ABC Valuation Analysis
ABC Valuation Analysis
DCF WACC
GPC - Beta
Market Approach
Precedent Transactions: 2021 EBITDA 227,010.0 33% 75,670.0
Public Comparables: 2021 EBITDA 222,200.0 33% 74,066.7
[a] Reflects an equal weighting of the Discounted Cash Flow Method, Public Comparables and Precedent Transactions Method.
ABC - Football Field Analysis
In Thousands of USD
Valuation High - Low Toggle 10.0%
Revenue [b] 24,000.0 27,000.0 33,000.0 35,000.0 51,000.0 47,000.0 64,000.0 68,480.0 73,273.6 78,402.8 83,890.9 89,763.3
Growth 12.5% 22.2% 6.1% 45.7% 25.0% 25.5% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
Total Revenue 24,000.0 27,000.0 33,000.0 35,000.0 51,000.0 47,000.0 64,000.0 68,480.0 73,273.6 78,402.8 83,890.9 89,763.3
Total Operating Costs 18,000.0 23,000.0 34,000.0 28,000.0 41,000.0 36,000.0 48,000.0 51,017.6 54,222.5 57,626.0 61,240.4 65,078.4
as % of Revenue 75.0% 85.2% 103.0% 80.0% 80.4% 76.6% 75.0% 74.5% 74.0% 73.5% 73.0% 72.5%
EBITDA [b] 6,000.0 4,000.0 (1,000.0) 7,000.0 10,000.0 11,000.0 16,000.0 17,462.4 19,051.1 20,776.7 22,650.6 24,684.9
Margin 25.0% 14.8% n.m. 20.0% 19.6% 23.4% 25.0% 25.5% 26.0% 26.5% 27.0% 27.5%
Depreciation and Amortization 500.0 600.0 900.0 1,200.0 4,500.0 6,000.0 8,400.0 9,587.2 10,258.3 10,976.4 11,744.7 12,566.9
Depreciation 200.0 200.0 300.0 600.0 800.0 1,000.0 1,300.0 1,369.6 1,465.5 1,568.1 1,677.8 1,795.3
as % of Revenue 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 1.7% 1.6% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Amortization 300.0 400.0 600.0 600.0 3,700.0 5,000.0 7,100.0 8,217.6 8,792.8 9,408.3 10,066.9 10,771.6
as % of Revenue 2.1% 2.2% 2.7% 3.4% 8.8% 12.8% 13.1% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0% 12.0%
EBIT 5,500.0 3,400.0 (1,900.0) 5,800.0 5,500.0 5,000.0 7,600.0 7,875.2 8,792.8 9,800.3 10,905.8 12,118.0
Margin 22.9% 12.6% n.m. 16.6% 10.8% 10.6% 11.9% 11.5% 12.0% 12.5% 13.0% 13.5%
Source: Financial Statements for FY 2015-2020 and YTD 2020 provided by Management. Projections reflects company's long-term plan.
[a] Management provided financial information as of December 31, 2020 as financial information as of the Valuation Date was not available at the time of the analysis. Management represented that there were no material changes between December 31, 2020 and the
Valuation Date.
[b] Management estimated 7.0% organic revenue growth and annual 0.5% EBITDA margin improvements for the discrete projection period through year 2025.
