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Mhp Sa CAPEX surged on 29.0% in 2015 while Revenue dropped on 14.2%

10 Mar 2016 • About Mhp Sa ($MHPC) • By InTwits

Mhp Sa reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Mhp Sa has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 13.7%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 7.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 145 in 2015, 113 in 2014, 157 in 2013, 258 in 2012, 235 in 2011
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 17.6%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.7x while industry average is 0.6x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Mhp Sa ($MHPC) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue1,2291,4081,4961,3791,183-14.2%
Gross Profit340406310448345-23.1%
SG&A10612013111179-28.7%
EBITDA401468391510459-10.0%
Net Income243297156-420-133-68.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash959517210059-40.4%
Short Term Debt190323119316263-16.8%
Long Term Debt7098171,1838991,01613.0%
Cash flow
Capex23525815711314529.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth30.2%14.5%6.3%-7.8%-14.2%
EBITDA growth23.5%16.6%-16.4%30.4%-10.0%
Gross Margin27.7%28.8%20.7%32.5%29.1%-3.4%
EBITDA Margin32.6%33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%1.8%
Net Income Margin19.8%21.1%10.4%-30.5%-11.3%19.2%
SG&A, % of revenue8.7%8.6%8.7%8.0%6.7%-1.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue19.1%18.3%10.5%8.2%12.3%4.1%
ROIC19.4%18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%-0.0%
ROE32.0%29.1%13.2%-40.4%-17.5%23.0%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.0x2.2x2.9x2.2x2.7x0.5x

Revenue and profitability


The company's Revenue dropped on 14.2% in 2015. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.8 pp from 37.0% to 38.8% in 2015.

Gross Margin decreased on 3.4 pp from 32.5% to 29.1% in 2015. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased slightly on 1.4 pp from 8.0% to 6.7% in 2015.

Net Income marign jumped on 19.2 pp from -30.5% to -11.3% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 12.3%. Mhp Sa showed decline in CAPEX/Revenue of 6.0 pp from 18.3% in 2012 to 12.3% in 2015. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 10.3%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (17.57%) and negative ROE (-17.47%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2015. ROE surged on 23.0 pp from -40.4% to -17.5% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 2.7x Net Debt / EBITDA and 2.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA jumped on 0.5x from 2.2x to 2.7x in 2015. Debt increased on 5.3% in 2015 while cash dropped on 40.4% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Food Producers


Below you can find Mhp Sa benchmarking vs. other companies in Food Producers 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
Ros Agro ($AGRO)29.7%-13.2%8.2%78.6%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)12.6%8.1%31.5%11.1%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)-26.2%0.3%-11.5%22.1%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)29.6%-15.7%-11.3%13.9%
Tongaat Hulett Ltd ($THL)24.8%19.0%9.3%2.8%
 
Median (19 companies)27.7%10.3%6.6%-0.2%2.8%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)14.5%6.3%-7.8%-14.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Walcom Group Ltd ($WALG)63.5%62.6%63.2%62.2%
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)64.9%55.5%59.7%54.6%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)56.7%44.4%37.3%36.8%
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)32.3%33.6%34.5%33.7%43.2%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)19.5%28.8%22.1%33.6%
 
Median (16 companies)24.6%28.8%23.5%29.9%22.4%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)27.7%28.8%20.7%32.5%29.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)58.1%42.5%39.6%37.4%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)52.8%35.3%34.0%33.2%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)44.4%44.5%45.6%30.9%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)10.9%20.6%15.5%28.1%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)16.0%19.9%10.9%24.4%14.7%
 
Median (19 companies)10.8%9.9%9.3%8.9%10.4%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)32.6%33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Agriterra Ltd ($AGTA)18.9%54.8%49.5%43.0%11.2%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)15.5%20.1%20.8%22.0%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)26.3%51.1%28.0%18.4%
Asian Citrus Hldgs ($ACHL)14.9%19.3%28.6%17.7%14.3%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)13.2%40.3%10.9%11.8%
 
Median (19 companies)8.3%6.1%4.6%4.8%5.0%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)19.1%18.3%10.5%8.2%12.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ros Agro ($AGRO)5.4%7.2%4.0%23.8%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)11.7%13.5%4.8%22.4%8.9%
Fyffes ($FFY)8.8%16.4%17.2%18.5%14.7%
Origin Enterprises ($OGN)15.4%13.2%15.3%16.9%20.1%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)14.0%10.6%5.2%16.6%15.8%
 
Median (19 companies)11.7%12.2%5.2%11.6%8.9%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)19.4%18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)3.0x6.3x4.7x4.8x3.0x
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)1.2x3.1x4.4x3.9x
Ukrproduct Group ($UKR)4.3x2.7x4.4x3.4x
Glanbia ($GLB)3.1x1.9x1.7x2.3x2.0x
Tongaat Hulett Ltd ($THL)2.5x2.4x2.1x1.8x1.8x
 
Median (17 companies)1.3x1.0x1.3x1.5x1.7x
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)2.0x2.2x2.9x2.2x2.7x