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Gvk Power & Infrastructure Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 6.0x from 20.2x to 14.2x in 2016 while Debt increased on 7.5%

20-05-2016 • About Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL) • By InTwits

Gvk Power & Infrastructure reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Gvk Power & Infrastructure is a fast growth stock: FY2016 revenue growth was 32.5%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 16.1% at FY2016 ROIC 3.2%
  • EBITDA Margin is expanding: 44.9% in FY2016 vs. 38.2% in FY2015 vs. 28.3% in FY2012
  • Gvk Power & Infrastructure has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 94.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 35.9%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: ₹14,916m in FY2016, ₹16,086m in FY2015, ₹30,764m in FY2014, ₹35,642m in FY2013, ₹34,662m in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is 3.2%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 14.2x while industry average is 8.3x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


Gvk Power & Infrastructure's Revenue jumped on 32.5%. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 3.3 pp from 17.1% to 13.8% in FY2016. EBITDA Margin followed a growing trend at 4.4 pp per annum in FY2012-FY2016.

Net Income margin increased on 4.2 pp from -27.4% to -23.1% in FY2016. Net Income margin declined at -6.6 pp per annum in the last 5 years.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


Gvk Power & Infrastructure's CAPEX/Revenue was 36.9% in FY2016. The company showed big decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 99.8 pp from 137% in FY2013 to 36.9% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 66.2%. Gvk Power & Infrastructure invested a big chunk of EBITDA (82.2%) to CAPEX to secure its growth. CAPEX as a % of Revenue declined at -28.8 pp per annum in FY2012-FY2016.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (3.2%) and negative ROE (-52.4%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.6 pp from 1.6% to 3.2% in FY2016. ROE dropped on 19.1 pp from -33.4% to -52.4% in FY2016. ROE stuck to a declining trend at -13.2 pp per annum in FY2012-FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 14.2x and Debt / EBITDA is 14.7x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 6.0x from 20.2x to 14.2x in FY2016. Debt increased on 7.5% while cash dropped on 30.7%.

Gvk Power & Infrastructure has short term refinancing risk: cash is only 17.9% of short term debt.

Management team


Gvk Power & Infrastructure's CFO is A Issac George. A Issac George has 15 years tenure at the company.

Financial and operational results


Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue24,91826,07728,20930,49740,39932.5%
SG&A71
EBITDA7,0617,13710,50211,65118,15555.8%
Net Income615-3,360-3,687-8,347-9,342
Balance Sheet
Cash7,94414,74213,76113,0829,061-30.7%
Short Term Debt31,41935,40430,08256,51950,597-10.5%
Long Term Debt111,155150,236194,555192,218216,76212.8%
Cash flow
Capex34,66235,64230,76416,08614,916-7.3%
Ratios
Revenue growth30.1%4.6%8.2%8.1%32.5%
EBITDA growth34.6%1.1%47.2%10.9%55.8%

EBITDA Margin28.3%27.4%37.2%38.2%44.9%6.7%
SG&A, % of revenue0.2%
Net Income Margin2.5%-12.9%-13.1%-27.4%-23.1%4.2%
CAPEX, % of revenue139.1%136.7%109.1%52.7%36.9%-15.8%

ROIC2.9%1.6%2.3%1.6%3.2%1.6%
ROE1.8%-9.9%-11.8%-33.4%-52.4%-19.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA19.1x23.9x20.1x20.2x14.2x-6.0x

Peers in Electric Utilities


Below you can find Gvk Power & Infrastructure benchmarking vs. other companies in Electric Utilities 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Bf Utilities ($BFUTILITIE)41.4%9.2%20.6%117.9%-
Jaiprakash Power Ventures ($JPPOWER)119.2%52.2%9.0%38.1%-
Adani Power ($ADANIPOWER)-65.7%128.0%21.7%34.1%
Torrent Power ($TORNTPOWER)-9.9%5.6%19.8%12.4%
Ptc India ($PTC)-14.2%31.5%14.9%0.6%
 
Median (17 companies)32.0%15.3%8.8%6.1%0.6%
Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL)-4.6%8.2%8.1%32.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Power Grid Corporation Of India ($POWERGRID)83.7%85.6%84.9%85.8%-
Orient Green Power Company ($GREENPOWER)24.4%53.3%57.8%82.8%86.9%
Bf Utilities ($BFUTILITIE)43.9%55.1%61.2%72.2%-
Nhpc ($NHPC)71.4%66.5%59.3%63.4%-
Jaiprakash Power Ventures ($JPPOWER)91.7%70.6%60.1%63.3%-
 
Median (18 companies)24.4%24.7%25.0%22.3%25.7%
Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL)28.3%27.4%37.2%38.2%44.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Power Grid Corporation Of India ($POWERGRID)184.3%172.4%173.4%169.8%-
Jaiprakash Power Ventures ($JPPOWER)378.9%341.9%229.9%113.6%-
Ksk Energy Ventures ($KSK)161.9%80.3%57.0%57.4%-
Nava Bharat Ventures ($NBVENTURES)69.0%30.5%70.6%55.3%-
Gmr Infrastructure ($GMRINFRA)139.1%104.6%53.0%34.8%-
 
Median (15 companies)67.4%39.8%30.3%19.3%7.8%
Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL)139.1%136.7%109.1%52.7%36.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Bf Utilities ($BFUTILITIE)1.9%4.5%6.0%17.2%-
Alstom T&D India ($ALSTOMT&D)0.0%15.7%14.6%16.1%10.6%
Ptc India ($PTC)11.2%10.4%13.6%12.3%13.6%
Torrent Power ($TORNTPOWER)19.0%7.3%4.9%8.1%12.2%
Power Grid Corporation Of India ($POWERGRID)8.3%8.8%8.4%7.7%-
 
Median (19 companies)5.6%5.8%5.5%6.2%10.6%
Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL)2.9%1.6%2.3%1.6%3.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Ksk Energy Ventures ($KSK)16.3x16.2x27.0x35.7x-
Gmr Infrastructure ($GMRINFRA)19.5x15.1x16.7x17.7x-
Lanco Infratech ($LITL)16.3x12.9x19.2x17.5x-
Jaiprakash Power Ventures ($JPPOWER)11.6x13.1x16.7x13.4x-
Reliance Infrastructure ($RELINFRA)6.2x7.3x8.4x10.9x5.8x
 
Median (18 companies)8.6x6.6x6.2x6.1x5.0x
Gvk Power & Infrastructure ($GVKPIL)19.1x23.9x20.1x20.2x14.2x