ABC Financial Projections
In Thousands of USD
Key Metrics 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD 2020 2020 [a] 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Capital Expenditure [b] n.a. - 2,000.0 1,000.0 2,000.0 4,000.0 5,000.0 2,568.0 2,747.8 2,940.1 3,145.9 3,366.1
as % of Revenue n.a. 0.0% 6.1% 2.9% 3.9% 8.5% 7.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
Debt-free Cash-free Working Capital [b] (7,569.2) (6,144.0) (3,231.4) (3,282.3) (1,889.4) (5,844.1) (3,119.5) 1,362.6 1,458.0 1,560.1 1,669.3 1,786.1
as % of Revenue (31.5%) (22.8%) (9.8%) (9.4%) (3.7%) (12.4%) (4.9%) 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Normalized Change in Working Capital n.a. (1,425.2) (2,912.6) 50.9 (1,392.9) n.a. 1,230.1 (89.1) (95.4) (102.1) (109.2) (116.8)
Balance Sheet 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD 2020 2020 [a]
(Amount in USD thousands)
Assets
Cash 16,423.2 13,832.0 13,527.1 16,841.5 17,480.8 22,216.9 20,465.6
Accounts Receivable 12,000.0 13,000.0 12,000.0 7,000.0 9,000.0 12,000.0 12,000.0
Prepaids 1,000.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 2,000.0 1,000.0 2,000.0
Other Current Assets - - - - - 1,000.0 1,000.0
Total Current Assets 29,423.2 27,832.0 26,527.1 24,841.5 28,480.8 36,216.9 35,465.6
WIP AdReview System - - - - 1,000.0 - -
Gross Fixed Assets 1,000.0 1,000.0 3,000.0 4,000.0 6,000.0 10,000.0 11,000.0
Accumulated Depreciation (500.0) (700.0) (1,000.0) (2,000.0) (4,000.0) (5,000.0) (5,000.0)
Net Fixed Assets 500.0 300.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 2,000.0 5,000.0 6,000.0
Gross Goodwill 3,000.0 6,000.0 6,000.0 6,000.0 38,000.0 81,000.0 82,000.0
Amortization of Goodwill (1,000.0) (1,000.0) (2,000.0) (2,000.0) (6,000.0) (11,000.0) (13,000.0)
Net Goodwill 2,000.0 5,000.0 4,000.0 4,000.0 32,000.0 70,000.0 69,000.0
Investments 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Due from Related Parties - - - - 100.0 - -
Due from Others 100.0 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 - -
Other Assets 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 400.0 400.0
Total Liabilities Equity 32,223.25 33,431.98 32,827.10 31,041.51 63,880.76 111,716.93 110,965.56
Check - - - - - - -
Source: Financial Statements for FY 2015-2020 and YTD 2020 provided by Management. Projections reflects company's long-term plan.
[a] Management provided December 31, 2020 Balance Sheet as Balance Sheet as of the Valuation Date was not available at the time of the analysis. Management represented that there were no material changes between December 31, 2020 and the Valuation
Date.
[b] Management considered 3.75% of revenue as capital expenditure and 2.0% of revenue as working capital for the discreet projection period through year 2025.
Discounted Cashflow Method
Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast
In Thousands of USD Notes
Dec-21 Dec-22 Dec-23 Dec-24 Dec-25
Assumptions
Date of Valuation 17-Dec-20
First Forecast Year 31-Dec-21
WACC 10.0%
Tax Rate 26.0%
Transition Period (H-Model) 3.0 Years
Short-Term Growth Rate 7.0%
Terminal Growth Rate 2.5%
Movement of the Sensitivity Table 1.0%
Income Statement
Total Revenue 68,480.0 73,273.6 78,402.8 83,890.9 89,763.3
Growth 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
EBITDA 17,462.4 19,051.1 20,776.7 22,650.6 24,684.9
Margin 25.5% 26.0% 26.5% 27.0% 27.5%
Depreciation 1,369.6 1,465.5 1,568.1 1,677.8 1,795.3
% of Revenue 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Net Operating Profit After Taxes 11,908.7 13,013.4 14,214.4 15,519.8 16,938.3
(+) Depreciation 1,369.6 1,465.5 1,568.1 1,677.8 1,795.3
(–) Capital Expenditures 2,568.0 2,747.8 2,940.1 3,145.9 3,366.1
% of Revenue 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
(+) Change in Net Working Capital (89.1) (95.4) (102.1) (109.2) (116.8)
% Change in Revenue 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%
Unlevered Free Cash Flow 10,621.1 11,635.7 12,740.3 13,942.5 15,250.6
Adjustments - - - - -
Adjustments Unlevered Free Cash Flow 10,621.1 11,635.7 12,740.3 13,942.5 15,250.6
[a] Calculated utilizing the "mid-year convention" which assumes that cash flows will be received evenly throughout the projection period rather than at the end of the period.
