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Inter RAO JSC reports 19.9% EBITDA growth and 12.3% Revenue growth

29 Feb 2016 • About Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO) • By InTwits

Inter RAO JSC reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 5.9% in 2015, 5.6% in 2014, 0.8% in 2013, -2.7% in 2012, 1.6% in 2011
  • Inter RAO JSC has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.6%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 7.3%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 349,036 in 2015, 271,330 in 2014, 208,611 in 2013, 169,213 in 2012, 118,449 in 2011
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 5.5%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO) key annual financial indicators

mln. RUB201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue536,244556,189662,321741,101831,98712.3%
EBITDA8,533-15,0275,26041,17049,35219.9%
Net Income36,144-22,737-23,0677,83722,601188.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash43,51848,04939,88275,59966,280-12.3%
Short Term Debt3,45814,91112,44642,20833,332-21.0%
Long Term Debt44,51444,37740,19864,18542,617-33.6%
Cash flow
Capex26,43048,88440,98235,98028,966-19.5%
Ratios
Revenue growth15.5%3.7%19.1%11.9%12.3%
EBITDA growth-76.7%-276.1%-135.0%682.7%19.9%
EBITDA Margin1.6%-2.7%0.8%5.6%5.9%0.4%
Net Income Margin6.7%-4.1%-3.5%1.1%2.7%1.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue4.9%8.8%6.2%4.9%3.5%-1.4%
ROIC-1.4%-6.9%-4.3%4.4%5.5%1.1%
ROE15.6%-6.5%-6.8%2.3%6.4%4.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.5x2.4x0.7x0.2x-0.6x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue jumped on 12.3% in 2015. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.7 pp from 5.9% to 8.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 1.1% to 2.7% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 3.5%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 5.3 pp from 8.8% in 2012 to 3.5% in 2015. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 4.8%.To deliver this fast growth Inter RAO JSC invested a large share of EBITDA (58.7%) to CAPEX.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (5.46%) and ROE (6.40%). ROIC increased slightly on 1.1 pp from 4.4% to 5.5% in 2015. ROE increased on 4.1 pp from 2.3% to 6.4% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 0.2x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.6x from 0.7x to 0.2x in 2015. Debt dropped on 28.6% in 2015 while cash dropped on 12.3% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Gas, Water & Multiutilities


Below you can find Inter RAO JSC benchmarking vs. other companies in Gas, Water & Multiutilities 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  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)3.5%3.2%4.3%3.4%
National Grid ($NG.)-3.6%3.8%3.1%2.6%
United Utilities Group ($UU.)3.4%4.5%3.2%1.9%
 
Median (3 companies)3.4%3.8%3.2%2.6%
Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO)3.7%19.1%11.9%12.3%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)96.9%97.0%96.9%97.0%96.9%
 
Median (1 company)96.9%97.0%96.9%97.0%96.9%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
United Utilities Group ($UU.)57.5%56.8%56.9%57.3%58.5%
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)53.7%56.4%53.5%50.5%49.2%
National Grid ($NG.)34.8%34.9%35.6%34.8%34.7%
 
Median (3 companies)53.7%56.4%53.5%50.5%49.2%
Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO)1.6%-2.7%0.8%5.6%5.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
United Utilities Group ($UU.)31.4%32.1%38.2%39.2%38.7%
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)11.9%32.0%66.9%28.1%27.3%
National Grid ($NG.)20.6%22.8%22.4%19.9%20.2%
 
Median (3 companies)20.6%32.0%38.2%28.1%27.3%
Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO)4.9%8.8%6.2%4.9%3.5%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
National Grid ($NG.)10.9%9.8%9.6%8.9%9.0%
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)9.4%8.2%7.9%7.5%7.4%
United Utilities Group ($UU.)7.0%6.9%6.6%6.8%6.7%
 
Median (3 companies)9.4%8.2%7.9%7.5%7.4%
Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO)-1.4%-6.9%-4.3%4.4%5.5%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
United Utilities Group ($UU.)5.8x6.2x6.4x6.1x6.4x
National Grid ($NG.)4.6x4.7x5.4x5.0x4.9x
Dee Valley Group ($DVW)3.3x3.2x4.0x4.2x4.2x
 
Median (3 companies)4.6x4.7x5.4x5.0x4.9x
Inter RAO JSC ($IRAO)0.5x2.4x0.7x0.2x