Launch Tech Co Ltd reports 19.1% revenue growth in FY2016
17/03/2017 • About Launch Tech Co Ltd (
$2488) • By InTwits
Launch Tech Co Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
- EBITDA Margin is declining: in FY2016 vs. 1.5% in FY2015 vs. 3.0% in FY2012
- It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is -0.7x while industry average is -5.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.
Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) key annual financial indicators
| mln. CNY | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016/2015 |
|---|
P&L
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|---|
| Revenue | 605.9 | 673.0 | 728.4 | 693.4 | 825.6 | 19.1% |
| Gross Profit | 166.3 | 226.0 | 245.1 | 265.5 | | -100.0% |
| SG&A | 190.0 | 189.6 | 224.8 | 337.4 | | -100.0% |
| EBITDA | 18.3 | 88.7 | 95.9 | 10.1 | | -100.0% |
| Net Income | -43.6 | 7.0 | -46.9 | -93.9 | 21.4 | |
Balance Sheet
|
|---|
| Cash | 301.2 | 315.3 | 343.8 | 415.5 | | -100.0% |
| Short Term Debt | 440.6 | 529.1 | 715.6 | 561.2 | | -100.0% |
| Long Term Debt | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | | -100.0% |
Cash flow
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|---|
| Capex | 128.5 | 164.6 | 76.3 | 0.0 | | |
Ratios
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|---|
| Revenue growth | -22.7% | 11.1% | 8.2% | -4.8% | 19.1% | |
| EBITDA growth | -91.0% | 383.8% | 8.1% | -89.5% | | |
| Gross Margin | 27.4% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 38.3% | | -38.3% |
| EBITDA Margin | 3.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1.5% | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| Net Income Margin | -7.2% | 1.0% | -6.4% | -13.5% | 2.6% | 16.1% |
| SG&A, % of revenue | 31.4% | 28.2% | 30.9% | 48.7% | | -48.7% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 21.2% | 24.5% | 10.5% | 0.0% | | 0.0% |
| ROIC | -3.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | -5.3% | | 5.3% |
| ROE | -6.3% | 1.1% | -7.8% | -14.7% | | 14.7% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 7.6x | 2.4x | 3.9x | 14.5x | | -14.5x |
Revenue and profitability
The company's Revenue jumped on 19.1%.
Net Income marign surged on 16.1 pp from -13.5% to 2.6% in FY2016.
Appendix 1: Peers in Miscellaneous Manufactur
Below we provide Launch Tech Co Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Miscellaneous Manufactur 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 |
|---|
| Karrie International Hldgs ($1050) | | 0.1% | -11.3% | 27.4% | 11.8% |
| Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd ($2382) | | 45.9% | 45.0% | 26.9% | 36.6% |
| TK Group Holdings Ltd ($2283) | | 9.3% | 11.8% | 20.0% | 1.3% |
| AMCO United Holding Ltd ($2970) | | 10.8% | 53.9% | 16.8% | 31.1% |
| Yusei Holdings Ltd ($96) | 18.4% | -9.3% | 6.7% | 15.6% | |
| |
|---|
| Median (25 companies) | -0.1% | -0.7% | 6.7% | -5.6% | 6.3% |
|---|
| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | | 11.1% | 8.2% | -4.8% | 19.1% |
Top companies by Gross margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Man Sang International Ltd ($938) | 42.4% | 32.8% | 60.3% | 78.6% | 56.4% |
| Time Watch Investments Ltd ($2033) | 60.2% | 60.6% | 65.0% | 68.1% | 68.5% |
| China Environmental Energy Investment Ltd ($986) | 14.0% | 1.2% | 9.0% | 49.2% | 40.4% |
| Lee & Man Chemical Co Ltd ($746) | 34.3% | 35.7% | 41.9% | 39.6% | 36.3% |
| Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd ($3898) | 33.2% | 35.1% | 37.4% | 38.7% | |
| |
|---|
| Median (24 companies) | 19.7% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 22.4% | 21.1% |
|---|
| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | 27.4% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 38.3% | |
Top companies by EBITDA margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Lee & Man Chemical Co Ltd ($746) | 30.4% | 31.3% | 38.4% | 37.6% | 37.0% |
| Man Sang International Ltd ($938) | 24.9% | 15.4% | 37.0% | 33.8% | 40.4% |
| IPE Group Ltd ($929) | 25.6% | 22.5% | 29.5% | 29.1% | |
| DeTeam Co Ltd ($65) | 8.0% | 3.9% | -1.3% | 24.3% | |
| Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd ($3898) | 18.4% | 19.8% | 20.6% | 24.2% | |
| |
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| Median (25 companies) | 8.0% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
|---|
| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | 3.0% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1.5% | |
Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| China Environmental Energy Investment Ltd ($986) | 6.1% | 0.4% | 17.9% | 47.6% | 6.2% |
| DeTeam Co Ltd ($65) | 6.7% | 47.0% | 5.6% | 33.1% | |
| Lee & Man Chemical Co Ltd ($746) | 5.8% | 51.1% | 33.7% | 22.8% | |
| China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd ($2039) | 3.9% | 12.1% | 18.5% | 21.2% | |
| IPE Group Ltd ($929) | 6.3% | 13.3% | 12.3% | 13.3% | |
| |
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| Median (25 companies) | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 3.8% |
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| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | 21.2% | 24.5% | 10.5% | 0.0% | |
Top companies by ROIC, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Time Watch Investments Ltd ($2033) | 34.5% | 27.1% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 18.6% |
| TK Group Holdings Ltd ($2283) | 36.8% | 31.1% | 29.4% | 27.6% | 26.0% |
| Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co Ltd ($3898) | 16.9% | 17.7% | 20.0% | 21.1% | |
| Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd ($2382) | 19.7% | 17.8% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 26.8% |
| Yusei Holdings Ltd ($96) | 4.2% | 7.0% | 13.6% | 14.1% | |
| |
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| Median (25 companies) | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 9.2% |
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| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | -3.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | -5.3% | |
Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Continental Holdings Ltd ($513) | | 20.1x | 92.9x | 4,203.6x | |
| South China China Ltd ($413) | | 37.5x | 2,842.3x | 27.3x | |
| China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd ($2039) | 4.0x | 4.7x | 5.8x | 9.8x | |
| VS International Group Ltd ($1002) | 5.1x | 6.5x | 4.4x | 3.3x | 4.6x |
| Lee & Man Chemical Co Ltd ($746) | -0.2x | 1.5x | 2.2x | 2.5x | 2.6x |
| |
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| Median (22 companies) | -0.2x | -0.2x | -0.2x | 0.1x | -0.6x |
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| Launch Tech Co Ltd ($2488) | 7.6x | 2.4x | 3.9x | 14.5x | |
