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Starbucks Corp reports 14.7% EBITDA growth and 11.2% Revenue growth

03/11/2016 • About Starbucks Corp ($4337) • By InTwits

Starbucks Corp reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Starbucks Corp is a growth stock: FY2016 revenue growth was 11.2%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 12.7% at FY2016 ROIC 46.2%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 24.4% in FY2016, 23.7% in FY2015, 23.3% in FY2014, 2.2% in FY2013, 19.4% in FY2012
  • Starbucks Corp has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 7.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 5.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 262 in FY2016, 349 in FY2015, 375 in FY2014, 919 in FY2013, 1,420 in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 46.2%
  • It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.3x 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.

Starbucks Corp ($4337) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue13,30014,86716,44819,16321,31611.2%
Gross Profit3,5684,1984,9515,9646,74113.0%
SG&A8019389911,1971,36113.7%
EBITDA2,5783303,8304,5355,20214.7%
Net Income1,38482,0682,7572,8182.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,1892,5761,7081,5302,12939.1%
Short Term Debt0000400
Long Term Debt5501,2992,0482,3483,20236.4%
Cash flow
Capex8561,1511,1611,3041,44010.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth13.7%11.8%10.6%16.5%11.2%
EBITDA growth13.1%-87.2%1,059.8%18.4%14.7%
Gross Margin26.8%28.2%30.1%31.1%31.6%0.5%
EBITDA Margin19.4%2.2%23.3%23.7%24.4%0.7%
Net Income Margin10.4%0.1%12.6%14.4%13.2%-1.2%
SG&A, % of revenue6.0%6.3%6.0%6.2%6.4%0.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue6.4%7.7%7.1%6.8%6.8%-0.0%
ROIC36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%46.2%-5.2%
ROE29.2%0.2%42.4%49.7%48.2%-1.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.2x-3.9x0.1x0.2x0.3x0.1x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 11.2%. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin surged on 14.3 pp from -14.7% to -0.42% 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 slightly on 1.2 pp from 14.4% to 13.2% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Starbucks Corp's CAPEX/Revenue was 6.8% in FY2016. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.99 pp from 7.7% in FY2013 to 6.8% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 6.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROIC (46.25%) and ROE (48.16%). ROIC decreased on 5.2 pp from 51.4% to 46.2% in FY2016. ROE decreased slightly on 1.6 pp from 49.7% to 48.2% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 0.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.7x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.1x from 0.2x to 0.3x in FY2016. Debt surged on 53.4% while cash surged on 39.1%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below we provide Starbucks Corp benchmarking against other companies in Retail 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 Nuclear Industry 23 International Corp Ltd ($611)1.4%85.6%-42.1%419.8%
Noble House China Holdings Ltd ($8246)-5.0%-20.2%-24.8%117.2%
Vongroup Ltd ($318)23.7%-80.2%90.3%-7.2%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)45.6%29.5%29.6%57.3%
Shanghai La Chapelle Fashion Co Ltd ($6116)54.9%72.8%23.0%48.3%
 
Median (117 companies)7.4%6.1%2.9%-1.0%-8.2%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)11.8%10.6%16.5%11.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Vongroup Ltd ($318)95.1%99.1%99.0%
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)97.4%95.9%96.8%96.7%96.8%
Moiselle International Holdings Ltd ($130)81.2%83.8%80.6%83.2%77.6%
Embry Holdings Ltd ($1388)81.2%80.4%82.3%81.6%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)86.5%89.3%90.9%80.6%
 
Median (103 companies)37.2%36.4%35.5%33.9%44.7%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)26.8%28.2%30.1%31.1%31.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)-58.1%-72.3%-84.0%1,070.6%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)48.5%47.3%42.8%55.4%
Nanjing Sinolife United Co Ltd ($3332)51.6%56.9%54.4%44.8%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd ($3818)6.0%5.6%58.3%41.4%
 
Median (117 companies)10.3%7.8%8.9%7.1%5.1%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)19.4%2.2%23.3%23.7%24.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Culture Landmark Investment Ltd ($674)11.6%19.4%15.7%47.2%3.9%
Springland International Holdings Ltd ($1700)31.9%17.4%26.5%36.9%
Merry Garden Holdings Ltd ($1237)18.6%28.6%15.1%34.2%
China Energy Development Holdings Ltd ($228)1.6%0.2%0.0%27.4%
Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd ($3308)28.5%9.4%26.7%25.4%
 
Median (117 companies)4.0%3.6%3.7%3.1%1.9%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)6.4%7.7%7.1%6.8%6.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Modern Beauty Salon Holdings Ltd ($919)50.7%-4.6%81.3%71.8%13.3%
JC Group Holdings Ltd ($8326)215.6%92.8%66.3%81.7%
Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd ($178)53.5%52.7%49.0%39.8%19.0%
Noble House China Holdings Ltd ($8246)17.7%-67.7%-113.8%35.6%
Fairwood Holdings Ltd ($52)28.0%29.1%28.6%32.1%36.4%
 
Median (117 companies)12.2%8.9%8.5%5.8%2.0%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%46.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Sparkle Roll Group Ltd ($970)0.6x4.0x9.3x23.5x8.5x
Trinity Ltd ($891)-0.2x0.2x0.6x18.2x
Parkson Retail Group Ltd ($3368)0.8x2.3x3.6x9.8x
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)2.9x3.3x3.4x9.0x
Century Ginwa Retail Holdings Ltd ($162)2.0x2.5x4.8x7.3x
 
Median (91 companies)-0.5x-0.5x-0.2x-0.5x-0.7x
Starbucks Corp ($4337)-0.2x-3.9x0.1x0.2x0.3x