Power Assets Holdings Ltd EBITDA dropped on 216% and Revenue decreased slightly on 1.5%
21/03/2017 • About Power Assets Holdings Ltd (
$6) • By InTwits
Power Assets Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
- Power Assets Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is -0.8%
- EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: -84.2% in FY2016, 71.2% in FY2015, 2,533.1% in FY2014, 68.0% in FY2013, 66.2% in FY2012
- The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -0.8%
- It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.9x while industry average is 3.5x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.
Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) key annual financial indicators
| mln. HKD | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2016/2015 |
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P&L
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| Revenue | 10,415 | 11,578 | 2,131 | 1,308 | 1,288 | -1.5% |
| Gross Profit | 6,253 | 7,350 | 1,824 | 1,300 | 1,282 | -1.4% |
| EBITDA | 6,895 | 7,868 | 53,980 | 931 | -1,084 | -216.4% |
| Net Income | 9,729 | 11,165 | 61,005 | 7,732 | 6,417 | -17.0% |
Balance Sheet
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| Cash | 5,391 | 5,297 | 46,854 | 66,097 | 61,710 | -6.6% |
| Short Term Debt | 5,317 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Long Term Debt | 19,282 | 21,845 | 10,204 | 9,405 | 8,514 | -9.5% |
Cash flow
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| Capex | 2,605 | 1,934 | 123 | 1 | | -100.0% |
Ratios
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| Revenue growth | 2.1% | 11.2% | -81.6% | -38.6% | -1.5% | |
| EBITDA growth | 4.6% | 14.1% | 586.1% | -98.3% | -216.4% | |
| Gross Margin | 60.0% | 63.5% | 85.6% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 0.1% |
| EBITDA Margin | 66.2% | 68.0% | 2,533.1% | 71.2% | -84.2% | -155.3% |
| Net Income Margin | 93.4% | 96.4% | 2,862.7% | 591.1% | 498.2% | -92.9% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 25.0% | 16.7% | 5.8% | 0.1% | | -0.1% |
| ROIC | 5.5% | 6.1% | 46.5% | 0.7% | -0.8% | -1.5% |
| ROE | 16.0% | 16.8% | 63.4% | 6.3% | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 2.8x | 2.2x | -0.7x | -60.9x | | 60.9x |
Revenue and profitability
The company's Revenue decreased slightly on 1.5%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 155 pp from 71.2% to -84.2% in FY2016.
Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2016.
Net Income marign dropped on 92.9 pp from 591% to 498% in FY2016.
Return on investment
The company operates at negative ROIC (-0.83%) and low but positive ROE (5.30%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.5 pp from 0.70% to -0.83% in FY2016. ROE decreased slightly on 0.97 pp from 6.3% to 5.3% in FY2016.
Leverage (Debt)
Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 2.9x and Debt / EBITDA is . Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 60.9x from -60.9x to in FY2016. Debt decreased on 9.5% while cash decreased on 6.6%.
Management team
Tsai Chao Chung "Charles" is a Power Assets Holdings Ltd's CEO. Tsai Chao Chung "Charles" has spent 4 years at the company. Ham Kee Chan "Ivan" is a Power Assets Holdings Ltd's CFO. Ham Kee Chan "Ivan" has spent 6 years at the company.
Appendix 1: Peers in Electric
Below we provide Power Assets Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Electric 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 |
|---|
| Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958) | 26.0% | 46.7% | 4.1% | 19.6% | |
| CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816) | | -1.2% | 19.3% | 12.3% | 41.4% |
| Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816) | 56.0% | 16.7% | 4.9% | 10.4% | |
| China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798) | | 28.9% | -7.9% | 7.8% | 3.5% |
| HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638) | | -1.8% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 1.9% |
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| Median (15 companies) | 8.8% | 11.8% | 7.2% | -1.2% | 2.7% |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | | 11.2% | -81.6% | -38.6% | -1.5% |
Top companies by Gross margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735) | 73.3% | 70.8% | 72.0% | 74.9% | |
| HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638) | 60.1% | 58.6% | 54.0% | 53.7% | 53.0% |
| CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816) | 46.5% | 46.9% | 48.6% | 47.9% | 43.7% |
| Tianjin Development Hldgs Ltd ($882) | 8.5% | 5.0% | 18.7% | 18.6% | |
| CNNC International Ltd ($2302) | 9.0% | 12.3% | 7.6% | 2.7% | -8.0% |
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| Median (5 companies) | 27.8% | 46.9% | 37.9% | 47.9% | 43.7% |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | 60.0% | 63.5% | 85.6% | 99.4% | 99.5% |
Top companies by EBITDA margin, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958) | 94.0% | 80.5% | 91.3% | 93.1% | |
| China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798) | 90.5% | 82.8% | 87.0% | 82.4% | |
| HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd ($2638) | 72.6% | 77.6% | 73.3% | 71.7% | 70.4% |
| CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816) | 66.0% | 62.6% | 60.5% | 59.4% | 52.9% |
| China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735) | 54.6% | 51.6% | 54.5% | 55.1% | |
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| Median (15 companies) | 28.5% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 41.9% | 30.5% |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | 66.2% | 68.0% | 2,533.1% | 71.2% | -84.2% |
Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| Enerchina Holdings Ltd ($622) | 24.1% | 28.3% | 3.8% | 321.6% | |
| Huaneng Renewables Corp Ltd ($958) | 163.4% | 124.0% | 217.8% | 171.9% | |
| China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735) | 82.2% | 80.1% | 119.5% | 99.0% | |
| Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816) | 62.2% | 54.3% | 91.8% | 96.0% | |
| China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798) | 157.1% | 81.7% | 106.3% | 93.4% | |
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| Median (15 companies) | 31.9% | 30.9% | 18.9% | 21.3% | 12.3% |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | 25.0% | 16.7% | 5.8% | 0.1% | |
Top companies by ROIC, %
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| CLP Holdings Ltd ($2) | 7.0% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 12.8% | 10.1% |
| China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd ($836) | 7.7% | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.0% | |
| China Power International Development Ltd ($2380) | 5.7% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 10.1% | |
| Huadian Power International Corp Ltd ($1071) | 5.0% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.0% | |
| Amber Energy Ltd ($90) | 5.4% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 8.6% | |
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| Median (15 companies) | 5.0% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | 5.5% | 6.1% | 46.5% | 0.7% | -0.8% |
Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA
| Top 5 | FY2012 | FY2013 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 |
|---|
| CGN Meiya Power Holdings Co Ltd ($1811) | 9.1x | 8.1x | 4.3x | 8.6x | 6.5x |
| China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798) | 9.1x | 8.2x | 8.7x | 8.5x | |
| CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816) | 6.5x | 6.7x | 7.8x | 8.4x | 9.3x |
| China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735) | 4.8x | 5.5x | 6.4x | 7.9x | |
| Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816) | 6.9x | 6.2x | 6.5x | 7.4x | |
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| Median (13 companies) | 6.2x | 5.8x | 5.5x | 5.2x | 5.7x |
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| Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6) | 2.8x | 2.2x | -0.7x | -60.9x | |
