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Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd Debt jumped on 34.7% in 2016 while EBITDA dropped on 19.1%

13/03/2017 • About Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212) • By InTwits

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 8.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.3x 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.

Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue5,5235,9555,9706,1714,672-24.3%
Gross Profit3,2673,5613,5843,7072,643-28.7%
SG&A1,2781,4401,4561,518744-51.0%
EBITDA2,6242,7972,6702,6762,164-19.1%
Net Income2,0572,4482,1441,9141,590-16.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash8,2928,6698,3128,6707,520-13.3%
Short Term Debt1,2401,8582,0043,1657,307130.9%
Long Term Debt9,7028,9848,5199,3519,5502.1%
Cash flow
Capex2,993482607809-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth7.6%7.8%0.2%3.4%-24.3%
EBITDA growth3.0%6.6%-4.5%0.2%-19.1%
Gross Margin59.1%59.8%60.0%60.1%56.6%-3.5%
EBITDA Margin47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%46.3%3.0%
Net Income Margin37.2%41.1%35.9%31.0%34.0%3.0%
SG&A, % of revenue23.1%24.2%24.4%24.6%15.9%-8.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue54.2%8.1%10.2%13.1%-13.1%
ROIC12.5%11.2%10.0%9.6%8.7%-0.9%
ROE23.1%24.5%19.9%17.2%24.5%7.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.0x0.8x0.8x1.4x4.3x2.9x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 24.3%. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin increased on 3.0 pp from 43.4% to 46.3% in FY2016.

Gross Margin decreased on 3.5 pp from 60.1% to 56.6% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 8.7 pp from 24.6% to 15.9% in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased on 3.0 pp from 31.0% to 34.0% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (24.52%) while ROIC is low (8.74%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.85 pp from 9.6% to 8.7% in FY2016. ROE increased on 7.3 pp from 17.2% to 24.5% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 4.3x Net Debt / EBITDA and 7.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 2.9x from 1.4x to 4.3x in FY2016. Debt jumped on 34.7% while cash dropped on 13.3%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Retail


Below you can find Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Retail 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 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)7.5%6.1%3.1%-1.0%-7.6%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)7.8%0.2%3.4%-24.3%


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%44.4%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)59.1%59.8%60.0%60.1%56.6%


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%
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd ($3818)6.0%5.6%58.3%41.4%
Maoye International Holdings Ltd ($848)47.4%46.3%73.2%39.6%
 
Median (117 companies)10.3%7.3%8.9%7.1%5.7%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)47.5%47.0%44.7%43.4%46.3%


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%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)54.2%8.1%10.2%13.1%


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%2.5%
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)12.5%11.2%10.0%9.6%8.7%


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-0.6x-0.2x-0.5x-0.8x
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd ($1212)1.0x0.8x0.8x1.4x4.3x