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Mahindra Lifespace Developers Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 7.0x from 2.8x to 9.8x in 2016 while Revenue dropped on 23.9%

26-04-2016 • About Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE) • By InTwits

Mahindra Lifespace Developers reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Mahindra Lifespace Developers has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.3%
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: ₹243m in FY2016, ₹494m in FY2015, ₹301m in FY2014, ₹265m in FY2013, ₹68m in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is 4.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 9.8x while industry average is 7.0x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 23.9%. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 18.9 pp from 39.1% to 20.1% in FY2016.

Net Income margin dropped on 13.2 pp from 24.5% to 11.3% in FY2016.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


In FY2016 Mahindra Lifespace Developers had CAPEX/Revenue of 2.9%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.65 pp from 3.6% in FY2013 to 2.9% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.9%. During FY2012-FY2016 CAPEX as a % of Revenue topped in FY2015 at 4.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (4.6%) and ROE (6.1%). ROIC dropped on 10.4 pp from 14.9% to 4.6% in FY2016. ROE dropped on 13.3 pp from 19.5% to 6.1% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 9.8x Net Debt / EBITDA and 10.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 7.0x from 2.8x to 9.8x in FY2016. Debt surged on 45.3% while cash surged on 154%.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers has short term refinancing risk: cash is only 32.9% of short term debt.

Management team


Mahindra Lifespace Developers's CEO is Anita Arjundas. Anita Arjundas has 11 years tenure with the company.

Financial and operational results


Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue7,0137,3837,05310,8618,262-23.9%
EBITDA1,9162,4271,7144,2431,664-60.8%
Net Income1,1911,4141,0062,662931-65.0%
Balance Sheet
Cash1,3231,2285716721,706154.1%
Short Term Debt1362,0335051,2045,187330.6%
Long Term Debt4,9165,74911,97211,17112,79714.6%
Cash flow
Capex68265301494243-50.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.6%5.3%-4.5%54.0%-23.9%
EBITDA growth8.4%26.7%-29.4%147.5%-60.8%

EBITDA Margin27.3%32.9%24.3%39.1%20.1%-18.9%
Net Income Margin17.0%19.1%14.3%24.5%11.3%-13.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.0%3.6%4.3%4.5%2.9%-1.6%

ROIC10.4%11.7%6.6%14.9%4.6%-10.4%
ROE10.7%11.5%7.9%19.5%6.1%-13.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.9x2.7x6.9x2.8x9.8x7.0x

Peers in Realty


Below we provide Mahindra Lifespace Developers benchmarking against other companies in Realty 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Sspdl ($SSPDL)16.2%-11.8%-43.4%326.1%-
Orbit Corporation ($ORBITCORP)-4.2%-21.9%-88.0%275.1%-
Ajmera Realty & Infra India ($AJMERA)21.3%-61.7%-1.8%109.9%-
Prajay Engineers Syndicate ($PRAENG)-21.1%42.0%-30.1%62.8%-
Godrej Properties ($GODREJPROP)70.6%34.7%13.7%56.3%-
 
Median (34 companies)-1.6%3.6%-1.8%11.4%177.3%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE)-5.3%-4.5%54.0%-23.9%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Godrej Properties ($GODREJPROP)24.9%33.3%28.9%19.4%-
 
Median (1 company)24.9%33.3%28.9%19.4%-


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hubtown ($HUBTOWN)53.3%72.4%67.6%82.4%-
Housing Development & Infrastructure ($HDIL)75.8%40.6%102.5%78.9%-
Tci Developers ($TCIDEVELOP)---75.9%-
Orbit Corporation ($ORBITCORP)42.4%53.3%-127.2%69.8%-
Oberoi Realty ($OBEROIRLTY)59.3%58.9%54.5%56.4%-
 
Median (43 companies)19.4%13.4%19.8%19.4%23.8%
Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE)27.3%32.9%24.3%39.1%20.1%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Prozone Intu Properties ($PROZONINTU)---89.5%-
Ashiana Housing ($ASHIANA)---26.7%-
Brigade Enterprises ($BRIGADE)45.7%10.7%17.0%18.5%-
Prestige Estates Projects ($PRESTIGE)37.7%30.2%18.8%11.6%-
Parsvnath Developers ($PARSVNATH)15.9%-11.6%10.6%-
 
Median (30 companies)4.9%2.3%3.5%2.3%-
Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE)1.0%3.6%4.3%4.5%2.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Ahluwalia Contracts (India) ($AHLUCONT)-3.2%-15.8%5.6%21.2%-
Poddar Developers ($PODDARDEV)3.9%2.6%12.9%19.1%-
Lancor Holdings ($LANCORHOL)18.0%11.6%19.5%17.7%-
Sobha Developers ($SOBHA)18.8%16.7%14.6%12.7%-
Arihant Superstructures ($ASL)12.2%4.9%10.6%12.0%-
 
Median (50 companies)5.7%4.6%5.6%6.8%-
Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE)10.4%11.7%6.6%14.9%4.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
D B Realty ($DBREALTY)13.2x135.4x14.0x54.8x-
B.L.Kashyap And Sons ($BLKASHYAP)8.2x5.8x12.7x40.1x-
Vipul ($VIPUL)0.7x3.0x10.8x26.0x-
Ansal Properties & Infrastructure ($ANSALAPI)12.8x11.9x11.4x16.6x-
Srs Real Infrastructure ($SRSREAL)11.7x10.0x12.9x14.7x-
 
Median (37 companies)5.3x5.1x4.9x4.0x0.0x
Mahindra Lifespace Developers ($MAHLIFE)1.9x2.7x6.9x2.8x9.8x