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Variables Notes
β Relevered Beta 0.8x As of Dec 17, 2020
Rmp Equity Risk Premium 5.5%
Rf Risk Free Rate 1.5% As of Dec 17, 2020
α Company Specific Risk Premium 5.0%
Rc Country Specific Risk Premium 0.0%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (Rounded) [(We x Ke) + (Wd x Kd)] 10.0%
Guideline Public Companies - Beta
Tax rate 26.0% Target D/E Ratio 0.70
[a] Selected multiples are applied to ABC's 2021 EBITDA as it considered to be normalized indicator of performance for the Company.
[b] The EBITDA multiple is selected at the median of the range established by the guideline companies based on the following factors: (i) size - on a revenue
and EBITDA basis, ABC's size is below the median of the guideline company range, implying a lower multiple; (ii) growth - ABC's projected revenue growth is
between median and third quartile range of the guideline companies, implying a little higher multiple; (iii) profitability - ABC's projected EBITDA margin is
near the third quartile range of guideline companies, implying a higher multiple.
Guideline Public Companies - Business Description
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portfolio analysis,
colleges and estimation
universities, of market
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medical new product
centers, pricinginstitutes,
research strategies,and valuation of intellectual property
other not-for-profit
Huron Consulting Group Inc. and other assets, assessment of competitors' actions, and analysis of new sources of supply.inThe company serves various industries, including agriculture,
organizations. Huron Consulting Group Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered Chicago, Illinois.
banking and capital markets, chemicals, communications and media, consumer products, energy, entertainment, financial services, health care, insurance,
CRA International, Inc. life sciences, manufacturing, oil and gas, real estate, retail, sports, telecommunications, transportation, and technology, as well as metals, mining, and
materials. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Source: Capital IQ
Market Approach - Valuation Comps
Market cap EV EV/ Sales EV / EBITDA EV / EBIT P/E
Companies
($m) ($m) 2020E 2021E 2022E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2021E 2022E
Fund Services and Technology
Computershare Limited 6,284 8,084 3.6x 3.6x 3.5x 13.8x 13.2x 12.4x 18.9x 17.0x 15.9x 34.8x 30.6x
Link Administration Holdings Limited 2,282 2,900 3.2x 3.0x 2.9x 14.1x 12.2x 11.0x 25.9x 24.0x 17.5x 62.5x 39.5x
Intertrust N.V. 1,455 2,536 3.6x 3.6x 3.4x 9.7x 8.9x 8.3x 10.9x 9.9x 9.1x 21.0x 16.4x
Sanne Group plc 1,182 1,339 5.7x 5.1x 4.6x 17.5x 15.3x 13.9x 20.2x 17.5x 15.8x 35.4x 27.2x
Equiniti Group plc 541 976 1.5x 1.4x 1.4x 7.6x 6.7x 6.2x 14.3x 11.4x 10.2x 16.0x 16.0x
STM Group Plc 23 4 nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm nm 1.2x 0.9x
Consulting
