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Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd reports 60.9% EBITDA growth and 13.7% Revenue growth

16/02/2017 • About Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883) • By InTwits

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts: 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.

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue4,0785,0874,8023,9754,51913.7%
Gross Profit1,1381,5291,4581,1761,40619.5%
SG&A22725631238444716.3%
EBITDA8891,2231,05456991560.9%
Net Income41763760810617666.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,7092,0091,7082,3361,913-18.1%
Short Term Debt85529028613681-40.3%
Long Term Debt2,3402,5243,9184,1273,932-4.7%
Cash flow
Capex228123337277-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth6.5%24.7%-5.6%-17.2%13.7%
EBITDA growth11.4%37.7%-13.9%-46.0%60.9%
Gross Margin27.9%30.0%30.4%29.6%31.1%1.5%
EBITDA Margin21.8%24.0%21.9%14.3%20.3%5.9%
Net Income Margin10.2%12.5%12.7%2.7%3.9%1.2%
SG&A, % of revenue5.6%5.0%6.5%9.7%9.9%0.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.6%2.4%7.0%7.0%-7.0%
ROIC7.9%11.1%7.9%1.0%4.2%3.1%
ROE13.2%16.7%14.3%2.5%4.6%2.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.7x0.7x2.4x3.4x2.3x-1.1x

Revenue and profitability


Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd's Revenue jumped on 13.7%. Revenue growth happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased on 5.9 pp from 14.3% to 20.3% in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.5 pp from 29.6% to 31.1% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.2 pp from 2.7% to 3.9% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (4.18%) and ROE (4.58%). ROIC increased on 3.1 pp from 1.0% to 4.2% in FY2016. ROE increased on 2.1 pp from 2.5% to 4.6% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 2.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 4.4x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.1x from 3.4x to 2.3x in FY2016. Debt decreased on 5.9% while cash dropped on 18.1%.

Management team


The company's CEO is Ho Yau Lung "Lawrence". Ho Yau Lung "Lawrence" has 14 years tenure at the company. Geoffrey Stuart Davis is a The company's CFO. Geoffrey Stuart Davis has spent 8 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Lodging


Below you can find Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Lodging 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
China New City Commercial Development Ltd ($1321)-16.9%433.0%-76.2%141.3%
Zhuhai Holdings Investment Group Ltd ($908)229.8%14.5%57.0%76.3%
Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co Ltd ($2006)-28.8%3.2%0.8%29.9%
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)283.6%108.7%-35.8%25.9%
Far East Consortium International Ltd/HK ($35)111.9%9.0%25.7%-21.8%
 
Median (23 companies)10.7%10.2%0.8%-3.5%-7.5%
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)24.7%-5.6%-17.2%13.7%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
SJM Holdings Ltd ($880)99.7%99.7%99.7%99.5%
Wynn Macau Ltd ($1128)97.9%98.3%98.5%98.4%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)77.1%75.6%76.8%70.9%65.5%
Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd ($292)60.7%73.4%72.1%67.6%65.8%
Sino Hotels Holdings Ltd ($1221)71.3%70.4%68.9%65.8%62.0%
 
Median (17 companies)57.2%55.9%52.0%51.8%63.7%
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)27.9%30.0%30.4%29.6%31.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)49.8%50.1%42.8%45.3%48.1%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)44.9%46.4%46.9%43.1%36.2%
Jinmao Investments and Jinmao China Investments Holdings Ltd ($6139)41.2%40.5%25.8%41.5%
Asia Standard Hotel Group Ltd ($292)-23.9%65.2%49.9%40.4%17.8%
Sino Hotels Holdings Ltd ($1221)46.5%45.9%43.1%39.6%33.1%
 
Median (23 companies)26.8%26.4%25.8%23.8%33.1%
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)21.8%24.0%21.9%14.3%20.3%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Macau Legend Development Ltd ($1680)5.0%24.2%73.0%68.5%
Wynn Macau Ltd ($1128)5.2%11.0%28.2%66.6%
Legend Strategy International Holdings Group Co Ltd ($1355)17.0%38.0%1.2%62.6%
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)21.2%32.9%13.4%35.8%
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)48.5%33.1%41.2%34.3%
 
Median (23 companies)7.4%11.0%13.2%14.5%10.3%
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)5.6%2.4%7.0%7.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
NagaCorp Ltd ($3918)30.6%28.9%22.6%28.6%21.3%
MGM China Holdings Ltd ($2282)46.2%53.8%54.5%24.0%16.0%
Sands China Ltd ($1928)14.2%24.4%26.7%15.8%
Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd ($296)22.2%21.1%18.4%12.0%7.5%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd ($27)25.2%30.0%27.5%10.2%
 
Median (23 companies)5.7%5.6%3.6%3.9%5.5%
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)7.9%11.1%7.9%1.0%4.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China New City Commercial Development Ltd ($1321)26.0x7.9x100.1x
Century City International Holdings Ltd ($355)6.5x9.3x11.2x12.3x
Regal Hotels International Holdings Ltd ($78)5.0x8.7x11.8x11.1x
Shangri-La Asia Ltd ($69)6.0x6.8x6.9x9.8x
Macau Legend Development Ltd ($1680)2.2x0.6x0.2x7.1x
 
Median (21 companies)0.5x0.8x0.5x4.0x2.9x
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd ($6883)1.7x0.7x2.4x3.4x2.3x