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Excel Industries Net Income surged on 129% in 2015 and Revenue surged on 15.8%

23-05-2015 • About Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS) • By InTwits

Excel Industries reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Excel Industries has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 6.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 329 in FY2015, 353 in FY2014, 220 in FY2013, 240 in FY2012, 102 in FY2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 20.3%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.3x while industry average is 1.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,7503,1553,8414,1594,81615.8%
EBITDA34626741740672378.0%
Net Income140154149180412128.9%
Balance Sheet
Cash1746647618-76.1%
Short Term Debt3717006257657670.2%
Long Term Debt14755105259182-29.8%
Cash flow
Capex102240220353329-7.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth-51.0%14.7%21.7%8.3%15.8%
EBITDA growth38.6%-22.9%56.4%-2.6%78.0%
EBITDA Margin12.6%8.5%10.9%9.8%15.0%5.3%
Net Income Margin5.1%4.9%3.9%4.3%8.6%4.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.7%7.6%5.7%8.5%6.8%-1.7%
ROIC13.8%8.5%14.2%11.9%20.3%8.4%
ROE13.1%13.0%11.5%12.5%24.3%11.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.4x2.7x1.6x2.3x1.3x-1.0x

Revenue and profitability


Excel Industries's Revenue surged on 15.8% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.9 pp from -2.5% to -0.61% in FY2015.

Net Income marign increased on 4.2 pp from 4.3% to 8.6% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Excel Industries's CAPEX/Revenue was 6.8% in FY2015. Excel Industries showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 0.77 pp from 7.6% in FY2012 to 6.8% in FY2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 7.0%.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROIC (20.33%) and ROE (24.34%). ROIC increased on 8.4 pp from 11.9% to 20.3% in FY2015. ROE jumped on 11.8 pp from 12.5% to 24.3% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 1.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 1.3x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.0x from 2.3x to 1.3x in FY2015. Debt decreased on 7.4% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 76.1% in FY2015.

Management team


Excel Industries's CEO Ashwin Champraj Shroff has spent 14 years at the company.

Appendix 1: Peers in Agrochemicals


Below you can find Excel Industries benchmarking vs. other companies in Agrochemicals 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 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Astec Lifesciences Limited ($ASTEC)2.6%55.7%18.4%28.9%
Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries ($BHAGCHEM)15.2%113.6%18.4%25.9%
P.I.Industries ($PIIND)22.2%31.0%38.9%21.6%
Rallis India ($RALLIS)17.4%14.4%19.8%4.3%
Monsanto India ($MONSANTO)2.9%16.8%33.6%-4.6%
 
Median (6 companies)-59.4%15.9%18.2%19.8%13.0%
Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS)14.7%21.7%8.3%15.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Monsanto India ($MONSANTO)18.3%15.1%16.4%7.3%20.9%
Astec Lifesciences Limited ($ASTEC)14.5%15.5%16.7%17.1%20.3%
P.I.Industries ($PIIND)15.5%17.0%15.8%18.4%19.6%
Rallis India ($RALLIS)18.2%16.2%14.7%15.2%15.4%
Jubilant Industries ($JUBLINDS)9.9%1.8%1.6%15.3%
 
Median (6 companies)14.5%15.1%14.7%12.9%17.5%
Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS)12.6%8.5%10.9%9.8%15.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
P.I.Industries ($PIIND)13.5%13.4%13.2%4.0%8.7%
Astec Lifesciences Limited ($ASTEC)32.6%41.7%14.9%9.2%7.5%
Rallis India ($RALLIS)12.1%4.5%3.2%3.4%3.3%
Jubilant Industries ($JUBLINDS)3.5%1.7%2.6%
Monsanto India ($MONSANTO)3.3%3.3%2.0%1.9%1.7%
 
Median (5 companies)12.1%7.6%8.1%3.9%3.3%
Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS)3.7%7.6%5.7%8.5%6.8%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
P.I.Industries ($PIIND)22.4%23.9%22.5%31.3%34.0%
Rallis India ($RALLIS)32.6%26.3%25.3%28.3%25.4%
Insecticides (India) ($INSECTICID)23.5%19.2%15.6%15.7%
Astec Lifesciences Limited ($ASTEC)7.2%5.6%9.7%10.7%19.1%
Monsanto India ($MONSANTO)15.1%12.4%15.3%7.8%29.2%
 
Median (9 companies)15.1%6.4%9.7%15.7%27.3%
Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS)13.8%8.5%14.2%11.9%20.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jubilant Industries ($JUBLINDS)-0.0x12.1x11.5x2.5x
Astec Lifesciences Limited ($ASTEC)2.7x4.1x2.4x2.3x1.7x
Rallis India ($RALLIS)0.5x0.7x0.1x0.2x0.4x
P.I.Industries ($PIIND)2.1x1.6x1.2x0.3x0.2x
Bhagiradha Chemicals & Industries ($BHAGCHEM)13.9x163.2x3.6x0.0x0.0x
 
Median (6 companies)1.3x3.4x3.0x0.2x0.3x
Excel Industries ($EXCELINDUS)1.4x2.7x1.6x2.3x1.3x