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PRIVATECOMPANYVALUATION
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ProcessofValuingPrivateCompanies
¨ Theprocessofvaluingprivatecompaniesisnotdifferentfromtheprocessofvaluingpubliccompanies.Youestimatecashflows,attachadiscountratebasedupontheriskinessofthecashflowsandcomputeapresentvalue.Aswithpubliccompanies,youcaneithervalue¤ Theentirebusiness,bydiscountingcashflowstothefirmatthecostof
capital.¤ Theequityinthebusiness,bydiscountingcashflowstoequityatthe
costofequity.¨ Whenvaluingprivatecompanies,youfacetwostandard
problems:¤ Thereisnotmarketvalueforeitherdebtorequity¤ Thefinancialstatementsforprivatefirmsarelikelytogobackfewer
years,havelessdetailandhavemoreholesinthem.
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1.NoMarketValue?
¨ Marketvaluesasinputs:Sinceneitherthedebtnorequityofaprivatebusinessistraded,anyinputsthatrequirethemcannotbeestimated.1. Debtratiosforgoingfromunleveredtoleveredbetasandfor
computingcostofcapital.2. Marketpricestocomputethevalueofoptionsandwarrants
grantedtoemployees.¨ Marketvalueasoutput:Whenvaluingpubliclytradedfirms,themarketvalueoperatesasameasureofreasonableness.Inprivatecompanyvaluation,thevaluestandsalone.
¨ Marketpricebasedriskmeasures,suchasbetaandbondratings,willnotbeavailableforprivatebusinesses.
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2.CashFlowEstimationIssues
¨ Shorterhistory:Privatefirmsoftenhavebeenaroundformuchshortertimeperiodsthanmostpubliclytradedfirms.Thereisthereforelesshistoricalinformationavailableonthem.
¨ DifferentAccountingStandards:Theaccountingstatementsforprivatefirmsareoftenbasedupondifferentaccountingstandardsthanpublicfirms,whichoperateundermuchtighterconstraintsonwhattoreportandwhentoreport.
¨ Interminglingofpersonalandbusinessexpenses:Inthecaseofprivatefirms,somepersonalexpensesmaybereportedasbusinessexpenses.
¨ Separating“Salaries” from“Dividends”:Itisdifficulttotellwheresalariesendanddividendsbegininaprivatefirm,sincetheybothendupwiththeowner.
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PrivateCompanyValuation:Motivematters
¨ Youcanvalueaprivatecompanyfor¤ ‘Show’ valuations
n Curiosity:Howmuchismybusinessreallyworth?n Legalpurposes:Estatetaxanddivorcecourt
¤ Transactionvaluationsn Saleorprospectivesaletoanotherindividualorprivateentity.n Saleofonepartner’sinteresttoanothern Saletoapubliclytradedfirm
¤ Aspreludetosettingtheofferingpriceinaninitialpublicoffering¨ Youcanvalueadivisionordivisionsofapubliclytradedfirm
¤ Aspreludetoaspinoff¤ Forsaletoanotherentity¤ Todoasum-of-the-partsvaluationtodeterminewhetherafirmwillbe
worthmorebrokenuporifitisbeingefficientlyrun.
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Privatecompanyvaluations:Fourbroadscenarios
¨ Privatetoprivatetransactions:Youcanvalueaprivatebusinessforsalebyoneindividualtoanother.
¨ Privatetopublictransactions:Youcanvalueaprivatefirmforsaletoapubliclytradedfirm.
¨ PrivatetoIPO:Youcanvalueaprivatefirmforaninitialpublicoffering.
¨ PrivatetoVCtoPublic:Youcanvalueaprivatefirmthatisexpectedtoraiseventurecapitalalongthewayonitspathtogoingpublic.
