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Glanbia EBITDA jumped on 17.4% in 2016 and EBITDA Margin increased slightly on 1.5 pp from 10.4% to 11.9%

22 Feb 2017 • About Glanbia ($GLB) • By InTwits

Glanbia reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Glanbia has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.4%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 12.4%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 540 in FY2016, 758 in FY2015, 1,218 in FY2014, 545 in FY2013, 312 in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 12.2%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 1.3x while industry average is 1.1x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Glanbia ($GLB) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue2,2122,3822,5382,7742,8482.7%
Gross Profit69478112.5%
SG&A4504949.8%
EBITDA20322122528833817.4%
Net Income14515014618321215.6%
Balance Sheet
Cash2761061102112193.8%
Short Term Debt1253904232-23.5%
Long Term Debt527442620753624-17.1%
Cash flow
Capex669510210465-37.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.4%7.7%6.6%9.3%2.7%
EBITDA growth31.0%8.5%1.9%28.0%17.4%
Gross Margin25.0%27.4%2.4%
EBITDA Margin9.2%9.3%8.9%10.4%11.9%1.5%
Net Income Margin6.6%6.3%5.8%6.6%7.4%0.8%
SG&A, % of revenue16.2%17.3%1.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue3.0%4.0%4.0%3.7%2.3%-1.4%
ROIC12.2%13.9%12.4%12.0%12.2%0.2%
ROE27.5%25.6%20.4%19.8%18.7%-1.1%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.9x1.7x2.3x2.0x1.3x-0.7x

Revenue and profitability


Glanbia's Revenue increased on 2.7% in 2016. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 3.1 pp from 4.1% to 7.2% in 2016.

Gross Margin increased on 2.4 pp from 25.0% to 27.4% in 2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.1 pp from 16.2% to 17.3% in 2016.

Net Income marign increased slightly on 0.83 pp from 6.6% to 7.4% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


In 2016 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 2.3%. Glanbia's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.7 pp from 4.0% in 2013 to 2.3% in 2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.4%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (12.15%) and ROE (18.66%). ROIC showed almost no change in 2016. ROE decreased slightly on 1.1 pp from 19.8% to 18.7% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 1.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 1.9x. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.7x from 2.0x to 1.3x in 2016. Debt dropped on 17.4% in 2016 while cash increased on 3.8% in 2016.

Appendix 1: Peers in Food Producers


Below you can find Glanbia 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 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Kakuzi ($KAKU)0.3%-11.5%22.1%46.9%
Fyffes ($FFY)18.9%6.6%2.0%15.6%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)12.6%8.1%31.5%11.1%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)-0.2%-1.4%6.1%0.4%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)-13.2%8.2%78.6%4.1%
 
Median (20 companies)13.2%6.3%-4.1%-5.3%1.9%
Glanbia ($GLB)7.7%6.6%9.3%2.7%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Walcom Group Ltd ($WALG)62.6%63.2%62.2%60.5%
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)64.9%55.5%59.7%54.6%56.2%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)42.8%29.8%33.0%49.2%
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)33.6%34.5%33.7%43.2%36.3%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)28.8%22.1%33.6%42.1%
 
Median (18 companies)28.8%22.0%29.6%23.4%23.4%
Glanbia ($GLB)25.0%27.4%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)58.1%42.5%39.6%37.4%40.8%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)20.6%15.5%28.1%34.6%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)35.3%34.0%33.2%31.1%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)28.0%14.9%11.8%29.4%
 
Median (20 companies)16.4%9.5%10.1%10.5%9.7%
Glanbia ($GLB)9.2%9.3%8.9%10.4%11.9%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Kakuzi ($KAKU)20.1%20.8%22.0%24.9%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)40.3%10.9%11.8%17.4%
Avangardco Investments Public Ltd ($AVGR)51.1%28.0%18.4%16.2%
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)9.2%4.6%4.8%15.9%7.5%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)20.0%10.5%7.3%15.3%
 
Median (20 companies)7.4%6.4%5.5%5.5%3.1%
Glanbia ($GLB)3.0%4.0%4.0%3.7%2.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Ros Agro ($AGRO)7.2%4.0%23.8%23.2%
Origin Enterprises ($OGN)13.2%15.3%16.9%20.1%15.3%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)11.4%4.7%4.3%17.4%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)10.6%5.2%16.6%15.8%13.1%
 
Median (20 companies)12.3%5.9%9.7%8.2%7.6%
Glanbia ($GLB)12.2%13.9%12.4%12.0%12.2%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)3.1x4.4x3.9x7.2x
Tate & Lyle ($BD15)1.0x1.2x1.2x4.0x1.8x
Real Good Food ($RGD)2.5x5.7x3.2x1.3x
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)2.7x4.4x1.6x3.1x
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)6.3x4.7x4.8x3.0x1.8x
 
Median (17 companies)1.0x1.5x1.6x1.8x1.3x
Glanbia ($GLB)1.9x1.7x2.3x2.0x1.3x