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China Power International Development Ltd Net Income dropped on 43.0% in 2016 and EBITDA Margin decreased on 8.2 pp from 53.6% to 45.3%

23/03/2017 • About China Power International Development Ltd ($2380) • By InTwits

China Power International Development Ltd reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 6.4%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.4x while industry average is 3.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

China Power International Development Ltd ($2380) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue17,49718,82720,44720,19718,866-6.6%
EBITDA5,6257,3418,64110,8168,555-20.9%
Net Income1,1812,2902,7664,1492,366-43.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash2,0161,6411,1271,5281,80918.4%
Short Term Debt9,75910,77912,59110,22716,31959.6%
Long Term Debt35,84034,91132,95732,46131,416-3.2%
Cash flow
Capex5,5793,9822,6902,823-100.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth8.8%7.6%8.6%-1.2%-6.6%
EBITDA growth38.3%30.5%17.7%25.2%-20.9%
EBITDA Margin32.1%39.0%42.3%53.6%45.3%-8.2%
Net Income Margin6.8%12.2%13.5%20.5%12.5%-8.0%
CAPEX, % of revenue31.9%21.1%13.2%14.0%-14.0%
ROIC5.7%7.5%8.0%10.1%6.4%-3.7%
ROE8.4%13.7%13.7%16.9%8.7%-8.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA7.7x6.0x5.1x3.8x5.4x1.6x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue decreased on 6.6%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 8.2 pp from 53.6% to 45.3% in FY2016.

Net Income marign decreased on 8.0 pp from 20.5% to 12.5% in FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (6.44%) and ROE (8.67%). ROIC decreased on 3.7 pp from 10.1% to 6.4% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 8.2 pp from 16.9% to 8.7% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 5.4x Net Debt / EBITDA and 5.6x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 1.6x from 3.8x to 5.4x in FY2016. Debt surged on 11.8% while cash jumped on 18.4%.

Management team


The company's CEO Yu Bing has spent 3 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Electric


Below we provide China Power International Development 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%
 
Median (15 companies)9.7%11.8%4.9%-3.5%1.9%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)7.6%8.6%-1.2%-6.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6)60.0%63.5%85.6%99.4%99.5%
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%
 
Median (6 companies)46.5%52.8%48.6%50.8%48.3%


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%
Power Assets Holdings Ltd ($6)66.2%68.0%2,533.1%71.2%-84.2%
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)66.0%62.6%60.5%59.4%52.9%
 
Median (15 companies)28.5%33.9%34.1%41.9%30.5%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)32.1%39.0%42.3%53.6%45.3%


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%
 
Median (15 companies)27.4%30.9%18.9%21.3%18.5%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)31.9%21.1%13.2%14.0%


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%9.2%
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%
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)7.5%8.1%7.7%6.2%
 
Median (15 companies)5.0%5.8%6.0%5.1%5.2%
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)5.7%7.5%8.0%10.1%6.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
CGN Meiya Power Holdings Co Ltd ($1811)9.1x8.1x4.3x8.6x6.5x
China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co Ltd ($1798)9.1x8.2x8.7x8.5x
CGN Power Co Ltd ($1816)6.5x6.7x7.8x8.4x9.3x
China Power New Energy Development Co Ltd ($735)4.8x5.5x6.4x7.9x
Huadian Fuxin Energy Corp Ltd ($816)6.9x6.2x6.5x7.4x
 
Median (13 companies)5.3x5.5x5.2x5.2x4.9x
China Power International Development Ltd ($2380)7.7x6.0x5.1x3.8x5.4x