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I.PrivatetoPrivatetransaction
¨ Inprivatetoprivatetransactions,aprivatebusinessissoldbyoneindividualtoanother.Therearethreekeyissuesthatweneedtoconfrontinsuchtransactions:¨ Neitherthebuyernorthesellerisdiversified.Consequently,risk
andreturnmodelsthatfocusonjusttheriskthatcannotbediversifiedawaywillseriouslyunderestimatethediscountrates.
¨ Theinvestmentisilliquid.Consequently,thebuyerofthebusinesswillhavetofactorinan“illiquiditydiscount” toestimatethevalueofthebusiness.
¨ Keypersonvalue:Theremaybeasignificantpersonalcomponenttothevalue.Inotherwords,therevenuesandoperatingprofitofthebusinessreflectnotjustthepotentialofthebusinessbutthepresenceofthecurrentowner.
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Anexample:Valuingarestaurant
¨ AssumethatyouhavebeenaskedtovalueaupscaleFrenchrestaurantforsalebytheowner(whoalsohappenstobethechef).Boththerestaurantandthechefarewellregarded,andbusinesshasbeengoodforthelast3years.
¨ Thepotentialbuyerisaformerinvestmentbanker,whotiredoftheratrace,hasdecidetocashoutallofhissavingsandusetheentireamounttoinvestintherestaurant.
¨ Youhaveaccesstothefinancialstatementsforthelast3yearsfortherestaurant.Inthemostrecentyear,therestaurantreported$1.2millioninrevenuesand$400,000inpre-taxoperatingprofit.Whilethefirmhasnoconventionaldebtoutstanding,ithasaleasecommitmentof$120,000eachyearforthenext12years.
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Pastincomestatements…
3 years ago
2 years ago Last year
Revenues $800 $1,100 $1,200 Operating at full capacity- Operating lease expense $120 $120 $120 (12 years left on the lease)
- Wages $180 $200 $200(Owner/chef does not draw salary)
- Material $200 $275 $300 (25% of revenues)- Other operating expenses $120 $165 $180 (15% of revenues)Operating income $180 $340 $400- Taxes $72 $136 $160 (40% tax rate)Net Income $108 $204 $240
All numbers are in thousands
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Step1:Estimatingdiscountrates
¨ Conventionalriskandreturnmodelsinfinancearebuiltonthepresumptionthatthemarginalinvestorsinthecompanyarediversifiedandthattheythereforecareonlyabouttheriskthatcannotbediversified.Thatriskismeasuredwithabetaorbetas,usuallyestimatedbylookingatpastpricesorreturns.
¨ Inthisvaluation,bothassumptionsarelikelytobeviolated:¤ Asaprivatebusiness,thisrestauranthasnomarketpricesorreturnstouseinestimation.
¤ Thebuyerisnotdiversified.Infact,hewillhavehisentirewealthtiedupintherestaurantafterthepurchase.
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Nomarketprice,noproblem…Usebottom-upbetastogettheunleveredbeta
¨ Theaverageunleveredbetaacross75publiclytradedrestaurantsintheUSis0.86.
¨ Acaveat:Mostofthepubliclytradedrestaurantsonthislistarefast-foodchains(McDonald’s,BurgerKing)ormassrestaurants(Applebee’s,TGIF…)Thereisanargumenttobemadethatthebetaforanupscalerestaurantismorelikelytobereflecthigh-endspecialtyretailersthanitisrestaurants.Theunleveredbetafor45high-endretailersis1.18.
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80 unitsof firm specificrisk
20 units of market risk
Private owner of businesswith 100% of your weatlthinvested in the business
Publicly traded companywith investors who are diversified
Is exposedto all the riskin the firm
Demands acost of equitythat reflects thisrisk
Eliminates firm-specific risk in portfolio
Demands acost of equitythat reflects only market risk
Market Beta measures justmarket risk
Total Beta measures all risk= Market Beta/ (Portion of the total risk that is market risk)
Private Owner versus Publicly Traded Company Perceptions of Risk in an Investment
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Estimatingatotalbeta
¨ Togetfromthemarketbetatothetotalbeta,weneedameasureofhowmuchoftheriskinthefirmcomesfromthemarketandhowmuchisfirm-specific.
