Consolidation Exercise

Hi guys, 

Have this technical that was shared to me, and I want to reply very simply: 1. 5x because only B fully consolidated, 2. No because A becomes an Associate of B and doesn't improve EBITDA while the acquisition increases Debt.

I am guessing that there is more to it, specifically because the EV/EBITDA multiples should have some use.

Do you have any idea?

Case study

Working for company H

H has a 30% stake in A

H has a 70% stake in B

Leverage of A is 3x

Leverage of B is 5x

EV/EBITDA for A is 15x

EV/EBITDA for B is 10x

1.     What is the consolidated leverage of H?

2.     B wants to reduce its leverage, thinks it should acquire 20% of A, is it a good idea?

2 Comments
 

#1: Yep, 5x since it's less than 50% ownership

#2: We can use the EV/EBITDA multiples to derive Equity/EBITDA = EV/EBITDA - Debt/EBITDA.

Equity/EBITDA(A) = 12x and Equity/EBITDA(B) = 5x.

If we take the inverse of these to get EBITDA as a % of Equity, we'll see A is at 8.3% vs. B which is much higher at 20%.

If H acquires 20% of A, it will reduce leverage but will get less EBITDA/Equity, making it a shit deal.

 

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