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Cpl Resources revenue increased on 6.6% in 2015 and EBITDA Margin showed almost no change

03 Sep 2015 • About Cpl Resources ($CPS) • By InTwits

Cpl Resources reported FY2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Cpl Resources is a growth stock: FY2015 revenue growth was 6.6%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 15.7% at FY2015 ROIC 18.1%
  • EBITDA Margin is relatively stable: 3.7% in FY2015 vs. 4.0% in FY2014 vs. 3.6% in FY2011
  • Cpl Resources has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 0.1%.
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 18.1%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Cpl Resources ($CPS) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue235.3290.2330.8369.3393.66.6%
Gross Profit37.043.548.854.758.77.3%
SG&A29.933.537.140.544.710.5%
EBITDA8.510.612.214.714.5-1.1%
Net Income7.28.410.712.412.4-0.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash46.428.027.930.530.5-0.1%
Short Term Debt0.10.00.00.00.0
Long Term Debt0.00.00.00.00.0
Cash flow
Capex0.30.30.30.60.967.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth23.9%23.3%14.0%11.6%6.6%
EBITDA growth69.9%24.3%14.8%20.9%-1.1%
Gross Margin15.7%15.0%14.8%14.8%14.9%0.1%
EBITDA Margin3.6%3.7%3.7%4.0%3.7%-0.3%
Net Income Margin3.0%2.9%3.2%3.4%3.1%-0.2%
SG&A, % of revenue12.7%11.6%11.2%11.0%11.4%0.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.2%0.1%
ROIC11.0%16.3%20.0%21.0%18.1%-2.9%
ROE10.9%13.6%18.1%18.3%16.0%-2.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA-5.4x-2.6x-2.3x-2.1x-2.1x-0.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue increased on 6.6% in FY2015. EBITDA Margin showed almost no change in FY2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in FY2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2015.

Net Income marign showed almost no change in FY2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In FY2015 Cpl Resources had CAPEX/Revenue of 0.24%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue showed almost no change from FY2012 to FY2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 0.16%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (18.13%) and ROE (15.98%). ROIC decreased on 2.9 pp from 21.0% to 18.1% in FY2015. ROE decreased on 2.3 pp from 18.3% to 16.0% in FY2015.

Leverage (Debt)


The company has no debt. Cash showed almost no change in FY2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Support Services


Below we provide Cpl Resources benchmarking against other companies in Support Services 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
Petards Group ($PEG)6.5%-25.7%-30.6%115.1%
Optimal Payments ($OPAY)107.9%39.9%41.5%44.0%
1Spatial ($SPA)98.7%131.4%42.7%13.5%
Inspired Energy ($INSE)32.9%83.8%44.8%42.2%
Interquest Group ($ITQ)7.8%-6.8%2.0%31.2%
 
Median (54 companies)9.0%6.6%5.6%4.7%1.8%
Cpl Resources ($CPS)23.3%14.0%11.6%6.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Inspired Energy ($INSE)94.6%86.8%78.7%
Ienergizer Ltd ($IBPO)48.1%56.2%78.4%76.8%72.7%
Vianet Group ($VNET)53.1%53.3%51.3%58.8%69.2%
Prime People ($PRP)57.6%63.4%58.3%57.7%61.4%
Murgitroyd Group ($MUR)59.9%58.4%61.4%57.6%
 
Median (48 companies)29.0%28.8%28.6%29.8%37.0%
Cpl Resources ($CPS)15.7%15.0%14.8%14.8%14.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Northgate ($67GX)41.2%40.4%40.6%39.4%
21St Century Technology ($C21)11.4%13.4%-0.2%36.0%
Vp ($VP.)24.4%23.9%24.5%24.2%26.2%
Ienergizer Ltd ($IBPO)34.5%27.6%27.8%23.6%17.1%
Capital Drilling Ltd ($CAPD)26.3%24.1%15.7%21.7%
 
Median (54 companies)7.6%6.8%6.5%6.9%10.8%
Cpl Resources ($CPS)3.6%3.7%3.7%4.0%3.7%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Vp ($VP.)15.5%21.4%17.7%21.6%25.7%
Norish ($NSH)5.0%10.2%1.4%15.4%
Capital Drilling Ltd ($CAPD)20.5%18.9%4.9%13.9%
Falkland Islands Hldgs ($FKL)2.6%3.7%6.8%12.9%11.9%
Augean ($AUG)11.2%9.8%15.9%12.3%
 
Median (54 companies)0.9%1.1%1.1%1.1%1.4%
Cpl Resources ($CPS)0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%0.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
21St Century Technology ($C21)16.2%20.3%-2.9%45.6%
Petards Group ($PEG)25.6%35.5%-78.0%24.7%
Driver Group ($DRV)6.5%18.7%27.9%24.0%
Optimal Payments ($OPAY)-2.9%7.1%27.7%23.8%
Premier Farnell ($PFLA)33.2%21.0%23.2%18.5%
 
Median (54 companies)8.9%9.7%7.9%9.3%10.7%
Cpl Resources ($CPS)11.0%16.3%20.0%21.0%18.1%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Inspired Energy ($INSE)-0.8x0.8x0.6x19.4x
Mitsubishi Corp ($MBC)7.2x9.9x15.9x14.3x12.5x
Nature Group ($NGR)-0.6x-0.5x-0.4x6.6x
Ceps ($CEPS)4.1x3.0x6.6x
Redhall Group ($RHL)22.8x5.8x6.6x
 
Median (52 companies)0.7x0.8x0.7x0.9x1.1x
Cpl Resources ($CPS)-5.4x-2.6x-2.3x-2.1x-2.1x