¨ Lookingattheregressionsofpubliclytradedfirmsthatyieldthebottom-upbetashouldprovideananswer.¤ TheaverageR-squaredacrossthehigh-endretailerregressionsis25%.¤ Sincebetasarebasedonstandarddeviations(ratherthanvariances),
wewilltakethecorrelationcoefficient(thesquarerootoftheR-squared)asourmeasureoftheproportionoftheriskthatismarketrisk.
¨ TotalUnleveredBeta=MarketBeta/Correlationwiththemarket=1.18/0.5=2.36
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Thefinalstepinthebetacomputation:EstimateaDebttoequityratioandcostofequity
¨ Withpubliclytradedfirms,were-leverthebetausingthemarketD/Eratioforthefirm.Withprivatefirms,thisoptionisnotfeasible.Wehavetwoalternatives:¤ Assumethatthedebttoequityratioforthefirmissimilartotheaverage
marketdebttoequityratioforpubliclytradedfirmsinthesector.¤ Useyourestimatesofthevalueofdebtandequityastheweightsinthe
computation.(Therewillbeacircularreasoningproblem:youneedthecostofcapitaltogetthevaluesandthevaluestogetthecostofcapital.)
¨ Wewillassumethatthisprivatelyownedrestaurantwillhaveadebttoequityratio(14.33%)similartotheaveragepubliclytradedrestaurant(eventhoughweusedretailerstotheunleveredbeta).¤ Leveredbeta=2.36(1+(1-.4)(.1433))=2.56¤ Costofequity=4.25%+2.56(4%)=14.50%(TBondratewas4.25%atthetime;4%istheequityriskpremium)
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Estimatingacostofdebtandcapital
¨ Whilethefirmdoesnothavearatingoranyrecentbankloanstouseasreference,itdoeshaveareportedoperatingincomeandleaseexpenses(treatedasinterestexpenses)CoverageRatio=OperatingIncome/Interest(Lease)Expense
=400,000/120,000=3.33Ratingbasedoncoverageratio=BB+ Defaultspread=3.25%After-taxCostofdebt=(Riskfree rate+Defaultspread)(1– taxrate)
=(4.25%+3.25%)(1- .40)=4.50%¨ Tocomputethecostofcapital,wewillusethesameindustry
averagedebtratiothatweusedtoleverthebetas.¤Costofcapital=14.50%(100/114.33)+4.50%(14.33/114.33)=13.25%¤(Thedebttoequityratiois14.33%;thecostofcapitalisbasedonthedebttocapitalratio)
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Step2:Cleanupthefinancialstatements
Stated AdjustedRevenues $1,200 $1,200- Operating lease expenses $120 Leases are financial expenses- Wages $200 $350 ! Hire a chef for $150,000/year- Material $300 $300- Other operating expenses $180 $180Operating income $400 $370- Interest expnses $0 $69.62 7.5% of $928.23 (see below)Taxable income $400 $300.38- Taxes $160 $120.15Net Income $240 $180.23
Debt 0 $928.23 ! PV of $120 million for 12 years @7.5%
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Step3:Assesstheimpactofthe“key” person
¨ Partofthedrawoftherestaurantcomesfromthecurrentchef.Itispossible(andprobable)thatifhesellsandmoveson,therewillbeadropoffinrevenues.Ifyouarebuyingtherestaurant,youshouldconsiderthisdropoffwhenvaluingtherestaurant.Thus,if20%ofthepatronsaredrawntotherestaurantbecauseofthechef’sreputation,theexpectedoperatingincomewillbelowerifthechefleaves.¤ Adjustedoperatingincome(existingchef)=$370,000¤ Operatingincome(adjustedforchefdeparture)=$296,000
¨ Astheowner/chefoftherestaurant,whatmightyoubeabletodotomitigatethislossinvalue?
