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Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd reports 72.7% Net Income growth in 2016 and 12.6 pp EBITDA Margin growth from 71.6% to 84.1%

13/02/2017 • About Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052) • By InTwits

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 5.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 11.2 in 2016, 11.2 in 2015, 74.0 in 2014, 70.8 in 2013, 77.6 in 2012
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 7.3%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.5x while industry average is -1.6x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue1,4851,7531,8592,2262,51913.2%
Gross Profit9831,1711,1681,4511,68416.1%
SG&A195196197194-100.0%
EBITDA1,1621,3061,3761,5932,12033.1%
Net Income42755460953291972.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,0571,6271,1518771,04619.3%
Short Term Debt495595251675235-65.2%
Long Term Debt5,8125,0964,6408,6218,252-4.3%
Cash flow
Capex7871741111-0.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth12.3%18.0%6.0%19.8%13.2%
EBITDA growth18.3%12.4%5.3%15.8%33.1%
Gross Margin66.2%66.8%62.8%65.2%66.9%1.7%
EBITDA Margin78.3%74.5%74.0%71.6%84.1%12.6%
Net Income Margin28.7%31.6%32.8%23.9%36.5%12.6%
SG&A, % of revenue13.1%11.2%10.6%8.7%-8.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.2%4.0%4.0%0.5%0.4%-0.1%
ROIC5.3%5.5%5.8%5.8%7.3%1.4%
ROE5.3%6.8%7.3%6.2%10.4%4.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA4.5x3.1x2.7x5.3x3.5x-1.8x

Revenue and profitability


Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd's Revenue jumped on 13.2%. Revenue growth happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin surged on 12.6 pp from 71.6% to 84.1% in 2016.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 65.2% to 66.9% in 2016.

Net Income marign jumped on 12.6 pp from 23.9% to 36.5% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 0.44% in 2016. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 3.6 pp from 4.0% in 2013 to 0.44% in 2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 1.6%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (7.26%) and ROE (10.41%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.4 pp from 5.8% to 7.3% in 2016. ROE increased on 4.2 pp from 6.2% to 10.4% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 3.5x and Debt / EBITDA is 4.0x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.8x from 5.3x to 3.5x in 2016. Debt decreased on 8.7% while cash jumped on 19.3%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Commercial Services


Below you can find Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Commercial Services industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Kai Yuan Holdings Ltd ($1215)99.1%14.9%-88.3%271.8%
China Seven Star Holdings Ltd ($245)6.7%-81.8%-39.3%195.3%
China Smartpay Group Holdings Ltd ($8325)274.7%75.6%124.5%79.5%
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)1,437.6%-6.3%117.0%-78.1%
Haier Healthwise Holdings Ltd ($348)-50.1%-7.5%101.1%-9.4%
 
Median (67 companies)6.2%8.6%9.9%4.0%8.7%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)18.0%6.0%19.8%13.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
HC International Inc ($2280)87.5%91.9%92.5%89.6%
Winto Group Holdings Ltd ($8238)90.2%93.4%92.0%88.4%
Dingyi Group Investment Ltd ($508)75.8%64.5%86.0%89.6%
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd ($1448)80.5%80.4%80.0%77.6%
Nirvana Asia Ltd ($1438)68.3%69.6%70.5%75.7%
 
Median (61 companies)31.5%30.5%31.0%30.9%30.1%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)66.2%66.8%62.8%65.2%66.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Zuoli Kechuang Micro-Finance Co Ltd ($6866)61.6%84.9%75.9%80.9%
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd ($152)60.2%65.8%97.1%73.6%
CAR Inc ($699)43.6%30.1%43.1%67.4%
Jiangsu Expressway Co Ltd ($177)57.0%60.7%59.3%61.5%
Dragon Crown Group Holdings Ltd ($935)67.3%62.9%60.2%61.1%
 
Median (67 companies)17.5%14.9%11.2%9.8%0.5%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)78.3%74.5%74.0%71.6%84.1%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Blue Sky Power Holdings Ltd ($6828)21.3%9.0%13.9%47.4%
COSCO Pacific Ltd ($1199)96.6%66.6%43.3%45.8%
Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd ($152)23.0%22.1%20.9%35.0%
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)211.7%12.0%6.2%34.2%18.6%
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd ($1317)25.7%50.9%21.1%32.8%18.0%
 
Median (67 companies)2.7%3.4%2.4%3.9%2.0%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)5.2%4.0%4.0%0.5%0.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Bamboos Health Care Holdings Ltd ($8216)71.1%50.1%58.3%40.0%
Wonderful Sky Financial Group Holdings Ltd ($1260)51.5%26.6%30.0%29.5%19.8%
1010 Printing Group Ltd ($1127)13.5%20.8%17.8%19.9%
China Packaging Holdings Development Ltd ($1439)52.0%46.6%34.1%19.8%
iOne Holdings Ltd ($982)12.5%11.1%9.4%19.2%
 
Median (67 companies)7.5%7.0%6.7%3.3%0.3%
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)5.3%5.5%5.8%5.8%7.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Celebrate International Holdings Ltd ($8212)22.2x
Kai Yuan Holdings Ltd ($1215)-143.8x-0.7x18.8x
Eagle Legend Asia Ltd ($936)4.0x4.0x3.3x6.2x
Sichuan Expressway Co Ltd ($107)2.7x3.8x4.3x5.5x
Dalian Port PDA Co Ltd ($2880)5.7x4.8x4.7x4.1x
 
Median (44 companies)-0.0x-0.7x-0.9x-0.8x-2.4x
Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd ($1052)4.5x3.1x2.7x5.3x3.5x