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Hellenic Petroleum Sa EBITDA surged on 88.2% in 2016 while Revenue decreased on 8.5%

23 Feb 2017 • About Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD) • By InTwits

Hellenic Petroleum Sa reported 2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Hellenic Petroleum Sa is a company in decline: 2016 revenue growth was -8.5%, 5 years revenue CAGR was -6.4%
  • EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 12.5% in 2016, 6.1% in 2015, -0.9% in 2014, 0.3% in 2013, 2.9% in 2012
  • Hellenic Petroleum Sa has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 2.3%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 10.0%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 126 in 2016, 165 in 2015, 136 in 2014, 105 in 2013, 518 in 2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 12.3%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue10,4699,6749,4787,3036,680-8.5%
Gross Profit5673051456951,00745.0%
SG&A438448440458346-24.4%
EBITDA30029-8444483688.2%
Net Income86-269-36547330606.4%
Balance Sheet
Cash9019601,8482,1081,082-48.7%
Short Term Debt2,3751,3381,1781,6331,386-15.1%
Long Term Debt3831,3121,8121,5981,456-8.9%
Cash flow
Capex518105136165126-23.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth12.5%-7.6%-2.0%-23.0%-8.5%
EBITDA growth-10.3%-90.4%-392.0%-628.9%88.2%
Gross Margin5.4%3.2%1.5%9.5%15.1%5.6%
EBITDA Margin2.9%0.3%-0.9%6.1%12.5%6.4%
Net Income Margin0.8%-2.8%-3.9%0.6%4.9%4.3%
SG&A, % of revenue4.2%4.6%4.6%6.3%5.2%-1.1%
CAPEX, % of revenue4.9%1.1%1.4%2.3%1.9%-0.4%
ROIC2.2%-3.7%-5.9%5.0%12.3%7.3%
ROE3.6%-12.0%-19.7%2.8%17.7%14.9%
Net Debt/EBITDA6.2x58.8x2.5x2.1x-0.4x

Revenue and profitability


Hellenic Petroleum Sa's Revenue decreased on 8.5% in 2016. Revenue decline happened at the same time with EBITDA margin expansion. EBITDA Margin increased on 6.4 pp from 6.1% to 12.5% in 2016.

Gross Margin increased on 5.6 pp from 9.5% to 15.1% in 2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased slightly on 1.1 pp from 6.3% to 5.2% in 2016.

Net Income marign increased on 4.3 pp from 0.64% to 4.9% in 2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Hellenic Petroleum Sa's CAPEX/Revenue was 1.9% in 2016. The company showed small growth in CAPEX/Revenue of 0.80 pp from 1.1% in 2013 to 1.9% in 2016. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 1.9%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (12.28%) and ROE (17.71%). ROIC increased on 7.3 pp from 5.0% to 12.3% in 2016. ROE jumped on 14.9 pp from 2.8% to 17.7% in 2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 2.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 3.4x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.4x from 2.5x to 2.1x in 2016. Debt dropped on 12.0% in 2016 while cash dropped on 48.7% in 2016.

Appendix 1: Peers in Oil & Gas Producers


Below you can find Hellenic Petroleum Sa benchmarking vs. other companies in Oil & Gas 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
Cadogan Petroleum ($CAD)-46.1%0.3%764.9%131.2%
Eland Oil & Gas ($ELA)54.8%
Zoltav Resources Inc ($ZOL)40.6%
Novatek OAO ($NVTK)41.3%20.0%32.9%13.1%
AO Tatneft ($ATAD)2.5%4.7%16.0%
 
Median (38 companies)25.8%4.3%0.5%-19.5%-11.2%
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)-7.6%-2.0%-23.0%-8.5%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK)77.5%81.1%80.8%72.2%
Serica Energy ($SQZ)67.0%
Oil & Gas Development Co ($OGDC)69.9%70.9%68.5%62.7%54.0%
Nighthawk Energy ($HAWK)38.8%66.8%58.1%49.8%
Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZA)0.1%30.5%40.8%44.8%
 
Median (23 companies)18.3%21.7%17.4%12.6%11.2%
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)5.4%3.2%1.5%9.5%15.1%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Great Eastern Energy Corp ($GEEC)61.2%64.1%70.4%66.5%50.0%
Oil & Gas Development Co ($OGDC)73.7%65.9%69.3%62.4%55.0%
Serica Energy ($SQZ)61.3%
Circle Oil ($COP)53.5%54.8%51.1%53.0%
Caza Oil & Gas Inc ($CAZA)-50.7%-3.0%47.7%49.8%
 
Median (39 companies)17.2%20.6%16.5%21.8%18.3%
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)2.9%0.3%-0.9%6.1%12.5%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
President Energy ($PPC)51.5%24.6%10.4%142.7%
Ruspetro ($RPO)139.8%55.2%77.2%80.3%
Parkmead Group(The) ($PMG)6.4%85.4%39.8%67.4%6.1%
Bankers Petroleum Ltd ($BNK)64.1%50.0%58.7%47.3%
Volga Gas ($VGAS)14.0%45.5%
 
Median (39 companies)17.7%24.6%16.5%16.5%9.3%
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)4.9%1.1%1.4%2.3%1.9%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. ($TPRD)13.6%5.8%5.3%25.4%17.4%
Oil & Gas Development Co ($OGDC)46.7%40.4%39.7%24.3%14.1%
AO Tatneft ($ATAD)19.2%19.1%17.8%19.7%
Novatek OAO ($NVTK)21.7%29.0%21.2%19.4%26.6%
Serica Energy ($SQZ)-6.2%-5.1%-5.5%19.4%
 
Median (39 companies)5.8%6.4%5.3%0.8%7.6%
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)2.2%-3.7%-5.9%5.0%12.3%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Jubilant Energy N.V. ($JUB)77.9x38.8x44.6x192.7x
Ruspetro ($RPO)369.1x34.8x27.9x116.8x
Iofina ($IOF)-5,718.9x32.8x
Edge Resources Inc ($EDG)8.0x7.6x
BP ($BP.A)1.1x0.6x1.3x4.0x2.7x
 
Median (30 companies)0.4x0.7x1.3x1.5x1.8x
Hellenic Petroleum Sa ($HLPD)6.2x58.8x2.5x2.1x