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1Spatial reports 33.0% EBITDA decline while 5.8% Revenue growth

04 May 2016 • About 1Spatial ($SPA) • By InTwits

1Spatial reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • 1Spatial doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is -1.4%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 7.5% in FY2016, 11.9% in FY2015, 2.7% in FY2014, -4.8% in FY2013, -17.1% in FY2012
  • 1Spatial has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.7%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 2.8%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 0.84 in FY2016, 0.26 in FY2015, 0.57 in FY2014, 0.23 in FY2013, 0.16 in FY2012
  • The company has unprofitable business model: ROIC is at -1.4%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

1Spatial ($SPA) key annual financial indicators

mln. £201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue5.22812.10017.26619.59820.7385.8%
Gross Profit1.8555.1278.20310.79411.7789.1%
SG&A9.91210.42812.26012.119-1.2%
EBITDA-0.896-0.5810.4662.3291.560-33.0%
Net Income-1.010-4.393-2.227-1.5170.012-100.8%
Balance Sheet
Cash2.7343.21611.1658.2504.996-39.4%
Short Term Debt0.0510.0490.0520.2420.000-100.0%
Long Term Debt0.0510.0000.2680.1910.000-100.0%
Cash flow
Capex0.1560.2310.5660.2580.841226.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth98.7%131.4%42.7%13.5%5.8%
EBITDA growth-85.8%-35.2%-180.2%399.8%-33.0%
Gross Margin35.5%42.4%47.5%55.1%56.8%1.7%
EBITDA Margin-17.1%-4.8%2.7%11.9%7.5%-4.4%
Net Income Margin-19.3%-36.3%-12.9%-7.7%0.1%7.8%
SG&A, % of revenue81.9%60.4%62.6%58.4%-4.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.0%1.9%3.3%1.3%4.1%2.7%
ROIC-9.6%-16.4%-2.7%3.7%-1.4%-5.1%
ROE-11.1%-49.0%-15.4%-7.0%0.1%7.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA-23.3x-3.4x-3.2x0.2x

Revenue and profitability


1Spatial's Revenue increased on 5.8% in FY2016. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 7.0 pp from 11.6% to 18.5% in FY2016.

Gross Margin increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 55.1% to 56.8% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 4.1 pp from 62.6% to 58.4% in FY2016.

Net Income marign increased on 7.8 pp from -7.7% to 0.058% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 4.1% in FY2016. CAPEX/Revenue increased on 2.1 pp from 1.9% in FY2013 to 4.1% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 2.9%.The company maintained rich investment policy and has spent a big chunk of EBITDA (53.9%) to CAPEX.

Return on investment


The company operates at negative ROIC (-1.36%) and low but positive ROE (0.05%). ROIC decreased on 5.1 pp from 3.7% to -1.4% in FY2016. ROE increased on 7.1 pp from -7.0% to 0.051% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


The company paid down all the debt in FY2016. Cash dropped on 39.4% in FY2016.

Valuation


1Spatial's trades at EV/EBITDA 21.3x and P/E 3,184.7x while industy averages are 15.6x and 19.1x. 1Spatial's EV/(EBITDA-CAPEX) is 46.2x with the industry average at 19.0x.

Appendix 1: Peers in Support Services


Below you can find 1Spatial benchmarking vs. other companies in Support Services 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Camco Clean Energy ($CCE)88.0%-54.7%99.4%
Optimal Payments ($OPAY)39.9%41.5%44.0%68.1%
Inspired Energy ($INSE)83.8%44.8%42.2%40.2%
Ibex Global Solutions ($IBEX)7.4%35.7%30.0%29.8%
Rtc Group ($RTC)40.1%13.6%4.3%27.4%
 
Median (52 companies)6.6%6.9%4.7%6.3%2.0%
1Spatial ($SPA)131.4%42.7%13.5%5.8%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Inspired Energy ($INSE)94.6%86.8%78.7%76.2%
Ienergizer Ltd ($IBPO)56.2%78.4%76.8%72.7%
Grafenia ($GRA)53.4%54.3%56.1%70.8%
Vianet Group ($VNET)53.3%51.3%58.8%69.2%
Prime People ($PRP)63.4%58.3%57.7%61.4%
 
Median (46 companies)28.2%28.5%29.2%28.0%22.1%
1Spatial ($SPA)35.5%42.4%47.5%55.1%56.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Northgate ($67GX)41.2%40.4%40.6%39.4%38.3%
Inspired Energy ($INSE)46.2%48.5%1.5%35.4%
Vianet Group ($VNET)18.6%17.3%19.7%27.1%
Vp ($VP.)23.9%24.5%24.2%26.2%
Optimal Payments ($OPAY)10.3%18.5%21.3%22.6%
 
Median (52 companies)6.8%6.4%6.9%7.2%7.1%
1Spatial ($SPA)-17.1%-4.8%2.7%11.9%7.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Vp ($VP.)21.4%17.7%21.6%25.7%
Sagentia Group ($SAG)1.9%1.4%1.5%25.2%
Augean ($AUG)9.8%15.9%12.3%12.3%
Falkland Islands Hldgs ($FKL)3.7%6.8%12.9%11.9%
Capital Drilling Ltd ($CAPD)18.9%4.9%13.9%10.1%
 
Median (52 companies)1.0%1.1%1.0%1.1%0.7%
1Spatial ($SPA)3.0%1.9%3.3%1.3%4.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Inspired Energy ($INSE)63.9%65.5%-7.5%28.0%
Petards Group ($PEG)35.5%-78.0%24.7%23.9%
Servoca ($SVCA)1.0%7.8%14.9%22.3%
Rtc Group ($RTC)14.6%17.6%19.9%22.2%
Mortice Ltd ($MORT)32.2%29.2%19.6%21.9%
 
Median (52 companies)9.9%7.9%9.4%10.3%12.2%
1Spatial ($SPA)-9.6%-16.4%-2.7%3.7%-1.4%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Redhall Group ($RHL)22.8x5.8x6.6x16.8x
Mitsubishi Corp ($MBC)9.9x15.9x14.3x12.5x
Ienergizer Ltd ($IBPO)6.3x2.8x3.0x4.0x
Ceps ($CEPS)3.0x6.6x3.8x
Kellan Group(The ($KLN)6.5x3.6x
 
Median (49 companies)0.8x0.6x0.6x0.5x1.2x
1Spatial ($SPA)-23.3x-3.4x-3.2x