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Asian Hotels (North) Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 9.3x from 15.4x to 24.8x in 2015 while EBITDA dropped on 29.9%

28-05-2015 • About Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR) • By InTwits

Asian Hotels (North) reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Asian Hotels (North) doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2015 ROIC is 0.9%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 18.5% in FY2015, 26.9% in FY2014, 22.9% in FY2013, 10.8% in FY2012, 36.6% in FY2011
  • Asian Hotels (North) has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 44.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 11.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 840 in FY2015, 847 in FY2014, 1,931 in FY2013, 1,089 in FY2012, 1,843 in FY2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 0.9%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 24.8x while industry average is 5.7x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue3,0543,5353,2082,2782,3252.1%
EBITDA1,118382734614430-29.9%
Net Income311-271597-322-507
Balance Sheet
Cash551197433349-85.4%
Short Term Debt1,7299621,5152,2691,963-13.5%
Long Term Debt8,51410,0256,6217,5348,74616.1%
Cash flow
Capex1,8431,0891,931847840-0.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.8%15.7%-9.2%-29.0%2.1%
EBITDA growth-65.8%91.9%-16.4%-29.9%
EBITDA Margin36.6%10.8%22.9%26.9%18.5%-8.4%
Net Income Margin10.2%-7.7%18.6%-14.1%-21.8%-7.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue60.3%30.8%60.2%37.2%36.1%-1.0%
ROIC0.2%2.2%2.8%0.9%-1.9%
ROE-3.5%7.4%-3.9%-6.5%-2.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA9.1x28.4x11.0x15.4x24.8x9.3x

Revenue and profitability


Asian Hotels (North)'s Revenue increased on 2.1% in FY2015. Revenue growth was financed by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 8.4 pp from 26.9% to 18.5% in FY2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 7.7 pp from -14.1% to -21.8% in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 36.1% in FY2015. The company showed CAPEX/Revenue growth of 5.3 pp from 30.8% in FY2012 to 36.1% in FY2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 44.5%.The company investments to CAPEX were large: 195% of EBITDA.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (0.89%) and negative ROE (-6.51%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.9 pp from 2.8% to 0.89% in FY2015. ROE decreased on 2.6 pp from -3.9% to -6.5% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 24.8x and Debt / EBITDA is 24.9x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 9.3x from 15.4x to 24.8x in FY2015. Debt increased on 9.2% in FY2015 while cash dropped on 85.4% in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Hotels


Below you can find Asian Hotels (North) benchmarking vs. other companies in Hotels 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
The Byke Hospitality ($THEBYKE)47.6%105.7%54.3%16.5%
Sayaji Hotels ($SAYAJIHOTL)26.3%18.2%24.5%29.4%
Sterling Holiday Resorts (India) ($STERLINH)69.9%50.6%21.3%26.2%
Asian Hotels (East) ($AHLEAST)-62.1%3.4%76.9%18.9%
Hotel Leelaventure ($HOTELEELA)23.2%12.7%11.4%-11.4%
 
Median (15 companies)-27.7%14.9%12.7%5.9%3.1%
Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR)15.7%-9.2%-29.0%2.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Jindal Hotels ($JINDHOT)37.6%
Benares Hotels ($BENARAS)33.6%
Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) ($ADVANIHOTR)25.9%
Tgb Banquets And Hotels ($TGBHOTELS)20.0%21.2%23.6%25.0%21.6%
The Byke Hospitality ($THEBYKE)11.7%10.5%17.4%18.3%20.5%
 
Median (11 companies)25.3%21.9%22.6%20.0%16.9%
Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR)36.6%10.8%22.9%26.9%18.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Country Club (India) ($COUNCLB)53.8%58.7%36.6%49.6%
Sterling Holiday Resorts (India) ($STERLINH)12.2%48.8%50.4%18.7%
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India ($MHRIL)20.4%26.0%26.5%15.4%18.0%
Oriental Hotels ($ORIENTHOT)31.7%24.3%17.7%13.1%7.5%
Sayaji Hotels ($SAYAJIHOTL)7.5%18.9%17.5%12.4%
 
Median (12 companies)20.4%26.0%17.6%8.8%4.8%
Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR)60.3%30.8%60.2%37.2%36.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
The Byke Hospitality ($THEBYKE)6.0%5.3%14.5%22.6%24.1%
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India ($MHRIL)20.1%13.4%22.2%16.3%6.3%
Sayaji Hotels ($SAYAJIHOTL)10.2%13.1%9.4%14.2%
Fomento Resorts & Hotels ($FOMEHOT)13.6%10.6%13.8%11.7%
Tgb Banquets And Hotels ($TGBHOTELS)7.4%7.1%8.9%8.9%3.2%
 
Median (29 companies)7.8%5.9%5.0%4.1%3.8%
Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR)0.2%2.2%2.8%0.9%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Hotel Leelaventure ($HOTELEELA)23.9x62.5x40.2x33.5x46.7x
Kamat Hotels (India) ($KAMATHOTEL)15.0x13.6x17.8x15.1x
Asian Hotels (East) ($AHLEAST)-0.1x-0.0x9.8x8.9x
Oriental Hotels ($ORIENTHOT)3.4x4.3x4.6x6.0x5.5x
Country Club (India) ($COUNCLB)1.4x2.0x1.8x3.2x
 
Median (19 companies)1.8x1.8x2.0x0.9x0.6x
Asian Hotels (North) ($ASIANHOTNR)9.1x28.4x11.0x15.4x24.8x