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Avangardco Investments Public Ltd reports 131% EBITDA decline and 48.3 pp EBITDA Margin decline from 30.9% to -17.4%

30 Mar 2016 • About Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR) • By InTwits

Avangardco Investments Public Ltd reported 2015 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Avangardco Investments Public Ltd is a company in decline: 2015 revenue growth was -44.9%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -12.1%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: -17.4% in 2015, 30.9% in 2014, 45.6% in 2013, 44.5% in 2012, 44.4% in 2011
  • Avangardco Investments Public Ltd has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 28.0%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 8.3%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 37.4 in 2015, 77.0 in 2014, 185 in 2013, 322 in 2012, 146 in 2011
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -7.3%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.0x while industry average is 0.8x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201120122013201420152015/2014
P&L
Revenue553.3629.3661.2419.6231.3-44.9%
Gross Profit200.1232.3231.5105.622.1-79.1%
SG&A18.0
EBITDA245.8279.8301.2129.5-40.3-131.1%
Net Income191.9225.4236.0-26.1-154.6492.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash237.8204.3156.8117.931.3-73.4%
Short Term Debt104.6151.564.5264.069.0-73.9%
Long Term Debt213.8201.0258.679.9267.3234.5%
Cash flow
Capex145.6321.6184.877.037.4-51.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth25.8%13.7%5.1%-36.5%-44.9%
EBITDA growth27.0%13.8%7.7%-57.0%-131.1%
Gross Margin36.2%36.9%35.0%25.2%9.6%-15.6%
EBITDA Margin44.4%44.5%45.6%30.9%-17.4%-48.3%
Net Income Margin34.7%35.8%35.7%-6.2%-66.9%-60.6%
SG&A, % of revenue7.8%7.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue26.3%51.1%28.0%18.4%16.2%-2.2%
ROIC20.4%19.1%16.8%7.8%-7.3%-15.1%
ROE23.1%21.7%18.6%-2.6%-36.8%-34.2%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.3x0.5x0.6x1.7x-1.7x

Revenue and profitability


Avangardco Investments Public Ltd's Revenue dropped on 44.9% in 2015. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin dropped on 48.3 pp from 30.9% to -17.4% in 2015.

Gross Margin dropped on 15.6 pp from 25.2% to 9.6% in 2015.

Net Income marign dropped on 60.6 pp from -6.2% to -66.9% in 2015.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2015 Avangardco Investments Public Ltd had CAPEX/Revenue of 16.2%. CAPEX/Revenue dropped on 34.9 pp from 51.1% in 2012 to 16.2% in 2015. For the last three years the average CAPEX/Revenue was 20.8%.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-7.27%) and ROE (-36.83%). ROIC dropped on 15.1 pp from 7.8% to -7.3% in 2015. ROE dropped on 34.2 pp from -2.6% to -36.8% in 2015.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 1.0x Net Debt / EBITDA and Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 1.7x from 1.7x to in 2015. Debt decreased on 2.2% in 2015 while cash dropped on 73.4% in 2015.

Appendix 1: Peers in Food Producers


Below you can find Avangardco Investments Public Ltd 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
Kakuzi ($KAKU)0.3%-11.5%22.1%46.9%
Fyffes ($FFY)18.9%6.6%2.0%15.6%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)12.6%8.1%31.5%11.1%
Glanbia ($GLB)14.4%7.7%6.6%9.3%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)10.3%-0.2%-1.4%6.1%
 
Median (16 companies)29.6%10.3%6.6%-0.2%2.9%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)13.7%5.1%-36.5%-44.9%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)64.9%55.5%59.7%54.6%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)46.1%42.8%29.8%33.0%49.2%
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)32.3%33.6%34.5%33.7%43.2%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)19.5%28.8%22.1%33.6%42.1%
Produce Investments ($PIL)24.1%27.9%25.0%33.5%36.4%
 
Median (14 companies)24.6%28.8%22.0%32.7%24.9%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)36.2%36.9%35.0%25.2%9.6%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)32.6%33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)58.1%42.5%39.6%37.4%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)10.9%20.6%15.5%28.1%34.6%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)43.7%28.0%14.9%11.8%29.4%
Tongaat Hulett Ltd ($THL)20.1%18.7%18.2%19.0%16.5%
 
Median (16 companies)10.8%9.9%9.3%8.9%14.0%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)44.4%44.5%45.6%30.9%-17.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Kakuzi ($KAKU)15.5%20.1%20.8%22.0%24.9%
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)31.6%9.2%4.6%4.8%15.9%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)25.4%20.0%10.5%7.3%15.3%
Asian Citrus Hldgs ($ACHL)14.9%19.3%28.6%17.7%14.3%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)19.1%18.3%10.5%8.2%12.3%
 
Median (16 companies)8.3%6.1%4.6%4.8%5.5%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)26.3%51.1%28.0%18.4%16.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Ros Agro ($AGRO)5.4%7.2%4.0%23.8%23.2%
Origin Enterprises ($OGN)15.4%13.2%15.3%16.9%20.1%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)19.4%18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)20.4%11.4%4.7%4.3%17.4%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)14.0%10.6%5.2%16.6%15.8%
 
Median (16 companies)11.7%12.2%5.2%12.4%9.9%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)20.4%19.1%16.8%7.8%-7.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Tate & Lyle ($BD15)1.0x1.2x1.2x4.0x
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)3.3x2.7x4.4x1.6x3.1x
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)3.0x6.3x4.7x4.8x3.0x
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)2.0x2.2x2.9x2.2x2.7x
Kerry Group ($KYGA)2.4x2.6x3.7x1.8x2.2x
 
Median (15 companies)1.7x1.4x1.6x1.5x1.8x