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Giordano International Ltd EBITDA decreased on 4.5% in 2016 and EBITDA Margin showed almost no change

09/03/2017 • About Giordano International Ltd ($709) • By InTwits

Giordano International Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts: The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 17.3%.

Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Giordano International Ltd ($709) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue5,6735,8485,5455,3815,145-4.4%
Gross Profit3,3313,5513,2143,0973,055-1.4%
SG&A2,6202,8362,7492,6302,572-2.2%
EBITDA1,098969735726693-4.5%
Net Income8266634084264341.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash8721,2326889391,39348.3%
Short Term Debt33933200298
Long Term Debt00000
Cash flow
Capex155212187145-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth1.1%3.1%-5.2%-3.0%-4.4%
EBITDA growth9.9%-11.7%-24.1%-1.2%-4.5%
Gross Margin58.7%60.7%58.0%57.6%59.4%1.8%
EBITDA Margin19.4%16.6%13.3%13.5%13.5%-0.0%
Net Income Margin14.6%11.3%7.4%7.9%8.4%0.5%
SG&A, % of revenue46.2%48.5%49.6%48.9%50.0%1.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.7%3.6%3.4%2.7%-2.7%
ROIC27.8%20.6%15.2%17.0%17.3%0.4%
ROE28.9%21.8%13.6%14.9%15.6%0.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.5x-0.9x-0.9x-1.3x-1.6x-0.3x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue decreased on 4.4%. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin jumped on 102 pp from -31.9% to 70.5% in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.8 pp from 57.6% to 59.4% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.1 pp from 48.9% to 50.0% in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.52 pp from 7.9% to 8.4% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (17.33%) and ROE (15.57%). ROIC showed almost no change in FY2016. ROE increased slightly on 0.62 pp from 14.9% to 15.6% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -1.6x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.4x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.3x from -1.3x to -1.6x in FY2016. Debt jumped while cash jumped on 48.3%.

Management team


The company's CEO is Lau Kwok Kuen "Peter". Lau Kwok Kuen "Peter" has 24 years tenure at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below we provide Giordano International Ltd 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)7.6%6.5%3.1%-1.0%-8.0%
Giordano International Ltd ($709)3.1%-5.2%-3.0%-4.4%


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)36.2%35.8%35.0%33.3%43.5%
Giordano International Ltd ($709)58.7%60.7%58.0%57.6%59.4%


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%7.3%8.9%7.1%5.6%
Giordano International Ltd ($709)19.4%16.6%13.3%13.5%13.5%


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)4.1%3.6%3.8%3.5%1.9%
Giordano International Ltd ($709)2.7%3.6%3.4%2.7%


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%
Starbucks Corp ($4337)36.4%-6.0%52.8%51.4%46.2%
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%
 
Median (117 companies)12.2%8.8%8.5%5.8%1.9%
Giordano International Ltd ($709)27.8%20.6%15.2%17.0%17.3%


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)0.8x2.3x3.6x9.8x11.1x
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
Giordano International Ltd ($709)-0.5x-0.9x-0.9x-1.3x-1.6x