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Step4:Don’tforgetvaluationfundamentals
¨ Tocompletethevaluation,youneedtoassumeanexpectedgrowthrate.Aswithanybusiness,assumptionsaboutgrowthhavetobeconsistentwithreinvestmentassumptions.Inthelongterm,Reinvestmentrate=Expectedgrowthrate/Returnoncapital
¨ Inthiscase,wewillassumea2%growthrateinperpetuityanda20%returnoncapital.
Reinvestmentrate=g/ROC=2%/20%=10%¨ Eveniftherestaurantdoesnotgrowinsize,thisreinvestment
iswhatyouneedtomaketokeeptherestaurantbothlookinggood(remodeling)andworkingwell(newovensandappliances).
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Step5:Completethevaluation
¨ Inputstovaluation¤ AdjustedEBIT=$296,000¤ Taxrate=40%¤ Costofcapital=13.25%¤ Expectedgrowthrate=2%¤ Reinvestmentrate(RIR)=10%
¨ ValuationValueoftherestaurant=ExpectedFCFFnextyear/(Costofcapital–g)=ExpectedEBITnextyear(1- taxrate)(1- RIR)/(Costofcapital–g)
=296,000(1.02)(1-.4)(1-.10)/(.1325- .02)=$1.449million
Valueofequityinrestaurant=$1.449million- $0.928million(PVofleases)b=$0.521million
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Step6:Considertheeffectofilliquidity
¨ Inprivatecompanyvaluation,illiquidityisaconstanttheme.Allthetalk,though,seemstoleadtoaruleofthumb.Theilliquiditydiscountforaprivatefirmisbetween20-30%anddoesnotvaryacrossprivatefirms.
¨ Butilliquidityshouldvaryacross:¤ Companies:Healthierandlargercompanies,withmoreliquidassets,shouldhavesmallerdiscountsthanmoney-losingsmallerbusinesseswithmoreilliquidassets.
¤ Time:Liquidityisworthmorewhentheeconomyisdoingbadlyandcreditistoughtocomebythanwhenmarketsarebooming.
¤ Buyers:Liquidityisworthmoretobuyerswhohaveshortertimehorizonsandgreatercashneedsthanforlongerterminvestorswhodon’tneedthecashandarewillingtoholdtheinvestment.
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TheStandardApproach:Illiquiditydiscountbasedonilliquidpubliclytradedassets
¨ Restrictedstock:ThesearestockissuedbypubliclytradedcompaniestothemarketthatbypasstheSECregistrationprocessbutthestockcannotbetradedforoneyearaftertheissue.
¨ Pre-IPOtransactions:Thesearetransactionspriortoinitialpublicofferingswhereequityinvestorsintheprivatefirmbuy(sell)eachother’sstakes.
¨ Inbothcases,thediscountisestimatedthebethedifferencebetweenthemarketpriceoftheliquidassetandtheobservedtransactionpriceoftheilliquidasset.¤ DiscountRestrictedstock=Stockprice– Priceonrestrictedstockoffering
¤ DiscountIPO =IPOofferingprice– Priceonpre-IPOtransaction
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TheRestrictedStockDiscount
¨ Aggregatediscountstudies¤ Maherexaminedrestrictedstockpurchasesmadebyfourmutualfundsinthe
period1969-73andconcludedthattheytradedanaveragediscountof35.43%onpubliclytradedstockinthesamecompanies.
¤ Moroney reportedameandiscountof35%foracquisitionsof146restrictedstockissuesby10investmentcompanies,usingdatafrom1970.
¤ Inastudyofrestrictedstockofferingsfromthe1980s,Silber(1991)findsthatthemediandiscountforrestrictedstockis33.75%.
