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Commerzbank Ag Net Income surged on 308% in 2015 and Revenue showed almost no change

12 Feb 2016 • About Commerzbank Ag ($CZB) • By InTwits

Commerzbank Ag reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Commerzbank Ag doesn't have a profitable business model yet: 2015 ROIC is 0.9%
  • Commerzbank Ag has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.7%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 252 in 2015, 735 in 2014, 1,528 in 2013, 457 in 2012, 296 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 0.9%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.5x while industry average is
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Commerzbank Ag ($CZB) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue21,02620,22617,58216,14916,080-0.4%
Net Income638-47812661,084307.5%
Balance Sheet
Cash6,07515,75512,3974,89728,509482.2%
Short Term Debt55,32198,83642,95849,39252,0455.4%
Long Term Debt157,22493,270102,72486,30976,390-11.5%
Cash flow
Capex2964571,528735252-65.7%
Ratios
Revenue growth-14.1%-3.8%-13.1%-8.2%-0.4%
Net Income Margin3.0%-0.2%0.5%1.6%6.7%5.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue1.4%2.3%8.7%4.6%1.6%-3.0%
ROIC0.1%0.4%0.1%0.3%0.9%0.6%
ROE4.0%-0.2%0.3%1.0%3.9%2.9%

Revenue and profitability


Commerzbank Ag's Revenue showed almost no change in 2015.

Net Income marign increased on 5.1 pp from 1.6% to 6.7% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Commerzbank Ag had CAPEX/Revenue of 1.6%. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.69 pp from 2.3% in 2012 to 1.6% in 2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 4.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (0.86%) and ROE (3.92%). ROIC increased slightly on 0.61 pp from 0.25% to 0.86% in 2015. ROE increased on 2.9 pp from 1.0% to 3.9% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt decreased on 5.4% in 2015 while cash jumped on 482% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Banks


Below you can find Commerzbank Ag benchmarking vs. other companies in Banks 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 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Banque Intl Arabe De Tunisie ($BIND)9.5%-20.2%17.3%50.2%
European Islamic Investment Bank ($EIIB)-41.8%121.2%12.6%42.3%
Tsb Banking Grp ($TSB)-3.2%-33.8%39.2%-1.4%
VTB Bank JSC ($VTBR)23.8%48.1%16.5%29.8%
Bank Audi S.A.L. ($BQAD)9.1%11.7%23.9%7.1%
 
Median (43 companies)12.0%10.2%4.8%12.1%3.7%
Commerzbank Ag ($CZB)-3.8%-13.1%-8.2%-0.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Lloyds Banking Group ($LLPC)8.0%8.9%13.1%13.6%
Banco Santander Sa ($BNC)2.2%2.7%2.6%8.9%10.2%
Finansbank ($FBKD)2.0%1.9%2.8%8.5%
Tsb Banking Grp ($TSB)1.3%1.8%4.4%7.2%3.4%
Guaranty Trust Bank ($GRTB)10.0%6.7%6.1%6.8%
 
Median (40 companies)2.4%2.4%2.7%2.1%2.5%
Commerzbank Ag ($CZB)1.4%2.3%8.7%4.6%1.6%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Commercial Intl Bank(Egypt)S.A.E ($CBKD)16.3%21.7%26.9%30.1%30.3%
Guaranty Trust Bank ($GRTB)14.2%19.8%18.9%17.8%
Mcb Bank Ltd ($MCBS)18.7%15.0%14.4%15.8%14.9%
Zenith Bank ($ZENB)13.8%19.0%17.6%15.0%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)12.6%11.7%11.8%13.8%
 
Median (43 companies)7.1%6.4%5.7%4.5%3.4%
Commerzbank Ag ($CZB)0.1%0.4%0.1%0.3%0.9%