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[EPIC FAIL] Why Unilever’s Q2 Results Was Horrible

Research Team by Research Team
July 24, 2015
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[EPIC FAIL] Why Unilever’s Q2 Results Was Horrible
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Unilever Nigeria Plc released its 2015 H1 results showing pre-tax profits dropped a whopping 94% to N86 million only.

Key Highlights

  • The drop in profits was mostly due to its poor performance in the second quarter of 2015.
  • Firstly revenues dropped by 7% to N13.8 billion in the second quarter of this year compared to N14.9billion in the first quarter of the year.
  • Secondly, operating expenses rose 36% to N4.7billion.
  • The drop in revenue and hike in opex this quarter dumped the company into an operating loss of about N75million.
  • This is the first quarterly loss the company has recorded since at least 2012 when we started tracking it
  • Finally, the company’s huge debt also came bearing down on earnings as the company recorded N716m in interest expenses taking half year value to N1.4billion (2014 H1: N613m)
  • Unilever has been battling drop in margins and profits that started in 2012.

2015 Q2 vs 2014 Q2

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Unilever Plc   
2015 2015 Q1 2015 Q2 %age Change
 N’mN’m 
Income Statement   
    
Gross Income   14,911    13,811 -7.4%
Cost of sales   (9,849)   (9,123)-7.4%
Gross Profit     5,062      4,688 -7.4%
Operating Expenses   (3,490)   (4,763)36.5%
Operating Profit     1,571          (75)-104.7%
Other (loss)/Income           51            20 -61.3%
Finance Cost       (757)       (716)-5.5%
Profit Before Tax         865        (771)-189.1%
Taxation       (274)         266 -196.9%
Profit after Tax         590        (505)-185.5%
Effective Tax Rate32%34%8.8%
Indices   
Outstanding Shares         3,783.30          3,783.30  
Gross Profit Margin33.9%33.9%0.00%
Operating Profit Margin10.5%-0.5%-2050.92%
Profit Margin4.0%-3.7%-208.35%
SGA as a %age of Gross Profit69.0%101.6%-32.12%
Interest Cost as a percentage of Operating Profit48.2%-959.1% 

2015 H1 vs 2014 H1

Unilever Plc   
2014 2015 H1 2014 H1 %age Change
 N’mN’m 
Income Statement   
    
Gross Income             28,722                29,280 -1.9%
Cost of sales           (18,972)             (18,281)3.8%
Gross Profit                 9,750                10,999 -11.4%
Operating Expenses               (8,253)               (8,315)-0.7%
Operating Profit                 1,497                  2,684 -44.2%
Other (loss)/Income                       70                          6 1050.8%
Finance Cost               (1,473)                   (613)140.3%
Profit Before Tax                       94                  2,077 -95.5%
Taxation                       (8)                   (613)-98.6%
Profit after Tax                       86                  1,465 -94.1%
Effective Tax Rate9%29%-69.7%
Balance Sheet 2015 H1 2013 Q1 %age Change
Overdraft & Short-term loans                       15,412                          16,014 -3.76%
Long Term Loans                             905                                763 18.62%
Trade and Other Receivables                         8,730                            8,544 2.17%
Trade and Other Payables                       20,238                          15,111 33.93%
Working Capital                     (15,849)                       (13,286)19.29%
Inventories                         7,720                            8,615 -10.38%
Total Assets                       50,031                          45,736 9.39%
Net Assets                         7,186                            7,479 -3.92%
Retained Earnings                         5,249                            5,541 -5.28%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                         3,799                            1,828 107.82%
Net Cash flow from operations                         8,481                          (1,825)-564.81%
Net Cash Invested                       (3,569)                         (3,834)-6.91%
Indices   
Eps (N)                           0.02                              0.39 -94.9%
Outstanding Shares                   3,783.30                      3,783.30  
Debt to Equity                           2.27                              2.24 1.2%
Gross Profit Margin33.9%37.6%-9.63%
Operating Profit Margin5.2%9.2%-43.16%
Profit Margin0.3%5.0%-94.03%
SGA as a %age of Gross Profit84.6%75.6%11.97%
Interest Cost as a percentage of Operating Profit98.4%22.8% 
Asset Turnover %60.0%  
Return on Equity1.2%19.6%-94.03%
Return on Asset3.1%5.9%-46.74%
ROA Factor11.5  
Inventory Turnover2.3  
Net Asset Turnover                             3.9   
Tags: Nigerian Company ResultsUnilever
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