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Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd Net Income dropped on 665% and Revenue dropped on 19.2%

22/03/2017 • About Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271) • By InTwits

Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is 1.7%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 24.9% in FY2016, 16.0% in FY2015, 30.5% in FY2014, 15.0% in FY2013, -5.7% in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 1.7%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271) key annual financial indicators

mln. HKD201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue111.0160.7204.4181.7146.8-19.2%
Gross Profit36.164.377.672.968.4-6.1%
SG&A72.887.285.672.969.1-5.2%
EBITDA-6.324.062.429.036.525.7%
Net Income60.533.831.911.0-62.2-665.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash309.293.498.0137.3274.599.9%
Short Term Debt30.035.945.00.00.0
Long Term Debt115.082.135.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex124.622.618.315.4-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth17.3%44.8%27.2%-11.1%-19.2%
EBITDA growth-49.1%-483.0%159.6%-53.5%25.7%
Gross Margin32.5%40.0%38.0%40.1%46.6%6.5%
EBITDA Margin-5.7%15.0%30.5%16.0%24.9%8.9%
Net Income Margin54.5%21.1%15.6%6.1%-42.4%-48.4%
SG&A, % of revenue65.6%54.3%41.9%40.1%47.1%6.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue112.3%14.1%9.0%8.5%-8.5%
ROIC-2.4%0.4%3.6%0.7%1.7%1.0%
ROE7.0%3.6%3.3%1.1%-7.0%-8.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.0x-0.3x-4.7x-7.5x-2.8x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 19.2%. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased on 8.9 pp from 16.0% to 24.9% in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased on 6.5 pp from 40.1% to 46.6% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased on 6.9 pp from 40.1% to 47.1% in FY2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 48.4 pp from 6.1% to -42.4% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (1.68%) and negative ROE (-7.02%). ROIC increased slightly on 0.99 pp from 0.69% to 1.7% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 8.2 pp from 1.1% to -7.0% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


The company has no debt. Cash surged on 99.9%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Entertainment


Below we provide Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Entertainment 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
Neo Telemedia Ltd ($8167)268.8%-60.2%-13.4%5,442.4%
National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group Ltd ($8228)-57.9%181.2%-20.1%162.4%
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd ($1060)169.4%-45.8%-63.8%108.3%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)16.4%65.4%16.4%77.2%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)4.3%159.4%46.3%-97.5%
 
Median (27 companies)3.0%10.4%1.1%-4.3%5.5%
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)44.8%27.2%-11.1%-19.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)92.1%98.6%96.6%70.6%
China Vanguard Group Ltd ($8156)63.8%88.2%93.8%95.2%91.0%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)22.1%36.7%11.4%84.8%-635.1%
Cheung Wo International Holdings Ltd ($9)-17.5%71.4%77.7%77.8%
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)70.2%73.1%73.4%67.4%
 
Median (23 companies)44.8%52.7%44.3%44.3%30.9%
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)32.5%40.0%38.0%40.1%46.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Neptune Group Ltd ($70)98.6%98.6%86.6%99.0%76.3%
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)36.6%44.6%74.6%73.6%-1,418.4%
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)55.0%44.5%46.3%56.6%
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)53.7%55.1%6.1%40.5%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)19.2%35.4%34.5%31.2%
 
Median (27 companies)24.0%20.3%17.0%-1.7%-14.4%
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)-5.7%15.0%30.5%16.0%24.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
China Star Cultural Media Group Ltd ($8172)8.9%0.0%0.0%848.3%
National Arts Entertainment and Culture Group Ltd ($8228)1,237.1%771.1%799.0%508.9%
Cheung Wo International Holdings Ltd ($9)90.3%465.2%383.2%202.4%
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)21.4%18.5%10.3%64.2%
Amax International Holdings Ltd ($959)10.4%2.7%17.2%59.8%42.5%
 
Median (27 companies)8.5%6.6%4.6%8.1%4.3%
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)112.3%14.1%9.0%8.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Universe International Holdings Ltd ($1046)-6.2%-0.8%-3.7%43.8%-17.0%
China Animation Characters Co Ltd ($1566)119.2%117.8%24.1%14.0%
Neptune Group Ltd ($70)22.8%23.8%21.1%18.1%0.3%
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)1.3%8.4%9.9%10.5%
Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd ($6889)23.8%25.4%21.8%10.5%12.6%
 
Median (28 companies)-1.1%5.1%-0.3%-2.6%-7.1%
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)-2.4%0.4%3.6%0.7%1.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Holdings Ltd ($1132)1.1x4.2x2.7x25.8x
Nan Hai Corp Ltd ($680)80.8x3.5x20.8x12.6x4.5x
Haichang Holdings Ltd ($2255)7.0x4.7x1.7x1.7x
SMI Holdings Group Ltd ($198)2.0x1.6x2.1x1.6x
REXLot Holdings Ltd ($555)-0.0x-0.2x7.2x1.6x
 
Median (13 companies)-0.1x-0.6x-0.3x-0.4x-0.2x
Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd ($8271)1.0x-0.3x-4.7x-7.5x