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation 12,279 13,770 1.7x 1.6x 1.5x 16.7x 16.1x 15.2x 18.7x 17.9x 16.8x 25.5x 24.0x
Tetra Tech, Inc. 6,316 6,727 2.9x 2.7x 2.6x 24.8x 23.3x 21.7x 27.9x 25.9x 23.8x 35.6x 32.2x
FTI Consulting, Inc. 3,784 3,992 1.6x 1.5x 1.5x 12.5x 11.1x 9.8x 14.4x 12.2x 10.5x 18.0x nm
ICF International, Inc. 1,457 1,991 1.4x 1.3x 1.2x 14.5x 13.4x 12.4x 20.3x 17.6x 15.9x 27.9x 24.2x
CBIZ, Inc. 1,390 1,665 1.7x 1.7x 1.6x 12.7x 11.9x 11.5x 16.0x 15.0x 15.6x 19.9x 19.1x
Huron Consulting Group Inc. 1,149 1,405 1.7x 1.6x 1.5x 16.3x 13.7x 11.7x nm 20.3x 17.5x 33.0x 30.4x
CRA International, Inc. 403 572 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 11.6x 11.1x nm 17.1x 15.8x 14.1x 22.3x 19.2x
Average 2,964.9 3,535.4 2.5x 2.3x 2.2x 14.3x 13.1x 12.2x 18.6x 17.0x 15.2x 27.2x 23.3x
Median 1,455.4 1,990.9 1.7x 1.6x 1.6x 13.9x 12.7x 11.7x 18.7x 17.2x 15.9x 25.5x 24.1x
Max 12,278.6 13,769.9 5.7x 5.1x 4.6x 24.8x 23.3x 21.7x 27.9x 25.9x 23.8x 62.5x 39.5x
75th Percentile 3,784.4 3,992.0 3.3x 3.2x 3.0x 16.4x 14.1x 13.2x 20.3x 18.5x 17.0x 34.8x 30.4x
25th Percentile 1,149.0 1,339.1 1.6x 1.5x 1.4x 12.3x 11.1x 10.4x 15.2x 14.3x 13.2x 19.9x 18.4x
Min 22.6 3.7 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x 7.6x 6.7x 6.2x 10.9x 9.9x 9.1x 1.2x 0.9x
Source: Capital IQ
Market Approach - Operating Comps
Sales growth EBITDA margin EBIT margin Net income margin CAGR 20E-22E Capex as % of Net Working
Companies
Sales Capital as % of Depreciation
% of Sales
as
2020E 2021E 2022E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2020E 2021E 2022E 2020E 2021E 2022E Sales EBITDA EBIT NI Sales
Consulting
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation 9.3% 7.6% 5.8% 10.4% 10.0% 10.0% 9.2% 9.0% 9.0% 6.7% 6.3% 6.3% 6.7% 4.9% 5.5% 3.7% 1.4% 3.7% 1.1%
Tetra Tech, Inc. (5.3%) 6.6% 5.4% 11.7% 11.7% 11.9% 10.4% 10.5% 10.8% 7.4% 7.6% 8.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.4% 10.6% 0.5% 7.8% 0.0%
FTI Consulting, Inc. 4.4% 5.4% 6.3% 13.0% 13.9% 14.9% 11.3% 12.6% 13.8% 7.9% 8.6% 0.0% 5.8% 13.4% 17.2% NM 1.7% 12.5% 0.0%
ICF International, Inc. (0.6%) 6.8% 5.8% 9.3% 9.5% 9.7% 6.7% 7.2% 7.5% 4.1% 4.6% 4.9% 6.2% 8.2% 13.0% 16.4% 1.3% 9.5% 1.4%
CBIZ, Inc. 1.0% 5.0% 1.8% 13.6% 13.9% 14.2% 10.8% 11.0% 10.4% 8.0% 8.3% 8.5% 3.4% 5.5% 1.5% 6.7% 1.4% 15.8% 0.0%
Huron Consulting Group Inc. (3.6%) 2.5% 6.0% 10.2% 11.8% 13.1% (3.0%) 8.0% 8.7% (2.4%) 4.9% 5.0% 4.2% 17.9% NM NM 1.0% 2.5% 2.9%
CRA International, Inc. 10.6% 3.6% 0.8% 9.9% 10.0% 0.0% 6.7% 7.0% 7.8% 4.8% 5.0% 5.7% 2.2% NA 9.9% 11.9% 4.1% 5.7% 2.5%
Average 2.2% 5.3% 4.9% 17.8% 18.9% 18.9% 12.8% 14.7% 15.6% 5.9% 8.4% 8.8% 5.1% 11.0% 13.2% 15.9% 1.3% 3.9% 2.1%
Median 1.0% 5.0% 5.8% 13.6% 13.9% 14.9% 10.8% 12.6% 13.6% 7.2% 8.3% 8.0% 5.0% 9.4% 11.4% 15.7% 1.2% 5.7% 1.4%
Max 14.0% 12.7% 9.4% 37.8% 39.9% 41.1% 33.3% 36.1% 37.5% 15.6% 17.0% 20.8% 11.0% 25.8% 31.6% 30.6% 4.1% 15.8% 6.1%
75th Percentile 9.3% 6.8% 6.2% 22.4% 24.9% 26.0% 12.2% 14.2% 16.7% 8.0% 8.9% 10.7% 6.2% 13.1% 17.6% 18.8% 1.4% 9.5% 2.9%
