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Cheviot Co Net Income jumped on 29.0% in 2015 while EBITDA Margin decreased on 3.4 pp from 13.5% to 10.1%

19-05-2015 • About Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT) • By InTwits

Cheviot Co reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Cheviot Co is a company in decline: FY2015 revenue growth was -4.1%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -3.6%
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 5.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 0.3x while industry average is 0.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue3,0242,9502,9022,7842,670-4.1%
EBITDA348392421376270-28.1%
Net Income28828930726834629.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash33687568-9.5%
Short Term Debt01431081311428.7%
Long Term Debt06420-100.0%
Cash flow
Capex86778326-68.2%
Ratios
Revenue growth-5.7%-2.5%-1.6%-4.1%-4.1%
EBITDA growth77.4%12.4%7.5%-10.8%-28.1%
EBITDA Margin11.5%13.3%14.5%13.5%10.1%-3.4%
Net Income Margin9.5%9.8%10.6%9.6%13.0%3.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.9%2.6%3.0%1.0%-2.0%
ROIC23.5%22.7%11.8%9.5%5.7%-3.7%
ROE10.1%8.3%10.0%1.7%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.0x0.3x0.1x0.2x0.3x0.1x

Revenue and profitability


Cheviot Co's Revenue decreased on 4.1% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 5.8 pp from 4.1% to 10.0% in FY2015.

Net Income marign increased on 3.3 pp from 9.6% to 13.0% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 0.98%. Cheviot Co showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 1.9 pp from 2.9% in FY2012 to 0.98% in FY2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (5.71%) and ROE (10.03%). ROIC decreased on 3.7 pp from 9.5% to 5.7% in FY2015. ROE increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 8.3% to 10.0% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.3x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.1x from 0.2x to 0.3x in FY2015. Debt increased on 7.5% in FY2015 while cash decreased on 9.5% in FY2015.

Valuation


Cheviot Co's trades at EV/EBITDA 6.9x and P/E 5.2x while industy averages are 10.5x and 26.1x.

Appendix 1: Peers in Jute & Jute Products


Below you can find Cheviot Co benchmarking vs. other companies in Jute & Jute Products 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  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ludlow Jute & Specialities ($LUDLOWJUT)-11.6%1.1%-2.6%-15.7%
Ai Champdany Industries ($AICHAMP)-5.1%14.5%-8.8%-4.4%
 
Median (2 companies)-5.1%1.4%-3.9%-3.5%-15.7%
Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT)-2.5%-1.6%-4.1%-4.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ai Champdany Industries ($AICHAMP)2.9%4.3%4.0%4.9%
Ludlow Jute & Specialities ($LUDLOWJUT)7.6%4.3%6.4%3.7%-2.5%
 
Median (2 companies)5.2%4.3%5.2%4.3%-2.5%
Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT)11.5%13.3%14.5%13.5%10.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ludlow Jute & Specialities ($LUDLOWJUT)42.8%18.5%29.3%
Ai Champdany Industries ($AICHAMP)4.7%3.5%
 
Median (2 companies)42.8%11.6%16.4%
Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT)23.5%22.7%11.8%9.5%5.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ludlow Jute & Specialities ($LUDLOWJUT)0.3x-0.3x0.2x0.0x
Ai Champdany Industries ($AICHAMP)10.3x5.6x6.9x0.0x
 
Median (2 companies)5.3x2.7x3.6x0.0x
Cheviot Co ($CHEVIOT)0.0x0.3x0.1x0.2x0.3x