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Bank of East Asia Ltd/The Net Income dropped on 32.6% in 2016

17/02/2017 • About Bank of East Asia Ltd/The ($23) • By InTwits

Bank of East Asia Ltd/The reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Bank of East Asia Ltd/The has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 1.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 5.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 448 in FY2016, 466 in FY2015, 349 in FY2014, 904 in FY2013, 474 in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 2.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 3.3x while industry average is -5.7x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Bank of East Asia Ltd/The ($23) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue28,86531,06331,97929,87625,108-16.0%
Net Income6,0566,6136,6615,5223,723-32.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash85,51268,77770,35869,12265,720-4.9%
Short Term Debt30,47727,86132,08131,54826,525-15.9%
Long Term Debt23,06119,43341,02232,06027,762-13.4%
Cash flow
Capex474904349466448-3.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth15.1%7.6%2.9%-6.6%-16.0%
Net Income Margin21.0%21.3%20.8%18.5%14.8%-3.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.6%2.9%1.1%1.6%1.8%0.2%
ROIC6.0%6.2%5.6%3.7%2.1%-1.6%
ROE11.6%10.9%10.0%7.5%4.1%-3.4%

Revenue and profitability


Bank of East Asia Ltd/The's Revenue dropped on 16.0%.

Net Income marign decreased on 3.7 pp from 18.5% to 14.8% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2016 Bank of East Asia Ltd/The had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.8%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.1 pp from 2.9% in FY2013 to 1.8% in FY2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 1.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (2.12%) and ROE (4.14%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.6 pp from 3.7% to 2.1% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 3.4 pp from 7.5% to 4.1% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt dropped on 14.7% while cash decreased on 4.9%.

Management team


The company's CEO is Li Kwok Po "David". Li Kwok Po "David" has 37 years tenure at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Banks


Below you can find Bank of East Asia Ltd/The benchmarking vs. other companies in Banks 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
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)-20.6%43.4%6.8%116.4%
Huishang Bank Corp Ltd ($3698)33.9%22.8%24.3%24.6%
Shengjing Bank Co Ltd ($2066)36.5%36.3%40.1%24.3%
Bank of Chongqing Co Ltd ($1963)38.4%26.6%28.4%18.5%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($2388)15.1%11.4%-3.0%11.6%
 
Median (13 companies)16.3%12.5%24.0%7.6%-6.0%
Bank of East Asia Ltd/The ($23)7.6%2.9%-6.6%-16.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%
 
Median (1 company)4.1%29.9%27.0%33.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)3.9%4.1%2.2%7.5%
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd ($440)3.0%3.4%1.7%5.9%
Harbin Bank Co Ltd ($6138)19.8%9.9%6.5%5.8%
Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Co Ltd ($3618)4.0%4.3%4.8%4.4%
Shengjing Bank Co Ltd ($2066)1.6%2.2%5.0%3.0%
 
Median (13 companies)2.8%2.9%1.8%2.8%1.0%
Bank of East Asia Ltd/The ($23)1.6%2.9%1.1%1.6%1.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hang Seng Bank Ltd ($11)8.6%9.5%9.0%8.3%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd ($2388)5.9%6.4%5.8%6.2%
Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd ($440)3.8%5.1%5.2%5.9%
Chong Hing Bank Ltd ($1111)5.5%5.2%16.4%5.7%
Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd ($2356)4.2%5.4%5.4%5.5%
 
Median (13 companies)6.0%6.0%5.3%4.8%0.6%
Bank of East Asia Ltd/The ($23)6.0%6.2%5.6%3.7%2.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
KVB Kunlun Financial Group Ltd ($8077)-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x
 
Median (1 company)-66.3x-7.1x-10.6x-5.7x