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United Bank Ltd revenue surged on 14.0% in 2015

17 Feb 2016 • About United Bank Ltd ($UBLS) • By InTwits

United Bank Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • United Bank Ltd is a growth stock: 2015 revenue growth was 14.0%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 11.5% at 2015 ROIC 12.6%
  • United Bank Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 2,516 in 2015, 4,103 in 2014, 9,997 in 2013, 14,978 in 2012, 20,502 in 2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 12.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.9x while industry average is
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

United Bank Ltd ($UBLS) key annual financial indicators

mln. PKR201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue84,35992,36095,322106,894121,85114.0%
Net Income14,85519,15819,28623,64826,15410.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash64,16173,37265,39149,31982,93868.2%
Short Term Debt17,22616,90033,83832,25871,588121.9%
Long Term Debt62,16379,01541,74453,249164,237208.4%
Cash flow
Capex2,3713,8373,0113,0734,34441.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth19.4%9.5%3.2%12.1%14.0%
Net Income Margin17.6%20.7%20.2%22.1%21.5%-0.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue2.8%4.2%3.2%2.9%3.6%0.7%
ROIC12.6%11.7%11.8%13.8%12.6%-1.2%
ROE19.0%21.0%18.6%19.6%18.5%-1.2%

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue surged on 14.0% in 2015.

Net Income marign decreased slightly on 0.66 pp from 22.1% to 21.5% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


United Bank Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue was 3.6% in 2015. United Bank Ltd's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 0.59 pp from 4.2% in 2012 to 3.6% in 2015. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (12.59%) and ROE (18.46%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 13.8% to 12.6% in 2015. ROE decreased slightly on 1.2 pp from 19.6% to 18.5% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt surged on 176% in 2015 while cash surged on 68.2% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Banks


Below we provide United Bank Ltd benchmarking against other companies in Banks 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
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)9.5%10.0%4.8%11.5%3.5%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)9.5%3.2%12.1%14.0%


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)2.3%2.2%2.7%2.1%2.4%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)2.8%4.2%3.2%2.9%3.6%


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%
Halyk Savings Bank Of Kazakhstn JSC ($HSBK)5.1%8.8%9.0%12.9%
 
Median (43 companies)6.9%6.0%5.3%4.4%3.3%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)12.6%11.7%11.8%13.8%12.6%