25th Percentile (3.6%) 3.6% 3.7% 10.4% 11.7% 11.9% 9.2% 9.0% 9.0% 4.8% 5.0% 5.7% 3.4% 6.6% 8.8% 10.9% 0.9% 2.0% 0.0%
Min (10.8%) 1.9% 0.8% 9.3% 9.5% 0.0% (3.0%) 7.0% 7.5% (10.5%) 4.6% 0.0% 1.9% 4.9% 1.5% 3.7% 0.0% (15.1%) 0.0%
Market Approach - Relative Rankings
In Millions of USD
Comps Size - 2020 Revenue 2020 Revenue Comps Size - 2021 Projected Revenue 2021 Revenue
8,553.5
FTI Consulting, Inc. 2,455.2
2,586.7
Tetra Tech, Inc. 2,321.1
2,474.5
Computershare Limited 2,234.3
2,276.6
ICF International, Inc. 1,469.7
1,568.9
CBIZ, Inc. 957.5
1,005.5
Link Administration Holdings Limited 918.9
953.0
Huron Consulting Group Inc. 845.5
866.5
Intertrust N.V. 695.0
711.2
Equiniti Group plc 656.4
683.8
CRA International, Inc. 499.2
517.1
Sanne Group plc 234.6
264.3
ABC 64.0
68.5
STM Group Plc 32.2
34.5
Comps Size - 2020 EBITDA 2020 EBITDA Comps Size - 2021 Projected EBITDA 2021 EBITDA
854.1
FTI Consulting, Inc. 586.5
611.9
Tetra Tech, Inc. 318.3
360.1
Computershare Limited 270.7
288.8
ICF International, Inc. 262.8
284.0
CBIZ, Inc. 205.9
236.9
Link Administration Holdings Limited 136.9
148.7
Huron Consulting Group Inc. 130.6
145.3
Intertrust N.V. 127.9
140.0
Equiniti Group plc 86.2
102.5
CRA International, Inc. 76.5
87.8
Sanne Group plc 49.3
51.5
ABC 16.0
17.5
STM Group Plc 4.9
6.4
[a] Selected multiples are applied to ABC's 2021 EBITDA as it considered to be normalized indicator of performance for the Company.
[b] The EBITDA multiple is selected between the lower quartile and median of the range established by the target companies based on the following factors: (i) size
- on a revenue and EBITDA basis, ABC is between the median and third quartile of range established by the target companies, implying a little higher multiple; (ii)
profitability - ABC's EBITDA margin is near the median range of the target companies; (iii) embedded control premium in the transaction multiples, implying a lower
multiple selection.
Market Approach - Transaction Comps
In Millions of USD
Target Financials Transaction Multiple
Acquiror Target Target Description Date Announced Implied EV LTM EBITDA EV / LTM
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Services, LLC
Notes Enterprise Value LTM Revenue LTM EBITDA LTM EBITDA Margin EV/LTM Revenue EV/LTM EBITDA
[a] Normalized LTM information is not available as of the Valuation Date. Based thereon, 2020 Revenue and EBITDA numbers are considered as Management represented that there were no material
changes between December 31, 2020 and LTM data as of the Valuation Date.
Cost Approach - Net Asset Value
In Thousands of USD
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equitpment 6,000.0
Goodwill 69,000.0
Investments and Other Assets 500.0
Less:
Current Liabilities 89,128.6
Non-Current Liabilities -
[a] Management provided December 31, 2020 Balance Sheet as Balance Sheet as
of the Valuation Date was not available at the time of the analysis. Management
represented that there were no material changes between December 31, 2020
and the Valuation Date.