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Siti Cable Network CAPEX jumped on 221% and Revenue jumped on 31.2%

25-05-2016 • About Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE) • By InTwits

Siti Cable Network reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Siti Cable Network is a fast growth stock: FY2016 revenue growth was 31.2%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 31.2% at FY2016 ROIC 8.9%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 27.1% in FY2016, 15.9% in FY2015, 19.9% in FY2014, 17.5% in FY2013, 1.6% in FY2012
  • Siti Cable Network has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 55.3%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 23.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: ₹9,452m in FY2016, ₹2,947m in FY2015, ₹4,853m in FY2014, ₹3,797m in FY2013, ₹364m in FY2012
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is 8.9%
  • It operates with medium-size leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.9x while industry average is 2.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


Siti Cable Network's Revenue jumped on 31.2%. During FY2012-FY2016 Revenue growth topped in FY2014 at 41.6% and was decelerating since that time. Revenue growth happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin surged on 11.3 pp from 15.9% to 27.1% in FY2016.

Net Income margin jumped on 11.9 pp from -12.0% to -0.14% in FY2016. Net Income margin grew at 5.5 pp per annum in FY2012-FY2016.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


In FY2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 79.5%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.3 pp from 80.9% in FY2013 to 79.5% in FY2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 61.7%. To fuel its fast growth Siti Cable Network made large investments to CAPEX (293% of EBITDA).

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (8.9%) and negative ROE (-0.4%). ROIC increased on 8.4 pp from 0.50% to 8.9% in FY2016. ROE surged on 73.2 pp from -73.6% to -0.41% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 1.9x and Debt / EBITDA is 3.1x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 4.8x from 6.7x to 1.9x in FY2016. Debt dropped on 29.2% while cash dropped on 14.4%.

Siti Cable Network has no short term refinancing risk: cash is higher than short term debt (183.7%).

Management team


The company's CEO V D Wadhwa has spent 7 years with the company.

Financial and operational results


Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue3,4284,6966,6529,05911,88931.2%
EBITDA548211,3241,4363,228124.7%
Net Income-913-641-941-1,091-17
Balance Sheet
Cash1,4761,2643,5164,2983,678-14.4%
Short Term Debt1,4491,3094744,5742,003-56.2%
Long Term Debt3,0317,78610,4849,3757,872-16.0%
Cash flow
Capex3643,7974,8532,9479,452220.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth12.0%37.0%41.6%36.2%31.2%
EBITDA growth-52.3%1,430.9%61.2%8.5%124.7%

EBITDA Margin1.6%17.5%19.9%15.9%27.1%11.3%
Net Income Margin-26.6%-13.6%-14.1%-12.0%-0.1%11.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue10.6%80.9%73.0%32.5%79.5%47.0%

ROIC-6.0%2.9%3.8%0.5%8.9%8.4%
ROE-73.6%-0.4%73.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA56.0x9.5x5.6x6.7x1.9x-4.8x

Peers in Broadcasting & Cable TV


Below you can find Siti Cable Network benchmarking vs. other companies in Broadcasting & Cable TV 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
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ($ZEEL)-21.7%18.6%11.5%19.9%
Dish Tv India ($DISHTV)-10.7%15.8%7.1%13.8%
Entertainment Network (India) ($ENIL)-9.2%13.2%14.0%12.2%
Tv18 Broadcast ($TV18BRDCST)-21.4%16.4%17.8%10.8%
Zee Media Corporation ($ZEEMEDIA)--1.7%11.3%62.6%-0.3%
 
Median (7 companies)32.7%9.2%18.6%11.5%10.8%
Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE)-37.0%41.6%36.2%31.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hinduja Ventures ($HINDUJAVEN)27.7%21.0%18.2%54.7%17.1%
Entertainment Network (India) ($ENIL)32.1%30.8%32.4%33.3%29.1%
Raj Television Network ($RAJTV)---29.6%-
Dish Tv India ($DISHTV)25.5%27.3%26.4%28.1%34.5%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ($ZEEL)24.4%25.9%27.6%25.7%25.8%
 
Median (11 companies)18.6%21.0%18.2%24.1%17.4%
Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE)1.6%17.5%19.9%15.9%27.1%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hinduja Ventures ($HINDUJAVEN)11.6%65.8%14.2%7.1%65.0%
Dish Tv India ($DISHTV)33.5%32.2%11.9%26.3%29.7%
Zee Media Corporation ($ZEEMEDIA)3.4%5.9%31.6%0.0%11.4%
Balaji Telefilms ($BALAJITELE)2.4%1.3%0.6%4.3%6.0%
Entertainment Network (India) ($ENIL)0.9%0.4%0.8%0.9%5.6%
 
Median (7 companies)3.5%4.1%7.7%4.1%6.0%
Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE)10.6%80.9%73.0%32.5%79.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Hinduja Ventures ($HINDUJAVEN)8.3%4.0%1.0%39.5%1.3%
Dish Tv India ($DISHTV)-2.5%-4.6%8.7%24.0%50.0%
Zee Entertainment Enterprises ($ZEEL)21.1%24.2%25.5%22.1%23.6%
Entertainment Network (India) ($ENIL)15.2%14.8%16.7%17.9%12.5%
Raj Television Network ($RAJTV)10.1%10.3%11.5%9.1%-
 
Median (12 companies)3.0%3.8%5.4%9.1%5.3%
Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE)-6.0%2.9%3.8%0.5%8.9%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Zee Media Corporation ($ZEEMEDIA)0.2x0.3x3.0x10.1x2.8x
Den Networks ($DEN)-0.5x2.4x1.7x6.0x-
Dish Tv India ($DISHTV)2.1x2.6x2.0x1.4x0.8x
Tv18 Broadcast ($TV18BRDCST)-2.4x0.9x1.3x1.4x
Hinduja Ventures ($HINDUJAVEN)0.7x5.9x5.6x1.1x11.0x
 
Median (10 companies)-0.4x1.5x1.6x1.0x1.4x
Siti Cable Network ($SITICABLE)56.0x9.5x5.6x6.7x1.9x