¨ Silberrelatedthesizeofthediscounttocharacteristicsoftheoffering:LN(RPRS)=4.33+0.036LN(REV)- 0.142LN(RBRT)+0.174DERN+0.332DCUST¤ RPRS=Relativepriceofrestrictedstock(topubliclytradedstock)¤ REV=Revenuesoftheprivatefirm(inmillionsofdollars)¤ RBRT=RestrictedBlockrelativetoTotalCommonStockin%¤ DERN=1ifearningsarepositive;0ifearningsarenegative;¤ DCUST=1ifthereisacustomerrelationshipwiththeinvestor;0otherwise;
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CrosssectionaldifferencesinIlliquidity:ExtendingtheSilberregression
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TheIPOdiscount:Pricingonpre-IPOtransactions(in5monthspriortoIPO)
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The“sampling” problem
¨ WithbothrestrictedstockandtheIPOstudies,thereisasignificantsamplingbiasproblem.¤ Thecompaniesthatmakerestrictedstockofferingsarelikelytobe
small,troubledfirmsthathaverunoutofconventionalfinancingoptions.
¤ ThetypesofIPOswhereequityinvestorsselltheirstakeinthefivemonthspriortotheIPOatahugediscountarelikelytobeIPOsthathavesignificantpricinguncertaintyassociatedwiththem.
¨ Withrestrictedstock,themagnitudeofthesamplingbiaswasestimatedbycomparingthediscountonallprivateplacementstothediscountonrestrictedstockofferings.Onestudyconcludedthatthe“illiquidity” aloneaccountedforadiscountoflessthan10%(leavingthebalanceof20-25%tobeexplainedbysamplingproblems).
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Analternativeapproach:Usethewholesample¨ Alltradedassetsareilliquid.Thebidaskspread,measuringthe
differencebetweenthepriceatwhichyoucanbuyandselltheassetatthesamepointintimeistheilliquiditymeasure.
¨ Wecanregressthebid-askspread(asapercentoftheprice)againstvariablesthatcanbemeasuredforaprivatefirm(suchasrevenues,cashflowgeneratingcapacity,typeofassets,varianceinoperatingincome)andarealsoavailableforpubliclytradedfirms.
¨ Usingdatafromtheendof2000,forinstance,weregressedthebid-askspreadagainstannualrevenues,adummyvariableforpositiveearnings(DERN:0ifnegativeand1ifpositive),cashasapercentoffirmvalueandtradingvolume.Spread=0.145– 0.0022ln(AnnualRevenues)-0.015(DERN)– 0.016(Cash/FirmValue)– 0.11($Monthlytradingvolume/FirmValue)Youcouldpluginthevaluesforaprivatefirmintothisregression(withzerotradingvolume)andestimatethespreadforthefirm.
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EstimatingtheilliquiditydiscountfortherestaurantApproach used Estimated discount Value of restaurantBludgeon (Fixed discount) 25% $0.521 (1- .25) = $0.391
millionRefined Bludgeon (Fixed discount with adjustment for revenue size/ profitability)
28.75% (Silber adjustment for small revenues and positive profits to a base discount of 25%)
$0.521 (1-.2875) = $0.371 million
Bid-ask spread regression = 0.145 – 0.0022 ln (1.2) -0.015 (1) –0.016 (.05) – 0.11 (0)= 12.88%
$0.521 (1-.1288) = $0.454 million
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II.Privatecompanysoldtopubliclytradedcompany
¨ Thekeydifferencebetweenthisscenarioandthepreviousscenarioisthatthesellerofthebusinessisnotdiversifiedbutthebuyeris(oratleasttheinvestorsinthebuyerare).Consequently,theycanlookatthesamefirmandseeverydifferentamountsofriskinthebusinesswiththesellerseeingmoreriskthanthebuyer.
¨ Thecashflowsmayalsobeaffectedbythefactthatthetaxratesforpubliclytradedcompaniescandivergefromthoseofprivateowners.
¨ Finally,thereshouldbenoilliquiditydiscounttoapublicbuyer,sinceinvestorsinthebuyercanselltheirholdingsinamarket.
