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Kumho Tire Co Inc reports 139% CAPEX growth while 11.6% Revenue decline

04 Feb 2016 • About Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC) • By InTwits

Kumho Tire Co Inc reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Kumho Tire Co Inc is a company in decline: 2015 revenue growth was -11.6%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -2.9%
  • Kumho Tire Co Inc has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 8.9%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 11.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 675,758 in 2015, 282,816 in 2014, 244,824 in 2013, 192,566 in 2012, 108,283 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 3.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 7.4x while industry average is 5.9x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC) key annual financial indicators

mln. KRW201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue3,915,8754,070,6443,698,5423,437,8693,040,407-11.6%
Gross Profit806,1431,031,552978,8301,012,380775,315-23.4%
SG&A589,499629,722605,732625,888609,858-2.6%
EBITDA377,244557,101532,250544,518340,496-37.5%
Net Income-33,561123,66795,441129,551-69,366-153.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash146,163147,444163,516197,113243,88123.7%
Short Term Debt1,754,8241,581,6782,568,937897,3211,697,47589.2%
Long Term Debt1,286,1891,335,61827,1991,524,2851,083,073-28.9%
Cash flow
Capex108,283192,566244,824282,816675,758138.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth10.9%4.0%-9.1%-7.0%-11.6%
EBITDA growth5.3%47.7%-4.5%2.3%-37.5%
Gross Margin20.6%25.3%26.5%29.4%25.5%-3.9%
EBITDA Margin9.6%13.7%14.4%15.8%11.2%-4.6%
Net Income Margin-0.9%3.0%2.6%3.8%-2.3%-6.0%
SG&A, % of revenue15.1%15.5%16.4%18.2%20.1%1.9%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.8%4.7%6.6%8.2%22.2%14.0%
ROIC5.4%10.2%9.3%9.7%3.6%-6.2%
ROE-8.0%19.6%10.5%11.6%-5.9%-17.5%
Net Debt/EBITDA7.7x5.0x4.6x4.1x7.4x3.4x

Revenue and profitability


Kumho Tire Co Inc's Revenue dropped on 11.6% in 2015. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 4.6 pp from 15.8% to 11.2% in 2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 3.9 pp from 29.4% to 25.5% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.9 pp from 18.2% to 20.1% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased on 6.0 pp from 3.8% to -2.3% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 22.2% in 2015. Kumho Tire Co Inc's CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 17.5 pp from 4.7% in 2012 to 22.2% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 12.4%.Battling declining revenue Kumho Tire Co Inc made large investments to CAPEX (198% of EBITDA) but that didn't help at least in this year.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (3.57%) and negative ROE (-5.90%). ROIC decreased on 6.2 pp from 9.7% to 3.6% in 2015. ROE dropped on 17.5 pp from 11.6% to -5.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 7.4x and Debt / EBITDA is 8.2x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 3.4x from 4.1x to 7.4x in 2015. Debt surged on 14.8% in 2015 while cash surged on 23.7% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Automobiles & Parts


Below we provide Kumho Tire Co Inc benchmarking against other companies in Automobiles & Parts 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  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)-2.2%18.7%16.4%6.0%
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)8.6%3.4%2.2%3.0%
 
Median (2 companies)3.2%11.0%9.3%4.5%
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)4.0%-9.1%-7.0%-11.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)24.3%23.1%22.3%21.4%19.9%
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)12.5%11.8%15.5%19.0%19.8%
 
Median (2 companies)18.4%17.4%18.9%20.2%19.8%
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)20.6%25.3%26.5%29.4%25.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)8.7%7.7%11.0%13.8%15.3%
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)13.3%13.0%12.4%11.3%10.0%
 
Median (2 companies)11.0%10.3%11.7%12.6%12.6%
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)9.6%13.7%14.4%15.8%11.2%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)3.7%3.6%3.6%3.8%8.9%
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)3.3%3.9%3.9%3.8%4.2%
 
Median (2 companies)3.5%3.7%3.8%3.8%6.5%
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)2.8%4.7%6.6%8.2%22.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)1.9%1.5%5.0%7.3%7.5%
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)10.1%9.3%8.2%6.6%4.9%
 
Median (2 companies)6.0%5.4%6.6%7.0%6.2%
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)5.4%10.2%9.3%9.7%3.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Hyundai Motor Co ($HYUD)3.6x3.5x3.8x4.7x6.3x
Toyota Motor Corp ($TYT)6.3x7.3x5.1x4.0x4.0x
 
Median (2 companies)4.9x5.4x4.5x4.4x5.2x
Kumho Tire Co Inc ($KHTC)7.7x5.0x4.6x4.1x7.4x