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Vallabh Steels revenue decline accelerated from 15.7% in FY2014 to 18.8% in FY2015

31-05-2015 • About Vallabh Steels ($VALLABHSQ) • By InTwits

Vallabh Steels reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Vallabh Steels is a company in decline: FY2015 revenue growth was -18.8%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -2.6%
  • EBITDA Margin is declining: in FY2015 vs. 3.8% in FY2014 vs. 3.1% in FY2011
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Vallabh Steels ($VALLABHSQ) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue2,2442,2292,0121,6961,377-18.8%
EBITDA701079064-100.0%
Net Income616142623-12.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash171827
Short Term Debt669592697
Long Term Debt56264
Cash flow
Capex21168
Ratios
Revenue growth43.1%-0.7%-9.7%-15.7%-18.8%
EBITDA growth-19.4%53.3%-16.5%-28.9%
EBITDA Margin3.1%4.8%4.5%3.8%0.0%-3.8%
Net Income Margin0.2%0.7%0.7%1.5%1.7%0.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.9%0.7%0.4%0.0%
ROIC4.9%8.5%6.8%0.0%
ROE1.4%4.0%3.4%0.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA10.1x5.6x7.5x0.0x0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 18.8% in FY2015.

Net Income marign showed almost no change in FY2015.


Appendix 1: Peers in Iron & Steel Products


Below we provide Vallabh Steels benchmarking against other companies in Iron & Steel Products industry for the last 5 years. We show data for the top-5 companies by key financial metric together with the median value for all the companies in the industry.

Top companies by Revenue growth, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Msp Steel & Power ($MSPL)-61.2%19.7%60.6%29.4%
Apl Apollo Tubes ($APLAPOLLO)54.5%44.2%24.3%25.7%
Metal Coatings (India) ($METALCO)20.4%-15.8%13.0%2.6%
Usha Martin ($USHAMART)10.4%7.8%12.5%12.0%
Lakshmi Precision Screws ($LAKPRE)9.9%-6.2%7.5%7.9%
 
Median (10 companies)-31.6%20.1%-6.8%7.2%25.7%
Vallabh Steels ($VALLABHSQ)-0.7%-9.7%-15.7%-18.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Gandhi Special Tubes ($GANDHITUBE)25.5%
National Fittings ($NATFIT)19.3%
Usha Martin ($USHAMART)18.7%13.2%18.1%18.7%16.5%
Lakshmi Precision Screws ($LAKPRE)14.5%15.9%16.2%7.0%12.4%
Uni Abex Alloy Products ($UNIABEXAL)7.5%
 
Median (11 companies)9.0%6.0%6.4%6.8%5.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Usha Martin ($USHAMART)26.0%21.6%23.5%29.0%13.2%
Apl Apollo Tubes ($APLAPOLLO)8.8%5.6%4.2%5.1%5.9%
Gandhi Special Tubes ($GANDHITUBE)4.0%
 
Median (3 companies)11.6%6.0%3.4%15.4%5.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Apl Apollo Tubes ($APLAPOLLO)20.5%18.2%19.5%16.0%16.6%
Gandhi Special Tubes ($GANDHITUBE)31.2%28.3%18.9%13.2%11.1%
Usha Martin ($USHAMART)9.5%4.3%6.5%7.6%5.6%
Msp Steel & Power ($MSPL)6.4%-2.8%7.2%5.9%
Lakshmi Precision Screws ($LAKPRE)13.7%14.4%11.9%3.1%11.9%
 
Median (23 companies)9.5%8.5%8.7%6.7%11.5%
Vallabh Steels ($VALLABHSQ)4.9%8.5%6.8%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lakshmi Precision Screws ($LAKPRE)2.4x2.7x3.4x8.1x4.4x
Msp Steel & Power ($MSPL)9.2x6.4x6.6x
Usha Martin ($USHAMART)2.6x10.0x4.8x4.8x5.2x
Apl Apollo Tubes ($APLAPOLLO)2.5x2.7x2.8x3.1x2.3x
National Fittings ($NATFIT)0.6x0.8x0.1x0.0x0.0x
 
Median (13 companies)2.5x2.6x3.4x0.0x0.0x
Vallabh Steels ($VALLABHSQ)10.1x5.6x7.5x0.0x