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Revisitingthecostofequityandcapital:RestaurantValuation
Private Public
Unlevred beta 2.36 1.18
Debt to equity ratio 14.33% 14.33%
Tax rate 40% 40%
Pre-tax cost of debt 7.50% 7.50%
Levered beta 2.56 1.28
Riskfree rate 4.25% 4.25%
Equity risk premium 4% 4%
Cost of equity 14.5% 9.38%
After-tax cost of debt 4.50% 4.50%
Cost of capital 13.25% 8.76%
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Revaluingtherestauranttoa“public”buyer
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So,whatpriceshouldyouaskfor?
¨ Assumethatyourepresentthechef/owneroftherestaurantandthatyouwereaskingfora“reasonable” pricefortherestaurant.Whatwouldyouaskfor?
a. $454,000b. $1.484millionc. Somenumberinthemiddle¨ Ifitis“somenumberinthemiddle”,whatwilldetermine
whatyouwillultimatelygetforyourbusiness?
¨ Howwouldyoualtertheanalysis,ifyourbestpotentialbidderisaprivateequityorVCfundratherthanapubliclytradedfirm?
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III.Privatecompanyforinitialpublicoffering
¨ Inaninitialpublicoffering,theprivatebusinessisopeneduptoinvestorswhoclearlyarediversified(oratleasthavetheoptiontobediversified).
¨ Therearecontrolimplicationsaswell.Whenaprivatefirmgoespublic,itopensitselfuptomonitoringbyinvestors,analystsandmarket.
¨ Thereportingandinformationdisclosurerequirementsshifttoreflectapubliclytradedfirm.
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Terminal year (11)EBIT (1-t) $1,849
- Reinvestment $ 416FCFF $1,433
Terminal Value10= 1433/(.08-.027) = $27.036
Cost of capital = 11.32% (.983) + 5.16% (.017) = 11.22%
90% advertising (1.44) + 10% info svcs (1.05)
Risk Premium6.15%
Operating assets $9,611+ Cash 375+ IPO Proceeds 1000- Debt 207Value of equity 10,779- Options 805Value in stock 9,974/ # of shares 574.44Value/share $17.36
Cost of Debt(2.7%+5.3%)(1-.40)= 5.16%
Stable Growthg = 2.7%; Beta = 1.00;
Cost of capital = 8% ROC= 12%;
Reinvestment Rate=2.7%/12% = 22.5%
Cost of Equity11.32% Weights
E = 98.31% D = 1.69%
Riskfree Rate:Riskfree rate = 2.7% +
Beta 1.40 X
Cost of capital decreases to 8% from years 6-10
D/E=1.71%
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Revenue growth of 55% a year for 5 years, tapering down to 2.7% in year
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Pre-tax operating
margin increases to 25% over the next 10 years
Sales to capital ratio of
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Starting numbers
75% from US(5.75%) + 25% from rest of world (7.23%)
2012 Trailing+2013Revenues $316.9 $448.2Operating+Income ?$77.1 ?$92.9Adj+Op+Inc $4.3Invested+Capital $549.1Operating+Margin 0.96%Sales/Capital 0.82
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Revenues 694.7$33333333 1,076.8$3333 1,669.1$3333 2,587.1$3333 4,010.0$3333 5,796.0$3333 7,771.3$3333 9,606.8$3333 10,871.1$33 11,164.6$33Operating3Income 23.3$3333333333 62.0$3333333333 136.3$33333333 273.5$33333333 520.3$33333333 891.5$33333333 1,382.2$3333 1,939.7$3333 2,456.3$3333 2,791.2$3333Operating3Income3after3taxes 23.3$3333333333 62.0$3333333333 136.3$33333333 265.3$33333333 364.2$33333333 614.2$33333333 937.1$33333333 1,293.8$3333 1,611.4$3333 1,800.3$3333Reinvestment 164.3$33333333 254.7$33333333 394.8$33333333 612.0$33333333 948.6$33333333 1,190.7$3333 1,316.8$3333 1,223.7$3333 842.8$33333333 195.7$33333333FCFF (141.0)$333333 (192.7)$333333 (258.5)$333333 (346.6)$333333 (584.4)$333333 (576.5)$333333 (379.7)$333333 70.0$3333333333 768.5$33333333 1,604.6$3333
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Thetwistsinaninitialpublicoffering
¨ Valuationissues:¤ Useoftheproceedsfromtheoffering:Theproceedsfromtheoffering
canbeheldascashbythefirmtocoverfutureinvestmentneeds,paidtoexistingequityinvestorswhowanttocashoutorusedtopaydowndebt.
