Spyder Active Sport Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Spyder Active Sport Case Study Solution

Evaluation of Selling to Strategic Buyer and Financial Buyer

Before deciding that whether the company should sell the company to financial buyer or strategic buyer, it is important to assess the importance of each case along with its advantages.

There is high chances of synergies from selling majority stake to strategic buyers and low chances of synergies from selling majority stake to financial buyers. Additionally, the value of the company increases by selling to the strategic buyer higher than the financial buyer. Furthermore, the sales multiple and the EBITDA multiple of the company is also increased.

By selling the company to the strategic buyer the company would earned higher value and it is considered to be long term relationship. Furthermore, both the companies are considered to be strategic fit so there would be no need for changing the strategies of the companies. Due to similarity in strategies that the companies use in order to garb the market share and the consumer base, the decision making would be improved. There would be more chances that the company would increase the market share, consumer base and profitability. By selling to the strategic seller, the company would enable to generate new ideas or improved the existing strategies of the company. (Po, 2015)

Furthermore, if the company would sell majority of its stock to the financial buyer there would be more chances that the company would have higher capital which it would use in different purpose and expansion but less control over other activities. In addition to this, the sales multiple and the EBITDA multiple of the company would also reduce in comparison to selling to the strategic buyer.

On the basis of above analysis and evaluation, selling of the company to the strategic buyer would seems more profitable in such a way that it would improve the worth of the company as well as higher synergies are expected.

Majority of the strategic buyers Majority of the financial buyers

 

Impact on Value Increase Decrease
Marketability Decrease Decrease
control Low impact Decrease
Synergies Increase Decrease

Note: see appendix-3

Jacob’s Share price

The share prices of the company is used by using the different valuation method such as EBITDA multiple valuation, sales multiple valuation and DCF valuation. By using the EBITDA multiple valuation, per share price is 49.64. However, by using the sales multiple valuation, per share price is 46.97. Furthermore, by using DCF valuation, per share price is 46 respectively.

Conclusion

On the basis of above analysis it is concluded that the company is enjoying a tremendous growth in its industry. However, the company is analyzing some of the alternatives in order to perform its function effectively and maintain its competitive position of the company. It is recommended to the company to sell its share to the strategic buyer. In order to this the company would improves its decision making and have chances of creating higher synergies in term of raising its value.

 

Appendices

Appendix-1: DCF Valuation

DCF valuation (in $ thousands)
FY 2004 Current FY2005E FY2006E FY2007E FY2008E
   
Net Sales 61,366 85,281 105,630 133,223 165,732
Cost of Sales                43,279           55,075           70,419           88,253
Gross Profit 42,002 50,554 62,804 77,479
Total Operating Expenses 28,014 33,571 41,028 49,584
Op. Income Before Depreciation 13,988 16,983 21,777 27,895
EBIT   12,910 14,887 18,517 24,798
Taxes                  3,486             4,019             5,000             6,695
Tax Rate 27.00% 27.00% 27.00% 27.00%
 Net Income   9,424 10,867 13,518 18,102
Add:Depreciation 1,078 2,097 3,260 3,098
Less Capital Expenditures 2,619 3,000 3,500 4,250
Less Net Working Capital Investment 1,590 929 1,292 1,459
Free Cash flows   6,293 9,035 11,986 15,491
Terminal Value           270,553
Discount Rate 9.95%        
Expected Terminal Growth Rate 4%        
PV Cash Flows $32,811        
PV Terminal Value $185,095        
Enterprise Value with future growth $217,906        
Enterprise Value without future growth $32,811        
per share price $46.06        

Appendix-2:Sales Multiple & EBITDA Multiple

Valuation
 Sales Multiple 2.6 217,906
 EBITDA Multiple 16.9 232,439
Number of outstanding shares 4,731
Share price using EBITDA multiple 49.13103282
Share price using sales multiple 46.05922836

Appendic-3: Valuation through Multiples For Strategic and Financial Buyer

Valuation through Multiples For Strategic and Financial Buyer
Strategic Value Financial Value
2004 2005 2004 2005
Sales Multiple 65355 90824 59320 82438
EBDITA Multiple 106130 152528 95006 136539
Strategy Premium
Sales Multiple 8386
EBDITA Multiple 15988

Appendix-4: WACC

Calculation of WACC
Assumed Risk Free Rate 5.50%
Market Risk Premium(Assumed) 6.50%
Beta 0.707
CAPM Cost of Capital (Unlevered) 10.10%
Assumed Kd 9%
Assumed Tax Rate 27%
WACC   9.95%

 Appendix-5: Share prices

Share Prices
DCF Valuation 46.05923
Sales Multiple 46.05923
EBITDA Multiple 49.13103

 

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