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Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd reports 26.7 pp EBITDA Margin decline from 88.2% to 61.5% in 2017 in 2017 while 19.2% Revenue growth

23/03/2018 • About Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699) • By InTwits

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd reported 2017 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 21.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 0.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 0.93 in 2017, 0.80 in 2016, 44,757 in 2015, 44,005 in 2014, 20,932 in 2013
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 4.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699) key annual financial indicators

mln. CNY201320142015201620172017/2016
P&L
Revenue86,77499,783124,203566719.2%
Gross Profit37,33638,67650,367425120.3%
SG&A9,21211,73113,153162980.7%
EBITDA47,98457,8444941-16.9%
Net Income24,58124,83929,9713224-23.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash69,52593,03566,6064342-0.6%
Short Term Debt21,01636,46641,930156-60.8%
Long Term Debt112,977144,505144,7163327-18.5%
Cash flow
Capex20,93244,00544,7571116.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth46.8%15.0%24.5%-100.0%19.2%
EBITDA growth0.5%-99.9%-16.9%
Gross Margin43.0%38.8%40.6%75.1%75.9%0.7%
EBITDA Margin55.3%0.0%46.6%88.2%61.5%-26.7%
Net Income Margin28.3%24.9%24.1%56.3%36.4%-19.9%
SG&A, % of revenue10.6%11.8%10.6%28.3%42.9%14.6%
CAPEX, % of revenue24.1%44.1%36.0%1.4%1.4%-0.0%
ROIC19.6%12.3%14.4%5.5%4.5%-1.1%
ROE25.3%19.0%18.0%4.7%3.4%-1.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.3x2.1x0.1x-0.2x-0.3x

Revenue and profitability


Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd's Revenue jumped on 19.2%. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 26.7 pp from 88.2% to 61.5% in 2017.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 0.73 pp from 75.1% to 75.9% in 2017. SG&A as a % of Revenue surged on 14.6 pp from 28.3% to 42.9% in 2017.

Net Income marign dropped on 19.9 pp from 56.3% to 36.4% in 2017.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2017 Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.4%. Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 42.7 pp from 44.1% in 2014 to 1.4% in 2017. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 13.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (4.47%) and ROE (3.43%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.1 pp from 5.5% to 4.5% in 2017. ROE decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 4.7% to 3.4% in 2017.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -0.2x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.8x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.3x from 0.1x to -0.2x in 2017. Debt dropped on 32.0% while cash decreased slightly on 0.60%.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate


Below you can find Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd benchmarking vs. other companies in Real Estate industry. It's shown for the period of 5 years for the key financial metrics. Each table has median value for all the companies in the industry together with individual financial data of the top-5 companies in the industry by particular financial metric.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
South China Land Ltd ($8155)896.2%
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co Ltd ($160)-73.5%60.4%-5.6%335.1%
Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Co Ltd ($1232)-9.6%-4.6%-72.4%309.9%
LVGEM China Real Estate Invest ($95)-21.9%3,008.3%-77.4%259.3%
ITC Properties Group Ltd ($199)-95.2%75.7%678.6%206.4%
 
Median (136 companies)13.0%5.1%4.1%10.3%9.8%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)15.0%24.5%-100.0%19.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
Tern Properties Co Ltd ($277)98.4%98.4%98.7%98.8%
Wah Ha Realty Co Ltd ($278)96.0%93.2%95.9%92.9%
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd ($715)81.2%82.0%80.9%90.0%
Tian Teck Land Ltd ($266)86.9%88.9%87.5%87.9%
Hysan Development Co Ltd ($14)86.8%87.5%87.9%87.9%
 
Median (88 companies)41.1%39.2%38.2%41.9%33.4%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)43.0%38.8%40.6%75.1%75.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
China Oceanwide Holdings Ltd ($715)110.5%48.4%69.2%204.5%
SOHO China Ltd ($410)80.8%104.0%201.9%175.0%
Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd ($169)43.2%-125.7%28.3%109.9%
Swire Properties Ltd ($1972)114.6%73.2%100.3%105.1%
Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd ($1168)42.2%28.8%15.8%97.2%
 
Median (95 companies)28.4%26.9%23.2%29.0%36.0%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)55.3%46.6%88.2%61.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
Qingdao Holdings International Ltd ($499)0.9%0.1%0.7%607.5%
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd ($432)323.1%351.2%340.6%570.7%
Wah Ha Realty Co Ltd ($278)0.0%0.0%289.2%
Cheuk Nang Holdings Ltd ($131)130.3%67.5%144.9%117.6%
Beijing Capital Juda Ltd ($1329)0.1%0.1%83.1%104.7%
 
Median (54 companies)6.1%4.7%3.2%4.0%2.8%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)24.1%44.1%36.0%1.4%1.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
Gemdale Properties & Investment Corp Ltd ($535)19.6%10.8%15.9%17.9%
China Resources Land Ltd ($1109)14.7%13.5%13.9%14.4%15.4%
Colour Life Services Group Co Ltd ($1778)47.9%29.3%14.5%13.1%
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd ($688)15.1%18.5%15.4%13.0%12.8%
Future Land Development Holdings Ltd ($1030)16.0%11.3%12.3%11.9%
 
Median (137 companies)4.0%4.0%2.5%3.4%14.2%
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)19.6%12.3%14.4%5.5%4.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
Henry Group Holdings Ltd ($859)103.1x-23.1x65.0x
Asia Standard International Group Ltd ($129)3.3x4.4x38.3x
Beijing Capital Land Ltd ($2868)4.6x11.7x49.1x37.0x
Beijing Capital Juda Ltd ($1329)0.6x1.6x11.5x36.3x
Asia Orient Holdings Ltd ($214)2.1x2.7x6.1x33.8x
 
Median (82 companies)2.8x3.0x3.3x2.9x1.5x
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co Ltd ($3699)1.3x2.1x0.1x-0.2x