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United Bank Ltd CAPEX jumped on 46.4% in 2016 and Revenue increased on 4.0%

17 Feb 2017 • About United Bank Ltd ($UBLS) • By InTwits

United Bank Ltd reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • United Bank Ltd has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.8%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 3.6%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 3,248 in 2016, 1,653 in 2015, 1,402 in 2014, 2,202 in 2013, 6,298 in 2012
  • The company has business model with average profitability: ROIC is at 10.7%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.7x 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. PKR201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue92,36095,322106,894121,851126,7804.0%
Net Income19,15819,28623,64826,15427,7836.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash73,37265,39149,31982,938133,46860.9%
Short Term Debt16,90033,83832,25871,58811,761-83.6%
Long Term Debt79,01541,74453,249164,237205,86725.3%
Cash flow
Capex3,8373,0113,0734,3446,35946.4%
Ratios
Revenue growth9.5%3.2%12.1%14.0%4.0%
Net Income Margin20.7%20.2%22.1%21.5%21.9%0.5%
CAPEX, % of revenue4.2%3.2%2.9%3.6%5.0%1.5%
ROIC11.7%11.8%13.8%12.6%10.7%-1.9%
ROE21.0%18.6%19.6%18.5%17.9%-0.5%

Revenue and profitability


United Bank Ltd's Revenue increased on 4.0% in 2016.

Net Income marign showed almost no change in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 5.0%. United Bank Ltd showed small growth in CAPEX/Revenue of 1.9 pp from 3.2% in 2013 to 5.0% in 2016. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.8%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (17.93%) while ROIC is low (10.73%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.9 pp from 12.6% to 10.7% in 2016. ROE decreased slightly on 0.53 pp from 18.5% to 17.9% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt decreased on 7.7% in 2016 while cash jumped on 60.9% in 2016.

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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Kazkommertsbank JSC ($KKB)6.0%16.3%41.4%
Sberbank Of Russia ($SBER)37.2%25.1%23.4%27.4%
Commercial Intl Bank(Egypt)S.A.E ($CBKD)23.7%18.9%26.8%27.0%
Yapi Ve Kredi Bankasi As ($YKBD)4.8%19.7%25.3%17.8%
Mcb Bank Ltd ($MCBS)-1.7%19.4%22.4%-10.7%
 
Median (43 companies)17.8%4.8%11.5%4.2%4.4%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)3.2%12.1%14.0%4.0%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Banque Marocaine Du Comm Exterieur ($69IR)3.7%9.7%4.3%26.8%
Lloyds Banking Group ($LLPC)8.0%8.9%13.1%13.6%14.5%
Banco Santander Sa ($BNC)2.7%2.6%8.9%10.2%9.1%
Guaranty Trust Bank ($GRTB)6.7%6.1%6.8%7.7%
Diamond Bank ($DBPA)8.2%7.9%6.0%6.7%
 
Median (41 companies)2.2%2.7%2.1%2.5%1.9%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)4.2%3.2%2.9%3.6%5.0%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Commercial Intl Bank(Egypt)S.A.E ($CBKD)21.7%26.9%30.1%30.3%28.5%
Guaranty Trust Bank ($GRTB)19.8%18.9%17.8%16.0%
Mcb Bank Ltd ($MCBS)15.0%14.4%15.8%14.9%12.5%
Zenith Bank ($ZENB)19.0%17.6%15.0%11.2%
Halyk Savings Bank Of Kazakhstn JSC ($HSBK)8.8%9.0%12.9%10.8%
 
Median (43 companies)6.0%5.3%4.4%3.4%4.5%
United Bank Ltd ($UBLS)11.7%11.8%13.8%12.6%10.7%