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Ultramarine & Pigments Net Income surged on 30.2% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin showed almost no change

27-05-2015 • About Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR) • By InTwits

Ultramarine & Pigments reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Ultramarine & Pigments has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.4%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 5.1%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 28.3 in FY2015, 51.8 in FY2014, 35.5 in FY2013, 103 in FY2012, 139 in FY2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 25.7%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,1781,3601,4021,5021,71614.2%
EBITDA23724521826129412.7%
Net Income17013712114418730.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash137444542145245.9%
Short Term Debt173841200-100.0%
Long Term Debt60582000
Cash flow
Capex139103365228-45.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth-41.0%15.5%3.0%7.2%14.2%
EBITDA growth22.4%3.6%-11.3%20.1%12.7%
EBITDA Margin20.1%18.0%15.5%17.4%17.2%-0.2%
Net Income Margin14.4%10.1%8.7%9.6%10.9%1.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue11.8%7.6%2.5%3.4%1.7%-1.8%
ROIC22.8%20.0%16.3%20.8%25.7%4.9%
ROE22.7%17.1%14.4%16.1%19.6%3.4%
Net Debt/EBITDA-0.3x0.2x0.1x-0.1x-0.5x-0.4x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue surged on 14.2% in FY2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 3.8% to 5.6% in FY2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.3 pp from 9.6% to 10.9% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2015 Ultramarine & Pigments had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.7%. Ultramarine & Pigments showed decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 5.9 pp from 7.6% in FY2012 to 1.7% in FY2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROIC (25.68%) while ROE is a bit lower (19.55%). ROIC increased on 4.9 pp from 20.8% to 25.7% in FY2015. ROE increased on 3.4 pp from 16.1% to 19.6% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


The company paid down all the debt in FY2015. Cash jumped on 246% in FY2015.

Valuation


The company's trades at EV/EBITDA 6.4x and P/E 10.9x while industy averages are 10.5x and 26.1x. The company's EV/(EBITDA-CAPEX) is 7.1x with the industry average at 4.7x.

Appendix 1: Peers in Specialty Chemicals


Below you can find Ultramarine & Pigments benchmarking vs. other companies in Specialty Chemicals 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
Dai-Ichi Karkaria ($DAICHI)20.7%31.4%45.4%22.8%
Dynemic Products ($DYNPRO)-55.8%27.4%-0.0%40.6%
Camlin Fine Sciences ($CAMLINFIN)95.3%11.4%36.1%9.8%
Sudarshan Chemical Industries ($SUDARSCHEM)10.5%9.1%28.2%8.3%
Vinati Organics ($VINATIORGA)38.7%23.6%25.9%10.9%
 
Median (27 companies)-51.4%20.9%14.1%13.7%9.8%
Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR)15.5%3.0%7.2%14.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Vinati Organics ($VINATIORGA)21.7%21.7%21.8%22.7%24.9%
Indian Toners & Developers ($INDTONER)22.6%
Solar Industries India ($SOLARINDS)18.1%18.5%17.5%17.9%19.3%
Camlin Fine Sciences ($CAMLINFIN)9.1%9.1%12.8%12.8%16.7%
Adi Finechem ($ADIFINCHM)18.2%15.1%14.0%22.1%16.5%
 
Median (20 companies)11.2%10.6%11.2%10.6%13.0%
Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR)20.1%18.0%15.5%17.4%17.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Adi Finechem ($ADIFINCHM)8.2%7.3%4.8%12.6%16.9%
Solar Industries India ($SOLARINDS)14.2%13.0%9.9%12.3%10.3%
Nitta Gelatin India ($NITTAGELA)21.3%8.8%4.6%8.5%
Meghmani Organics ($MEGH)9.9%10.2%10.3%7.9%4.6%
Camlin Fine Sciences ($CAMLINFIN)7.5%4.3%5.7%7.1%5.1%
 
Median (18 companies)7.0%4.9%4.7%4.5%4.9%
Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR)11.8%7.6%2.5%3.4%1.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Adi Finechem ($ADIFINCHM)27.6%30.6%29.8%46.4%26.3%
Vinati Organics ($VINATIORGA)31.4%29.6%26.2%30.6%34.8%
Pidilite Industries ($PIDILITIND)29.3%27.4%29.3%29.8%29.0%
Camlin Fine Sciences ($CAMLINFIN)9.9%11.1%17.8%24.2%29.5%
Plastiblends India ($PLASTIBLEN)19.4%18.3%15.8%24.0%24.5%
 
Median (35 companies)14.8%14.7%14.8%11.2%18.4%
Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR)22.8%20.0%16.3%20.8%25.7%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Cochin Minerals & Rutile ($COCHINM)0.7x-0.0x-0.0x32.3x
Alkali Metals ($ALKALI)4.3x5.1x11.6x0.0x
Kiri Industries ($KIRIINDUS)3.9x8.2x31.3x10.6x
Vikas Globalone ($VIKASGLOB)0.0x2.5x4.4x4.9x
Jayant Agro-Organics ($JAYAGROGN)3.9x2.8x3.1x4.6x6.5x
 
Median (28 companies)1.5x1.5x1.7x1.7x0.2x
Ultramarine & Pigments ($ULTRAMAR)-0.3x0.2x0.1x-0.1x-0.5x