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Mhp Sa CAPEX dropped on 36.9% in 2016 and Revenue decreased on 4.0%

15 Mar 2017 • About Mhp Sa ($MHPC) • By InTwits

Mhp Sa reported FY2016 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Mhp Sa has high CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 11.5%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 7.5%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: 91.7 in FY2016, 145 in FY2015, 113 in FY2014, 157 in FY2013, 258 in FY2012
  • The company has highly profitable business model: ROIC is at 16.1%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.6x 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.

Mhp Sa ($MHPC) key annual financial indicators

mln. $201220132014201520162016/2015
P&L
Revenue1,4081,4961,3791,1831,135-4.0%
Gross Profit406310448345323-6.2%
SG&A1201311117979-0.3%
EBITDA468391510459421-8.3%
Net Income297156-420-13353-140.1%
Balance Sheet
Cash9517210059155160.5%
Short Term Debt323119316263245-6.9%
Long Term Debt8171,1838991,016991-2.5%
Cash flow
Capex25815711314592-36.9%
Ratios
Revenue growth14.5%6.3%-7.8%-14.2%-4.0%
EBITDA growth16.6%-16.4%30.4%-10.0%-8.3%
Gross Margin28.8%20.7%32.5%29.1%28.5%-0.7%
EBITDA Margin33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%37.0%-1.7%
Net Income Margin21.1%10.4%-30.5%-11.3%4.7%16.0%
SG&A, % of revenue8.6%8.7%8.0%6.7%6.9%0.3%
CAPEX, % of revenue18.3%10.5%8.2%12.3%8.1%-4.2%
ROIC18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%16.1%-1.4%
ROE29.1%13.2%-40.4%-17.5%8.1%25.6%
Net Debt/EBITDA2.2x2.9x2.2x2.7x2.6x-0.1x

Revenue and profitability


Mhp Sa's Revenue decreased on 4.0% in FY2016. Revenue decline was worsened by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased slightly on 1.7 pp from 38.8% to 37.0% in FY2016.

Gross Margin decreased slightly on 0.66 pp from 29.1% to 28.5% in FY2016. SG&A as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in FY2016.

Net Income marign surged on 16.0 pp from -11.3% to 4.7% in FY2016.

Capital expenditures (CAPEX) and working capital investments


Mhp Sa's CAPEX/Revenue was 8.1% in FY2016. CAPEX/Revenue decreased on 2.4 pp from 10.5% in FY2013 to 8.1% in FY2016. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 9.5%.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROIC (16.15%) while ROE is low (8.09%). ROIC decreased slightly on 1.4 pp from 17.6% to 16.1% in FY2016. ROE surged on 25.6 pp from -17.5% to 8.1% in FY2016.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 2.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and 2.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA decreased on 0.1x from 2.7x to 2.6x in FY2016. Debt decreased on 3.4% in FY2016 while cash surged on 160% in FY2016.

Appendix 1: Peers in Food Producers


Below we provide Mhp Sa benchmarking against other companies in Food Producers 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
Kakuzi ($KAKU)0.3%-11.5%22.1%46.9%
Fyffes ($FFY)18.9%6.6%2.0%15.6%
Cherkizovo Group OJSC ($CHE)8.1%31.5%11.1%7.0%
Glanbia ($GLB)7.7%6.6%9.3%2.7%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)-0.2%-1.4%6.1%0.4%
 
Median (20 companies)13.7%6.6%-0.8%-1.9%3.2%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)6.3%-7.8%-14.2%-4.0%


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%30.4%
 
Median (18 companies)28.8%22.1%26.8%23.4%26.6%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)28.8%20.7%32.5%29.1%28.5%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Narborough Plantations ($NBP)58.1%42.5%39.6%37.4%40.8%
Ros Agro ($AGRO)20.6%15.5%28.1%34.6%23.7%
R.E.A.Hldgs ($RE.B)35.3%34.0%33.2%31.1%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)28.0%14.9%11.8%29.4%
Tongaat Hulett Ltd ($THL)18.7%18.2%19.0%16.5%14.5%
 
Median (20 companies)9.9%8.7%8.7%8.8%11.2%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)33.2%26.1%37.0%38.8%37.0%


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%19.7%
 
Median (20 companies)6.1%4.3%4.8%5.1%3.7%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)18.3%10.5%8.2%12.3%8.1%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Ros Agro ($AGRO)7.2%4.0%23.8%23.2%11.1%
Origin Enterprises ($OGN)13.2%15.3%16.9%20.1%15.3%
Kakuzi ($KAKU)11.4%4.7%4.3%17.4%
Kerry Group ($KYGA)10.6%5.2%16.6%15.8%13.1%
Fyffes ($FFY)16.4%17.2%18.5%14.7%
 
Median (20 companies)12.2%5.9%9.7%8.2%7.8%
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)18.4%11.2%17.6%17.6%16.1%


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)2.7x4.4x1.6x3.1x3.8x
Zambeef Products ($ZAM)6.3x4.7x4.8x3.0x1.8x
 
Median (17 companies)1.0x1.5x1.6x1.8x1.6x
Mhp Sa ($MHPC)2.2x2.9x2.2x2.7x2.6x