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Magnit PJSC Debt jumped on 285% while EBITDA decreased on 2.9%

07 Feb 2019 • About Magnit PJSC ($MGNT) • By InTwits

Magnit PJSC reported 2018 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
  • Magnit PJSC is a fast growth stock: 2018 revenue growth was 8.2%, 5 year revenue CAGR was 16.4% at 2018 ROIC 8.0%
  • Magnit PJSC has medium CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 5.6%. At the same time it's a lot of higher than industry average of 4.2%.
  • CAPEX is quite volatile: ₹74,785m in FY2018, ₹77,156m in FY2017, ₹101,634m in FY2016, ₹134,924m in FY2015, ₹164,201m in FY2014
  • The company has business model with low profitability: ROIC is 8.0%
  • It operates with high leverage: Net Debt/EBITDA is 5.6x while industry average is 1.9x
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.

Revenue and profitability


Magnit PJSC's Revenue increased on 8.2%. Revenue decline was accelerating on average at -6.6 pp per annum in 2014-2018. Despite revenue decline the EBITDA margin expanded. EBITDA Margin increased on 3.4 pp from 2.2% to 5.6% in 2018. EBITDA Margin stuck to a declining trend at -1.3 pp per annum in 2014-2018.

Gross Margin decreased on 2.7 pp from 26.6% to 24.0% in 2018. Gross Margin stuck to a declining trend at -1.2 pp per annum in the last 5 years. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 2.0 pp from 19.3% to 17.3% in 2018. During the last 5 years SG&A as a % of Revenue topped in 2017 at 19.3%.

Net Income margin showed almost no change in 2018. Net Income margin stuck to a declining trend at -1.0 pp per annum in the last 5 years. The efficient tax rate was 21.4% in 2018.

Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)


In 2018 the company had CAPEX/Revenue of 4.2%. CAPEX/Revenue decreased slightly on 1.5 pp from 5.7% in 2015 to 4.2% in 2018. It's average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 5.1%. Magnit PJSC invested a large share of EBITDA (62.8%) to CAPEX.

Return on investment


The company operates at good ROE (14.2%) while ROIC is low (8.0%). ROIC decreased on 5.6 pp from 13.6% to 8.0% in 2018. ROE decreased slightly on 1.4 pp from 15.6% to 14.2% in 2018. ROIC declined at -6.9 pp per annum in 2014-2018. ROE stuck to a declining trend at -7.4 pp per annum in the last 5 years.

Leverage (Debt)


Debt level is 5.6x Net Debt / EBITDA and 5.9x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 4.3x from 1.3x to 5.6x in 2018. Debt jumped on 285% while cash jumped on 45.9%. During 2014-2018 Net Debt/EBITDA bottomed in 2015 at 0.9x and was growing since that time.

Magnit PJSC has good short term financial stability: Interest coverage ratio (ICR) is 5.0x. Magnit PJSC has short term refinancing risk: cash is only 26.0% of short term debt.

Average interest expence charged on company's debt was 1.9% in 2018.

Valuation and dividends


Magnit PJSC's trades at EV/EBITDA 5.6x and P/E 0.0x.

The company paid 40.8% of Net Income as dividends in 2018.

Management team


Magnit PJSC's CFO Elena Milinova has spent 1 year with the company.

Financial and operational results


FY ended 31 Dec 2018

Magnit PJSC ($MGNT) key annual financial indicators

mln. RUB201420152016201720182018/2017
P&L
Revenue767,556955,1001,074,8121,143,3141,237,0158.2%
Gross Profit221,684272,099295,759304,643296,447-2.7%
SG&A135,111168,616192,996221,013214,319-3.0%
EBITDA86,867103,978103,50784,62082,128-2.9%
EBIT45,610
Interest expence9,136
Tax9,207
Net Income47,93759,34054,40935,53933,865-4.7%
Balance Sheet
Cash18,3188,39616,55918,33726,74845.9%
Inventory187,779
Short Term Debt53,07243,10850,10640,122102,997156.7%
Long Term Debt45,98359,44677,50086,338384,317345.1%
Cash flow
Capex56,00654,25549,80873,52851,604-29.8%
Dividends13,809
Ratios
Revenue growth32.3%24.4%12.5%6.4%8.2%
EBITDA growth36.6%19.7%-0.5%-18.2%-2.9%

