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Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Net Income surged on 52.3% and EBITDA Margin showed almost no change

27-05-2016 • About Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL) • By InTwits

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers is a growth stock: FY2016 revenue growth was 13.2%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 14.9% at FY2016 ROIC 13.5%
  • Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 21.5%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 18.9%
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: ₹9,030m in FY2016, ₹7,518m in FY2015, ₹1,258m in FY2014, ₹1,935m in FY2013, ₹2,884m in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is 13.5%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 4.4x while industry average is 2.0x
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 jumped on 13.2%. EBITDA Margin showed almost no change in FY2016. EBITDA Margin grew at 0.83 pp per annum in the last 5 years.

SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2016.

Net Income margin increased on 2.7 pp from 7.8% to 10.5% in FY2016. During the last 5 years Net Income margin bottomed in FY2013 at 4.9% and was growing since that time.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers's CAPEX/Revenue was 37.4% in FY2016. Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers's CAPEX/Revenue surged on 27.0 pp from 10.4% in FY2013 to 37.4% in FY2016. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 26.0%. Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers has spent a lot to CAPEX (154% of EBITDA) to fuel its growth. During the last 5 years CAPEX as a % of Revenue bottomed in FY2014 at 5.5% and was growing since that time.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (13.5%) and ROE (19.2%). ROIC increased slightly on 0.73 pp from 12.7% to 13.5% in FY2016. ROE increased on 5.0 pp from 14.2% to 19.2% in FY2016. ROIC stuck to a growing trend at 2.1 pp per annum in the last 5 years.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 4.4x and Debt / EBITDA is 4.5x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.4x from 4.0x to 4.4x in FY2016. Debt surged on 26.7% while cash dropped on 20.3%. During FY2012-FY2016 Net Debt/EBITDA bottomed in FY2014 at 2.8x and was growing since that time.

Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers has short term refinancing risk: cash is only 2.4% of short term debt.

Management team


Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers's CFO Arunachalam Velliangiri has spent 12 years with the company.

Financial and operational results


Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL) key annual financial indicators

mln. INR201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue15,22918,61322,85221,35724,17513.2%
SG&A367298.0%
EBITDA3,1954,1335,1435,1165,86414.6%
Net Income1,0899151,6121,6672,53952.3%
Balance Sheet
Cash190238115203162-20.3%
Short Term Debt8,6008,4298,3816,9656,782-2.6%
Long Term Debt8,7386,5736,37013,69219,38741.6%
Cash flow
Capex2,8841,9351,2587,5189,03020.1%
Ratios
Revenue growth26.0%22.2%22.8%-6.5%13.2%
EBITDA growth1.1%29.4%24.4%-0.5%14.6%

EBITDA Margin21.0%22.2%22.5%24.0%24.3%0.3%
SG&A, % of revenue0.2%0.3%0.1%
Net Income Margin7.2%4.9%7.1%7.8%10.5%2.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue18.9%10.4%5.5%35.2%37.4%2.2%

ROIC5.3%8.2%11.1%12.7%13.5%0.7%
ROE11.5%9.1%14.8%14.2%19.2%5.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA5.4x3.6x2.8x4.0x4.4x0.4x

Peers in Paper & Paper Products


Below we provide Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers benchmarking against other companies in Paper & Paper 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
N.R.Agarwal Industries ($NRAGRINDQ)-4.0%5.5%34.1%21.8%
South India Paper Mills ($STHINPA)--1.1%-14.7%29.2%11.5%
Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills ($PDUMJEPULP)2.1%8.4%4.9%26.5%-
Tcpl Packaging ($TCPLPACK)-33.7%5.8%26.1%16.7%
Jk Paper ($JKPAPER)-9.4%18.5%24.3%13.5%
 
Median (14 companies)8.2%4.7%7.5%5.0%11.5%
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL)-22.2%22.8%-6.5%13.2%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Tcpl Packaging ($TCPLPACK)16.1%14.9%15.7%16.5%17.3%
South India Paper Mills ($STHINPA)13.5%16.1%10.2%15.8%17.3%
Yash Papers ($YASHPPR)15.7%16.8%16.0%15.7%-
Kuantum Papers ($KUANTUM)11.2%14.2%15.9%12.7%29.6%
Emami Paper Mills ($EMAMIPAP)13.3%15.0%14.5%11.4%10.0%
 
Median (15 companies)11.6%11.8%13.2%9.8%14.7%
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL)21.0%22.2%22.5%24.0%24.3%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Emami Paper Mills ($EMAMIPAP)24.4%7.3%19.2%89.3%21.7%
Tcpl Packaging ($TCPLPACK)18.3%8.6%11.1%12.1%14.8%
Jk Paper ($JKPAPER)47.6%59.5%15.9%4.2%1.6%
 
Median (3 companies)11.3%8.6%15.9%12.1%14.8%
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL)18.9%10.4%5.5%35.2%37.4%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Tcpl Packaging ($TCPLPACK)15.4%17.4%16.9%23.1%23.3%
Jk Paper ($JKPAPER)5.2%2.7%1.1%4.3%10.5%
Emami Paper Mills ($EMAMIPAP)5.8%5.9%5.4%3.0%2.0%
Rama Pulp & Papers ($RAMAPULP)-10.8%---
Ruchira Papers ($RUCHIRA)15.4%20.2%---
 
Median (21 companies)8.3%9.4%8.5%4.3%10.5%
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL)5.3%8.2%11.1%12.7%13.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Emami Paper Mills ($EMAMIPAP)7.4x5.3x5.0x11.2x16.7x
Jk Paper ($JKPAPER)6.8x12.7x14.1x8.6x4.0x
Tcpl Packaging ($TCPLPACK)2.6x2.3x2.2x1.9x1.9x
Yash Papers ($YASHPPR)5.2x5.5x4.5x0.0x-
Sree Sakthi Paper Mills ($SREESAKHTI)2.1x1.7x-0.0x-
 
Median (13 companies)3.2x2.7x0.0x0.0x0.3x
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers ($TNPL)5.4x3.6x2.8x4.0x4.4x