¤ Warrants/Specialdealswithpriorequityinvestors:Ifventurecapitalistsandotherequityinvestorsfromearlieriterationsoffundraisinghaverightstobuyorselltheirequityatpre-specifiedprices,itcanaffectthevaluepershareofferedtothepublic.
¨ Pricingissues:¤ Institutionalset-up:MostIPOsarebackedbyinvestmentbanking
guaranteesontheprice,whichcanaffecthowtheyarepriced.¤ Follow-upofferings:Theproportionofequitybeingofferedatinitial
offeringandsubsequentofferingplanscanaffectpricing.
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A.UseoftheProceeds
¨ Theproceedsfromaninitialpublicofferingcanbe¤ Takenoutofthefirmbytheexistingowners¤ Usedtopaydowndebtandotherobligations¤ Heldascashbythecompanytocoverfuturereinvestmentneeds
¨ Howyoudealwiththeissuancewilldependuponhowtheproceedsareused.¤ Iftakenoutofthefirm->Ignoreinvaluation¤ Ifusedtopaydowndebt->Changethedebtratio,whichmaychangethecostofcapitalandthevalueofthefirm
¤ Ifheldascashtocoverfuturereinvestmentneeds->AddthecashproceedsfromtheIPOtotheDCFvaluationofthecompany.
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TheIPOProceeds:Twitter
¨ Howmuch? Newsstoriessuggestthatthecompanyisplanningonraisingabout$1billionfromtheoffering.
¨ Use:IntheTwitterprospectusfiling,thecompanyspecifiesthatitplanstokeeptheproceedsinthecompanytomeetfutureinvestmentneeds.¤ Inthevaluation,Ihaveaddedabilliontotheestimatedvalueoftheoperatingassetsbecausethatcashinfusionwillaugmentthecashbalance.
¨ Howwouldthevaluationhavebeendifferentiftheownersannouncedthattheyplannedtowithdrawhalfoftheofferingproceeds?
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B.Claimsfrompriorequityinvestors
¨ Whenaprivatefirmgoespublic,therearealreadyequityinvestorsinthefirm,includingthefounder(s),venturecapitalistsandotherequityinvestors.Insomecases,theseequityinvestorscanhavewarrants,optionsorotherspecialclaimsontheequityofthefirm.
¨ Ifexistingequityinvestorshavespecialclaimsontheequity,thevalueofequitypersharehastobeaffectedbytheseclaims.Specifically,theseoptionsneedtobevaluedatthetimeoftheofferingandthevalueofequityreducedbytheoptionvaluebeforedeterminingthevaluepershare.
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TheclaimsonTwitter’sequity
¨ TheoverallvaluethatweestimateforTwitter’sequityis$10,779million.Therearemultipleclaimsonthisequity.¤ Theownersofthecompanyownthecommonsharesinthecompany¤ Twitterhassevenclassesofconvertible,preferredstockonthecompany
(fromdifferentVCs).¤ Twitterhas86millionrestrictedstockunitsthatithasusedinemployee
compensation.¤ Twitterhas44.16millionunitsofemployeeoptions,alsousedin
compensationcontracts.(Strikeprice=$1.82,life=6.94years)¤ TwitterhasagreedtopayMoPubstockholderswith14.791millionshares.
