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Paddy Power Net Income dropped on 105% in 2016 while Revenue jumped on 68.0%

07 Mar 2017 • About Paddy Power ($PAP) • By InTwits

Paddy Power reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Paddy Power doesn't have a profitable business model yet: FY2016 ROIC is 0.6%
  • Paddy Power has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 3.9%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 2.6%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 22.4 in 2016, 23.5 in 2015, 313 in 2014, 205 in 2013, 180 in 2012
  • The company has potentially unprofitable business model: ROIC is at 0.6%
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and stock price.

Paddy Power ($PAP) key annual financial indicators

mln. €201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue6547458821,0941,83768.0%
Gross Profit5546177148181,41372.8%
SG&A6876101118-100.0%
EBITDA16817721222331541.4%
Net Income121123145147-7-104.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash17117524615229392.0%
Short Term Debt00000-11.0%
Long Term Debt00019325029.4%
Cash flow
Capex333539285079.8%
Ratios
Revenue growth30.9%14.0%18.3%24.1%68.0%
EBITDA growth-0.4%5.2%19.8%5.2%41.4%
Gross Margin84.7%82.8%81.0%74.7%76.9%2.2%
EBITDA Margin25.7%23.7%24.0%20.4%17.2%-3.2%
Net Income Margin18.5%16.5%16.4%13.5%-0.4%-13.8%
SG&A, % of revenue10.4%10.2%11.4%10.8%-10.8%
CAPEX, % of revenue5.0%4.7%4.4%2.5%2.7%0.2%
ROIC53.4%47.2%47.6%53.2%0.6%-52.6%
ROE47.6%41.9%41.5%64.6%-0.3%-64.8%
Net Debt/EBITDA-1.0x-1.0x-1.2x0.2x-0.1x-0.3x

Revenue and profitability


Paddy Power's Revenue surged on 68.0% in FY2016. Having declining revenue the company managed to increase EBITDA margin. EBITDA Margin increased on 2.8 pp from 10.5% to 13.3% in 2016.

Gross Margin increased on 2.2 pp from 74.7% to 76.9% in FY2016.

Net Income marign dropped on 13.8 pp from 13.5% to -0.38% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


The company's CAPEX/Revenue was 2.7% in FY2016. The company's CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 2.0 pp from 4.7% in FY2013 to 2.7% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.2%.

Return on investment


The company operates at low but positive ROIC (0.65%) and negative ROE (-0.26%). ROIC dropped on 52.6 pp from 53.2% to 0.65% in FY2016. ROE dropped on 64.8 pp from 64.6% to -0.26% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is -0.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 0.8x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA dropped on 0.3x from 0.2x to -0.1x in FY2016. Debt jumped on 29.4% in FY2016 while cash surged on 92.0% in FY2016.

Appendix 1: Peers in Travel & Leisure


Below you can find Paddy Power 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 ($WEB)46.3%-55.0%29.7%45.3%
Hanatour Service Inc ($TOUR)14.6%9.3%19.2%29.6%
Action Hotels ($AHCG)12.3%5.4%26.2%15.7%
 
Median (23 companies)12.3%8.2%6.1%7.6%8.3%
Paddy Power ($PAP)14.0%18.3%24.1%68.0%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Eclectic Bar Grp ($BAR)79.1%78.9%79.0%79.4%80.7%
Action Hotels ($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%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)36.0%38.9%39.7%40.4%35.8%
 
Median (11 companies)23.0%22.6%20.7%22.1%25.3%
Paddy Power ($PAP)84.7%82.8%81.0%74.7%76.9%


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%
Mandarin Oriental International ($MDOB)19.5%22.4%24.0%26.2%21.4%
Ryanair Hldgs ($RYA)22.6%21.5%20.1%25.1%28.9%
Irish Continental Group ($ICGC)17.1%18.6%27.3%23.6%25.7%
 
Median (24 companies)12.8%12.9%12.3%12.5%16.7%
Paddy Power ($PAP)25.7%23.7%24.0%20.4%17.2%


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%5.4%4.6%8.5%14.7%
Paddy Power ($PAP)5.0%4.7%4.4%2.5%2.7%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Irish Continental Group ($ICGC)14.6%18.9%40.0%33.9%30.1%
Aer Lingus Group ($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%
Ryanair Hldgs ($RYA)9.7%10.0%9.5%13.3%17.2%
 
Median (24 companies)6.4%6.9%4.2%5.9%6.8%
Paddy Power ($PAP)53.4%47.2%47.6%53.2%0.6%


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)1.4x2.3x1.3x2.3x2.3x
Paddy Power ($PAP)-1.0x-1.0x-1.2x0.2x-0.1x