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Damac Real Estate Development Ltd EBITDA surged on 163% in 2015 and Revenue jumped on 128%

11 Feb 2016 • About Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC) • By InTwits

Damac Real Estate Development Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Damac Real Estate Development Ltd is a fast growth stock: 2015 revenue growth was 128%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 81.5% at 2015 ROIC 41.5%
  • Damac Real Estate Development Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 0.3%.
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 41.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC) key annual financial indicators

mln. AED201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue6676921,2241,0182,324128.2%
Gross Profit2502817886071,380127.3%
SG&A14527690.4%
EBITDA2082286674721,243163.2%
Net Income1502126428811,22939.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash941195781,8002,58743.7%
Short Term Debt21758575279270.4%
Long Term Debt83292664574615.7%
Cash flow
Capex1254516.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth465.2%3.8%76.9%-16.8%128.2%
EBITDA growth-5,886.1%9.3%193.0%-29.2%163.2%
Gross Margin37.5%40.7%64.4%59.6%59.4%-0.2%
EBITDA Margin31.2%32.9%54.5%46.4%53.5%7.1%
Net Income Margin22.5%30.7%52.4%86.5%52.9%-33.6%
SG&A, % of revenue14.2%11.9%-2.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue0.1%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.2%-0.2%
ROIC163.1%127.1%31.3%41.5%10.2%
ROE160.6%93.3%62.9%-30.3%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.1x-0.1x-0.7x-2.3x-1.3x1.0x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 128% in 2015. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 6.8 pp from 12.9% to 6.1% in FY2015.

Gross Margin showed almost no change in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 2.4 pp from 14.2% to 11.9% in 2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 33.6 pp from 86.5% to 52.9% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 0.20%. Damac Real Estate Development Ltd showed almost no change in CAPEX/Revenue from 2012 to 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 0.33%.

Return on investment


The company operates at high and attractive ROIC (41.48%) and ROE (62.94%). ROIC jumped on 10.2 pp from 31.3% to 41.5% in 2015. ROE dropped on 30.3 pp from 93.3% to 62.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is -1.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 0.8x. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 1.0x from -2.3x to -1.3x in 2015. Debt jumped on 42.4% in 2015 while cash surged on 43.7% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Real Estate Investment & Services


Below we provide Damac Real Estate Development Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Real Estate Investment & 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
Plaza Centers Nv ($PLAZ)-37.7%28.0%-10.0%131.0%
Formation Group ($FRM)-60.8%147.9%35.8%199.3%
Etalon Group Ltd ($ETLN)11.9%18.3%48.4%29.0%
Safeland ($SAF)38.2%-40.1%21.2%-1.5%
Hml Hldgs ($HMLH)12.9%20.8%15.3%16.7%
 
Median (16 companies)1.6%4.4%13.0%3.4%7.6%
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)3.8%76.9%-16.8%128.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Arricano Real Estate ($ARO)96.1%96.5%
Taliesin Property Fund Ltd ($TPFZ)75.2%76.6%74.9%76.3%
Songbird Estates ($SBD)69.2%71.5%68.3%70.7%
Panther Securities ($PNS)65.3%69.2%77.2%68.0%
Hagl JSC ($HAG)45.2%27.3%43.2%40.2%
 
Median (12 companies)43.1%40.8%41.2%34.6%26.9%
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)37.5%40.7%64.4%59.6%59.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Summit Germany Ltd ($SMTG)77.8%78.3%78.7%89.3%
Panther Securities ($PNS)39.9%44.8%56.9%50.3%
Quintain Estates & Development ($QED)-101.5%-81.5%-70.4%43.6%76.3%
Hagl JSC ($HAG)37.0%23.1%40.5%39.6%
Farglory Land Development Co Ltd ($FLDS)33.7%33.5%31.8%30.2%
 
Median (15 companies)31.4%23.4%20.9%11.8%10.0%
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)31.2%32.9%54.5%46.4%53.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Quintain Estates & Development ($QED)136.2%210.6%162.3%217.2%173.3%
Hagl JSC ($HAG)152.8%134.2%171.2%145.6%
Taliesin Property Fund Ltd ($TPFZ)14.1%21.3%45.2%43.7%
Raven Russia Ltd ($RUS)19.8%27.5%41.0%9.1%
Panther Securities ($PNS)176.0%87.9%42.6%26.0%
 
Median (16 companies)1.9%2.9%1.2%1.8%14.3%
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)0.1%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Etalon Group Ltd ($ETLN)20.1%12.1%14.4%14.3%
PIK Group OJSC ($PIK)25.6%21.2%25.6%13.5%
Hml Hldgs ($HMLH)5.6%8.2%9.9%12.5%12.5%
Farglory Land Development Co Ltd ($FLDS)16.0%9.7%13.0%7.7%
Summit Germany Ltd ($SMTG)5.8%6.9%5.6%7.1%
 
Median (16 companies)4.6%3.6%3.0%2.3%1.8%
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)163.1%127.1%31.3%41.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Raven Russia Ltd ($RUS)6.4x4.1x75.5x
Plaza Centers Nv ($PLAZ)17.9x41.9x
Quintain Estates & Development ($QED)15.3x4.5x
Hagl JSC ($HAG)7.5x13.4x10.5x14.2x
London & Associated Properties ($LAS)10.8x40.8x11.1x13.0x
 
Median (12 companies)7.9x8.2x7.3x11.0x1.2x
Damac Real Estate Development Ltd ($DMC)0.1x-0.1x-0.7x-2.3x-1.3x