Unisys Corp reports 178% EBITDA growth in 2018 and 10.0 pp EBITDA Margin growth from 5.9% to 15.9%
02/12/2019 • About Unisys Corp (
$UIS) • By InTwits
Unisys Corp reported 2018 financial results today. Overall the company's long term financial model is characterised by the following facts:
- EBITDA Margin is quite volatile: 15.9% in 2018, 5.9% in 2017, 7.2% in 2016, 4.1% in 2015, 9.6% in 2014
- Unisys Corp has low CAPEX intensity: 5 year average CAPEX/Revenue was 4.0%. At the same time it's in pair with industry average of 4.1%
- In the last 5 years the company invested considerably less than D&A: $595m vs. $825m. In 2018 this situation was still the same: CAPEX was 109 while D&A was 164
Below you can find a comprehensive analysis of the key data driving the company's performance and the stock price.
Revenue and profitability
Unisys Corp's Revenue increased on 3.0%. Revenue growth showed slowdown in 18Q4 - it was 2.2% YoY. During 2014-2018 Revenue growth bottomed in 2015 at -10.2% and was accelerating since that time. Revenue decline was accompanies by EBITDA margin decline. EBITDA Margin decreased on 2.3 pp from 14.9% to 12.5% in FY2018.
Gross Margin increased on 6.8 pp from 17.4% to 24.3% in 2018. SG&A as a % of Revenue decreased on 2.4 pp from 15.6% to 13.1% in 2018. During the last 5 years SG&A as a % of Revenue topped in 2015 at 17.2% and was declining since that time. Stock Based Compensation (SBC) as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2018. SBC as a % of Revenue was relatively stable in the last 5 years.
Net Income margin increased on 5.1 pp from -2.4% to 2.7% in 2018. The efficient tax rate was 46.0% in 2018.
Investments (CAPEX, working capital and M&A)
In 2018 Unisys Corp had CAPEX/Revenue of 3.8%. Unisys Corp showed small CAPEX/Revenue decline of 1.2 pp from 5.0% in 2015 to 3.8% in 2018. Average CAPEX/Revenue for the last three years was 3.6%.
Accounts receivable as a % of Revenue showed almost no change in 2018. Accounts payable as a % of Revenue increased slightly on 1.9 pp from 10.7% to 12.6% in 2018.
Leverage (Debt)
Debt level is 0.1x Net Debt / EBITDA and 1.5x Debt / EBITDA. Net Debt / EBITDA surged on 0.7x from -0.6x to 0.1x in 2018. Debt increased slightly on 1.3% while cash dropped on 17.6%.
Unisys Corp has good short term financial stability: Interest coverage ratio (ICR) is 4.4x. Unisys Corp has no short term refinancing risk: cash is higher than short term debt (6,050.0%).
Average interest expence charged on company's debt was 9.8% in 2018.
Valuation and dividends
Unisys Corp's trades at EV/EBITDA 1.7x and P/E 9.4x.
Management team
The company's CEO is Peter A Altabef. Peter A Altabef has 1 year tenure with the company. CEO total compensation was
$7,042,532 in 2018 which included
$991,000 salary.
The company has 2.4% shares owned by insiders. Insider ownership didn't change in 2018.
At the end of financial year the company had 22,000 employees. The number of employees surged on 10%. Average revenue per employee in 2018 was
$128,409 and it decreased on 6.3%.
