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Mandarin Oriental International CAPEX jumped on 334% in 2016 while Revenue decreased slightly on 1.6%

02 Mar 2017 • About Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB) • By InTwits

Mandarin Oriental International reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Mandarin Oriental International has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 12.4%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 2.7%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 217 in FY2016, 50 in FY2015, 29.4 in FY2014, 35.9 in FY2013, 50.5 in FY2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 3.9%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.3x while industry average is 1.4x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue648.3668.6679.9607.3597.4-1.6%
Gross Profit233.1260.2269.9245.2214.0-12.7%
SG&A149.2148.4149.1137.9146.05.9%
EBITDA126.4149.8163.2158.9127.8-19.6%
Net Income70.796.397.089.355.2-38.2%
Balance Sheet
Cash453.7316.4324.6308.6182.6-40.8%
Short Term Debt9.7556.2217.04.22.5-40.5%
Long Term Debt580.5238.7510.7436.2477.49.4%
Cash flow
Capex50.535.929.450.0217.0334.0%
Ratios
Revenue growth5.6%3.1%1.7%-10.7%-1.6%
EBITDA growth-1.3%18.5%8.9%-2.6%-19.6%
Gross Margin36.0%38.9%39.7%40.4%35.8%-4.6%
EBITDA Margin19.5%22.4%24.0%26.2%21.4%-4.8%
Net Income Margin10.9%14.4%14.3%14.7%9.2%-5.5%
SG&A, % of revenue23.0%22.2%21.9%22.7%24.4%1.7%
CAPEX, % of revenue7.8%5.4%4.3%8.2%36.3%28.1%
ROIC4.6%5.2%5.4%6.1%3.9%-2.1%
ROE7.6%10.0%10.0%8.2%4.6%-3.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA1.1x3.2x2.5x0.8x2.3x1.5x

Revenue and profitability


Mandarin Oriental International's Revenue decreased slightly on 1.6% in FY2016. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 4.8 pp from 26.2% to 21.4% in FY2016.

Gross Margin decreased on 4.6 pp from 40.4% to 35.8% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.7 pp from 22.7% to 24.4% in FY2016.

Net Income marign decreased on 5.5 pp from 14.7% to 9.2% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 36.3% in FY2016. CAPEX/Revenue jumped on 31.0 pp from 5.4% in FY2013 to 36.3% in FY2016. It's average level of CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 16.3%.Battling declining revenue the company made large investments to CAPEX (170% of EBITDA) but that didn't help at least in this year.

Return on investment


The company operates at low ROIC (3.94%) and ROE (4.61%). ROIC decreased on 2.1 pp from 6.1% to 3.9% in FY2016. ROE decreased on 3.6 pp from 8.2% to 4.6% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Company's Net Debt / EBITDA is 2.3x and Debt / EBITDA is 3.8x. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 1.5x from 0.8x to 2.3x in FY2016. Debt increased on 9.0% in FY2016 while cash dropped on 40.8% in FY2016.

Valuation


Mandarin Oriental International's trades at EV/EBITDA 2.4x and P/E 0.3x while industy averages are 15.6x and 19.1x.

Appendix 1: Peers in Travel & Leisure


Below you can find Mandarin Oriental International benchmarking vs. other companies in Travel & Leisure 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
Dalata Hotel Group ($DAL)12.0%30.4%185.4%28.7%
Everyman Media Group ($EMAN)23.4%26.5%22.4%44.1%
Webis Holdings ($WEB)46.3%-55.0%29.7%45.3%
Paddy Power ($PAP)30.9%14.0%18.3%24.1%
Hanatour Service Inc ($TOUR)14.6%9.3%19.2%29.6%
 
Median (23 companies)12.3%8.8%7.2%7.7%9.0%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)3.1%1.7%-10.7%-1.6%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Eclectic Bar Grp ($BAR)79.1%78.9%79.0%79.4%80.7%
Paddy Power ($PAP)84.7%82.8%81.0%74.7%
Action Hotels ($AHCG)75.1%75.0%73.3%74.0%
Dalata Hotel Group ($DAL)61.2%62.0%62.8%61.5%62.2%
Everyman Media Group ($EMAN)57.6%59.2%58.9%58.0%
 
Median (11 companies)23.0%22.6%20.7%22.1%22.2%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)36.0%38.9%39.7%40.4%35.8%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Action Hotels ($AHCG)31.0%27.9%28.6%34.3%
Air China ($AIRC)19.7%16.0%18.4%27.3%
Ryanair Hldgs ($RYA)22.6%21.5%20.1%25.1%28.9%
Irish Continental Group ($ICGC)17.1%18.6%27.3%23.6%
Young & Co'S Brewery ($YNGN)21.2%21.8%21.7%22.9%22.9%
 
Median (24 companies)12.8%12.9%12.3%12.5%15.5%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)19.5%22.4%24.0%26.2%21.4%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Action Hotels ($AHCG)21.0%25.6%90.0%172.4%
Everyman Media Group ($EMAN)0.0%36.4%25.9%56.4%
Marston'S ($MARS)18.0%19.3%17.5%16.2%15.3%
Young & Co'S Brewery ($YNGN)14.3%8.7%10.8%14.3%16.9%
Ana Hldgs Inc ($ANA)12.8%10.1%10.5%14.1%14.1%
 
Median (24 companies)3.7%4.8%4.6%7.4%11.1%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)7.8%5.4%4.3%8.2%36.3%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Paddy Power ($PAP)53.4%47.2%47.6%53.2%
Irish Continental Group ($ICGC)14.6%18.9%40.0%33.9%
Aer Lingus Group ($AERL)3.0%3.3%-11.9%31.7%
Air Partner ($AIP)34.8%27.5%21.2%20.0%20.4%
Hanatour Service Inc ($TOUR)22.5%19.9%19.6%19.4%8.6%
 
Median (24 companies)6.8%7.8%4.2%6.2%6.8%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)4.6%5.2%5.4%6.1%3.9%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Meikles Ltd ($MIK)5.1x10.7x73.1x
Action Hotels ($AHCG)11.2x7.8x9.6x12.3x
Marston'S ($MARS)6.5x14.0x8.2x6.2x
Peel Hotels ($PHO)8.2x7.3x5.9x4.4x3.9x
Rotala ($ROL)2.6x3.1x2.8x3.6x
 
Median (21 companies)1.4x2.2x1.1x2.3x2.3x
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)1.1x3.2x2.5x0.8x2.3x