-7.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue21.0%9.0%2.0%8.1%18.8%10.7%
ROIC-4.6%-3.8%-1.5%-23.9%-22.2%1.7%
ROE-5.9%-10.0%-6.2%-35.6%-64.5%-28.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.5x2.3x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 105%. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 7.4 pp from -22.6% to -15.2% in FY2016.

Gross Margin jumped on 10.2 pp from -13.1% to -2.9% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 7.7 pp from 73.3% to 65.6% in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased on 7.3 pp from -87.3% to -80.1% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 18.8% in FY2016. China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd showed CAPEX/Revenue growth of 9.8 pp from 9.0% in FY2013 to 18.8% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 9.6%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-22.18%) and ROE (-64.46%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.7 pp from -23.9% to -22.2% in FY2016. ROE dropped on 28.9 pp from -35.6% to -64.5% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 0.9x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA didn't change in FY2016. Debt jumped on 116% while cash surged on 123%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Entertainment


Below we provide China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Entertainment 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
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 (27 companies)4.5%10.4%1.1%-4.3%3.3%
China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078)295.2%185.2%-44.3%105.3%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)92.1%98.6%96.6%70.6%
China Vanguard Group Ltd ($8156)63.8%88.2%93.8%95.2%91.0%
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%
 
Median (23 companies)40.9%52.7%44.3%44.3%49.9%
China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078)53.9%14.9%14.8%-13.1%-2.9%


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 (27 companies)24.0%20.3%19.5%2.2%-10.2%
China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078)-29.5%15.2%12.7%-48.7%-23.7%


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%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)10.4%2.7%17.2%59.8%42.5%
 
Median (27 companies)8.5%6.6%4.8%8.4%2.5%
China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078)21.0%9.0%2.0%8.1%18.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)-6.2%-0.8%-3.7%43.8%
China Animation Characters Co Ltd ($1566)119.2%117.8%24.1%14.0%
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%
 
Median (28 companies)-1.1%5.1%0.7%-1.7%-5.5%
China 3D Digital Entertainment Ltd ($8078)-4.6%-3.8%-1.5%-23.9%-22.2%


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 (14 companies)-0.1x-0.4x-0.4x-0.5x-0.2x