Financial and operational results
FY ended 12/31/2018
Unisys Corp ($UIS) key annual financial indicators| mln. $ | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018/2017 |
|---|
P&L
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|---|
| Revenue | 3,356 | 3,015 | 2,821 | 2,742 | 2,825 | 3.0% |
| Gross Profit | 778 | 541 | 559 | 478 | 686 | 43.5% |
| SG&A | 554 | 520 | 456 | 427 | 370 | -13.2% |
| EBITDA | 324 | 125 | 203 | 161 | 448 | 178.2% |
| EBIT | 155 | -55 | 48 | 5 | 284 | 6,076.1% |
| Interest expence | 9 | 12 | 27 | 53 | 64 | 21.2% |
| Tax | 86 | 44 | 57 | -6 | 64 | |
| Net Income | 47 | -110 | -48 | -65 | 76 | |
| Stock Based Compensation | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17.9% |
Balance Sheet
|
|---|
| Cash | 494 | 365 | 371 | 734 | 605 | -17.6% |
| Accounts Receivable | | | 506 | 503 | 509 | 1.2% |
| Accounts Payable | 263 | 219 | 189 | 242 | 269 | 11.2% |
| Short Term Debt | 2 | 77 | 106 | 11 | 10 | -7.4% |
| Long Term Debt | 222 | 236 | 194 | 634 | 643 | 1.4% |
Cash flow
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|---|
| Capex | 139 | 152 | 84 | 112 | 109 | -3.1% |
| Dividends | 4 | | | | | |
Ratios
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|---|
| Revenue growth | -2.9% | -10.2% | -6.4% | -2.8% | 3.0% | |
| EBITDA growth | -14.7% | -61.4% | 62.6% | -20.7% | 178.2% | |
|
|---|
| Gross Margin | 23.2% | 17.9% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 24.3% | 6.8% |
| EBITDA Margin | 9.6% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 15.9% | 10.0% |
| EBIT Margin | 4.6% | -1.8% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 10.1% | 9.9% |
| SG&A, % of revenue | 16.5% | 17.2% | 16.2% | 15.6% | 13.1% | -2.4% |
| SBC, % of revenue | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Net Income Margin | 1.4% | -3.6% | -1.7% | -2.4% | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| CAPEX, % of revenue | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% | -0.2% |
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|---|
| Net Debt/EBITDA | -0.8x | -0.4x | -0.3x | -0.6x | 0.1x | 0.7x |
| Interest expence / Average debt | 4.1% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 9.8% | -1.4% |
People
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| Insider ownership | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Employees | 23,200 | 23,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 10.0% |
| Revenue/Employee, th. $ | 145 | 131 | 134 | 137 | 128 | -6.3% |
Unisys Corp ($UIS) key quoterly financial indicators
| mln. $ | 18Q1 | 18Q2 | 18Q3 | 18Q4 | | YoY change |
|---|
P&L
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|---|
| Revenue | 708 | 667 | 688 | 761 | | 6.6% | 0.2% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| EBITDA | 144 | 94 | 96 | 114 | | 137.7% | 26.5% | 768.5% | 14.4% |
| Net Income | 41 | 4 | 6 | 25 | | | | | -50.5% |
Balance Sheet
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|---|
| Cash | 656 | 584 | 516 | 605 | | 117.4% | 2.3% | -13.8% | -17.6% |
| Short Term Debt | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | -90.0% | -9.7% | -12.4% | -7.4% |
| Long Term Debt | 636 | 638 | 640 | 643 | | 226.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
Ratios
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| Gross Margin | 28.4% | 22.9% | 22.3% | 23.4% | | 7.5% | 5.1% | 9.4% | 0.7% |
| EBITDA Margin | 20.3% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 15.0% | | 11.2% | 2.9% | 12.3% | 1.6% |
| Net Income Margin | 5.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3.3% | | 10.7% | 6.9% | 7.1% | -3.5% |
Peers in Software & Computer Services
Below you can find Unisys Corp benchmarking vs. other companies in Software & Computer Services 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 | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | | -11.9% | -2.2% | -1.0% | 0.6% |
| |
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| Median (1 company) | | -11.9% | -2.2% | -1.0% | 0.6% |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | | -10.2% | -6.4% | -2.8% | 3.0% |
Top companies by Gross margin, %
| Top | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | 50.0% | 49.8% | 47.9% | 46.7% | 46.4% |
| |
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| Median (1 company) | 50.0% | 49.8% | 47.9% | 46.7% | 46.4% |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | 23.2% | 17.9% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 24.3% |
Top companies by EBITDA margin, %
| Top | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | 24.0% | 23.1% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 20.9% |
| |
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| Median (1 company) | 24.0% | 23.1% | 19.8% | 20.5% | 20.9% |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | 9.6% | 4.1% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 15.9% |
Top companies by CAPEX/Revenue, %
| Top | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| |
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| Median (1 company) | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.3% |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% |
Top companies by ROIC, %
| Top | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | 31.6% | 29.7% | 21.5% | 19.5% | 19.8% |
| |
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| Median (1 company) | 31.6% | 29.7% | 21.5% | 19.5% | 19.8% |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | | | | | |
Top companies by Net Debt / EBITDA
| Top | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 |
|---|
| International Bus Mach Corp ($IBM) | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.7x |
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| Median (1 company) | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 1.8x | 1.7x |
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| Unisys Corp ($UIS) | -0.8x | -0.4x | -0.3x | -0.6x | 0.1x |