Gross Margin28.9%28.5%27.5%26.6%24.0%-2.7%
EBITDA Margin11.3%10.9%9.6%7.4%6.6%-0.8%
EBIT Margin3.7%
SG&A, % of revenue17.6%17.7%18.0%19.3%17.3%-2.0%
Net Income Margin6.2%6.2%5.1%3.1%2.7%-0.4%
CAPEX, % of revenue7.3%5.7%4.6%6.4%4.2%-2.3%

ROIC33.2%32.6%25.1%13.6%8.0%-5.6%
ROE38.7%40.2%30.1%15.6%14.2%-1.4%
Net Debt/EBITDA0.9x0.9x1.1x1.3x5.6x4.3x
Interest coverage ratio (ICR)5.0x
Interest expence / Average debt1.9%

Peers in Food & Drug Retailers


Below we provide Magnit PJSC benchmarking against other companies in Food & Drug Retailers 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 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)27.6%27.8%25.3%
Crawshaw Group ($CRAW)17.1%50.5%19.3%0.7%
Lenta Ltd ($LNTA)34.5%30.3%21.2%19.2%
Total Produce ($TOT)1.1%7.8%8.0%18.3%
Ocado Group ($OCDO)16.7%14.8%14.4%9.9%
 
Median (8 companies)1.1%7.8%8.0%16.4%5.3%
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)24.4%12.5%6.4%8.2%


Top companies by Gross margin, %

Top 5 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
Crawshaw Group ($CRAW)43.8%44.4%45.1%43.5%42.0%
Ocado Group ($OCDO)33.0%33.9%34.2%34.0%34.2%
Dairy Farm International Hldgs ($DFIB)29.9%29.5%30.2%30.4%
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)24.5%24.5%24.2%23.9%
Jardine Matheson Hldgs ($J36)23.4%23.3%23.8%23.8%
 
Median (8 companies)24.5%24.5%24.2%23.8%38.1%
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)28.9%28.5%27.5%26.6%24.0%


Top companies by EBITDA margin, %

Top 5 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
Jardine Matheson Hldgs ($J36)11.8%12.8%18.3%23.5%
Lenta Ltd ($LNTA)11.0%11.1%10.2%9.7%
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)7.7%7.2%7.0%7.4%
Dairy Farm International Hldgs ($DFIB)6.6%5.8%6.0%5.2%
Ocado Group ($OCDO)7.2%7.2%6.3%5.1%3.6%
 
Median (8 companies)7.2%6.4%6.0%5.2%-12.0%
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)11.3%10.9%9.6%7.4%6.6%


Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %

Top 5 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
Ocado Group ($OCDO)5.6%6.4%6.7%9.0%7.1%
Lenta Ltd ($LNTA)17.9%12.3%13.8%7.5%
Crawshaw Group ($CRAW)1.2%6.3%6.1%6.7%2.0%
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)4.5%6.4%6.6%6.1%
Jardine Matheson Hldgs ($J36)3.5%3.6%3.5%3.9%
 
Median (8 companies)3.5%5.1%3.9%5.0%4.5%
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)7.3%5.7%4.6%6.4%4.2%


Top companies by ROIC, %

Top 5 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)14.9%15.7%17.0%18.0%
Lenta Ltd ($LNTA)24.5%20.3%16.0%14.4%
Dairy Farm International Hldgs ($DFIB)31.1%21.6%18.7%13.4%
Total Produce ($TOT)10.3%9.5%9.2%12.6%
Jardine Matheson Hldgs ($J36)6.6%6.6%9.8%12.5%
 
Median (8 companies)10.3%9.5%9.2%12.6%-47.9%
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)33.2%32.6%25.1%13.6%8.0%


Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA

Top 5 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018
O'Key Group Sa ($OKEY)2.4x2.6x3.1x3.2x
Ocado Group ($OCDO)1.4x1.6x2.0x3.0x-0.9x
Lenta Ltd ($LNTA)2.8x1.9x2.8x2.6x
X5 Retail Group N.V ($89VS)2.2x2.3x1.9x1.7x
Total Produce ($TOT)0.3x0.3x0.7x1.2x
 
Median (7 companies)1.4x1.5x1.4x1.7x-0.9x
Magnit PJSC ($MGNT)0.9x0.9x1.1x1.3x5.6x