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Daphne’s Treats and Toys is a retail pet supply chain that is trying to value it

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Question

Daphne’s Treats and Toys is a retail pet supply chain that is trying to value itself for a potential sale. They currently earn $1.8 million in EBITDA, they have $5 M in outstanding par value debt, and their stock is currently trading at $55 per share with 100,000 shares outstanding.

One of Daphne’s competitors, Rover’s Rawhides was recently acquired for $33.68 per share. Prior to the acquisition attempt, they were trading at $18.61 per share. Analysts noted that the value of the consideration offered for the firm’s assets in the takeover offer was 10 times EBITDA (i.e. EV/EBITDA = 10).

Using the comparable transactions approach, what should Daphne’s Toys and Treats value their firm's stock at per share? Use the average of the two available methods.

Explanation / Answer

Daphne's Enterprise Value (EV) = EV/EBITDA x EBITDA

= 10 x 1.8 = $18 million

EV = Equity Value + Debt Value

=> 18 = Equity Value + 5

=> Equity Value = $13 million

Share Price = Equity Value / No. of shares = 13,000,000 / 100,000 = $130 using comparable transaction approach.

In case of Rover's, equity premium = 33.68 / 18.61 - 1 = 81%

Using this premium value, Daphne's share price = 55 x (1 + 81%) = $99.54