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Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd revenue growth accelerated to 58.8% in 2016 vs. 19.5% a year earliner

28/03/2017 • About Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333) • By InTwits

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: 22.4% in 2016 vs. 24.6% in 2015 vs. 26.0% in 2012
  • Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 10.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 0.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 3,273 in 2016, 2,419 in 2015, 6,258 in 2014, 4,577 in 2013, 1,703 in 2012
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is at 7.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.1x while industry average is 3.8x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333) key annual financial indicators

mln. 201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue65,26193,672111,398133,130211,44458.8%
Gross Profit18,21027,64931,78437,41359,42258.8%
SG&A5,6187,78213,19219,46425,58131.4%
EBITDA16,99625,94829,16732,72047,32244.6%
Net Income9,17113,26816,94315,54815,7371.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash17,79040,11829,847103,090198,42092.5%
Short Term Debt19,03135,79679,663158,744202,90627.8%
Long Term Debt41,24373,02176,401138,162332,164140.4%
Cash flow
Capex7,61812,2598,99715,70016,2713.6%
Ratios
Revenue growth5.4%43.5%18.9%19.5%58.8%
EBITDA growth-15.7%52.7%12.4%12.2%44.6%
Gross Margin27.9%29.5%28.5%28.1%28.1%0.0%
EBITDA Margin26.0%27.7%26.2%24.6%22.4%-2.2%
Net Income Margin14.1%14.2%15.2%11.7%7.4%-4.2%
SG&A, % of revenue8.6%8.3%11.8%14.6%12.1%-2.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue11.7%13.1%8.1%11.8%7.7%-4.1%
ROIC15.5%15.5%11.2%8.1%7.1%-1.0%
ROE26.1%29.0%25.3%20.5%10.7%-9.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.5x2.6x4.3x5.9x7.1x1.2x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 58.8%. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 2.2 pp from 24.6% to 22.4% in 2016.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 2.5 pp from 14.6% to 12.1% in 2016.

Net Income marign decreased on 4.2 pp from 11.7% to 7.4% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 7.7% in 2016. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 5.4 pp from 13.1% in 2013 to 7.7% in 2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 9.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (7.11%) and ROE (10.69%). ROIC decreased slightly on 0.99 pp from 8.1% to 7.1% in 2016. ROE decreased on 9.8 pp from 20.5% to 10.7% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 7.1x and Debt / EBITDA is 11.3x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 1.2x from 5.9x to 7.1x in 2016. Debt jumped on 80.2% while cash jumped on 92.5%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below we provide Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Real Estate 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
Guangdong Land Holdings Ltd ($124)24,971.2%27.3%
GR Properties Ltd ($108)21.6%-82.9%14.6%1,203.6%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)-51.4%-86.2%1,071.2%-82.8%
Henderson Investment Ltd ($97)737.1%-0.9%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)-95.2%75.7%678.6%206.4%
 
Median (180 companies)19.5%13.1%5.1%4.1%10.1%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)43.5%18.9%19.5%58.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Renhe Commercial Holdings Co Ltd ($1387)79.0%95.2%97.9%99.9%
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)96.7%98.4%98.4%98.7%98.8%
YT Realty Group Ltd ($75)94.4%96.6%96.7%97.6%
Wah Ha Realty Co Ltd ($278)96.3%96.0%93.2%95.9%92.9%
Soundwill Holdings Ltd ($878)53.1%74.5%46.9%95.7%
 
Median (161 companies)41.9%41.9%39.2%38.2%42.2%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)27.9%29.5%28.5%28.1%28.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd ($127)356.2%91.6%195.5%397.4%56.8%
Zall Development Group Ltd ($2098)105.3%133.1%143.2%213.9%
SOHO China Ltd ($410)113.6%80.8%104.0%201.9%175.0%
Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd ($925)-606.3%2,162.6%224.3%186.5%
Swire Properties Ltd ($1972)154.5%114.6%73.2%100.3%105.1%
 
Median (180 companies)29.1%28.5%27.3%23.2%29.2%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)26.0%27.7%26.2%24.6%22.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
LT Commercial Real Estate Ltd ($112)0.0%18.0%27,965.5%4,834.8%
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd ($715)0.8%0.3%2.0%880.6%
Madex International Holdings Ltd ($231)174.5%519.7%205.3%350.6%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)2.9%323.1%351.2%340.6%570.7%
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co Ltd ($160)20.6%157.3%144.5%296.3%28.1%
 
Median (179 companies)5.5%6.1%4.7%3.2%3.8%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)11.7%13.1%8.1%11.8%7.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hydoo International Holding Ltd ($1396)44.3%62.0%12.9%16.6%
Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp Ltd ($535)15.3%19.6%10.8%15.9%17.9%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)15.1%18.5%15.4%13.0%
Colour Life Services Group Co Ltd ($1778)44.2%47.9%29.3%14.5%13.1%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)26.8%19.6%12.3%14.4%
 
Median (182 companies)4.1%4.0%4.0%2.5%3.4%
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)15.5%15.5%11.2%8.1%7.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Shui On Land Ltd ($272)22.1x13.2x17.1x54.2x7.3x
Beijing Capital Land Ltd ($2868)7.1x4.6x11.7x49.1x37.0x
Talent Property Group Ltd ($760)43.0x
Mingfa Group International Co Ltd ($846)2.5x3.0x6.3x42.9x
Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd ($2608)9.9x12.4x12.9x42.3x
 
Median (137 companies)2.4x2.8x3.0x3.2x2.7x
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd ($3333)2.5x2.6x4.3x5.9x7.1x