¨ Theconvertiblepreferredshareswillbeconvertedatthetimeoftheofferingandthecommonsharesoutstandingwillbe472.61million,notcountingRSUsandoptions.Inthevaluation:¤ Numberofcommonsshares=574.44million(allbutoptions)¤ Optionvalue=$805million(withmaturitysetto3.47years)
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C.TheInvestmentBankingguarantee…
¨ AlmostallIPOsaremanagedbyinvestmentbanksandarebackedbyapricingguarantee,wheretheinvestmentbankerguaranteestheofferingpricetotheissuer.
¨ Ifthepriceatwhichtheissuanceismadeislowerthantheguaranteedprice,theinvestmentbankerwillbuythesharesattheguaranteedpriceandpotentiallybeartheloss.
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PricingversusValue
¨ EarlierIassessedthevalueofequityatTwittertobe$9.97billion(withavaluepershareof$17.36/share).
¨ Assume,however,thatthemarketappetiteforsocialmediastocksishighandthatyoupullupthevaluationsofotherpubliclytradedstocksinthemarket:
¨ Whatwouldyoubaseyourofferpriceon?Howwouldyousellit?
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TheevidenceonIPOpricing
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Aninvestmentopportunity?
¨ Assumethatinvestmentbankstrytounderpriceinitialpublicofferingsbyapproximately10-15%.Asaninvestor,whatstrategywouldyouadopttotakeadvantageofthisbehavior?
¨ Whymightitnotwork?
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D.Theofferingquantity
¨ AssumenowthatyouaretheownerofTwitterandwereoffering100%ofthesharesincompanyintheofferingtothepublic?Ifinvestorsarewillingtopay$20billionforthecommonstock,howmuchdoyoulosebecauseoftheunderpricing(15%)?
¨ Assumethatyouwereofferingonly10%ofthesharesintheinitialofferingandplantosellalargeportionofyourremainingstakeoverthefollowingtwoyears?Wouldyourviewsoftheunderpricinganditseffectonyourwealthchangeasaconsequence?
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IV.AnIntermediateProblemPrivatetoVCtoPublicoffering…¨ Assumethatyouhaveaprivatebusinessoperatinginasector,wherepubliclytraded
companieshaveanaveragebetaof1andwheretheaveragecorrelationoffirmswiththemarketis0.25.Considerthecostofequityatthreestages(Riskfreerate=4%;ERP=5%):
¨ Stage1:Thenascentbusiness,withaprivateowner,whoisfullyinvestedinthatbusiness.
PerceivedBeta=1/0.25=4
CostofEquity=4%+4(5%)=24%
¨ Stage2:Angelfinancingprovidedbyspecializedventurecapitalist,whoholdsmultipleinvestments,inhightechnologycompanies.(Correlationofportfoliowithmarketis0.5)
PerceivedBeta=1/0.5=2
CostofEquity=4%+2(5%)=14%
¨ Stage3:Publicoffering,whereinvestorsareretailandinstitutionalinvestors,withdiversifiedportfolios:
PerceivedBeta=1
CostofEquity=4%+1(5%)=9%
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Tovaluethiscompany…
1 2 3 4 5Terminal
year
E(Cash flow) $100 $125 $150 $165 $170 $175Market beta 1 1 1 1 1 1Correlation 0.25 0.25 0.5 0.5 0.5 1Beta used 4 4 2 2 2 1Cost of equity 24.00% 24.00% 14.00% 14.00% 14.00% 9.00%Terminal value $2,500Cumulated COE 1.2400 1.5376 1.7529 1.9983 2.2780 2.4830PV $80.65 $81.30 $85.57 $82.57 $1,172.07
Value of firm $1,502 (Correct value, using changing costs of equity)
Value of firm $1,221 (using 24% as cost of equity forever. You will undervalue firm)
Value of firm $2,165 (Using 9% as cost of equity forever. You will overvalue firm)
Assume that this company will be fully owned by its current owner for two years, will access the technology venture capitalist at the start of year 3 and that is expected to either go public or be sold to a publicly traded firm at the end of year 5. Growth rate
2% forever after year 5
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Implications
¨ Proposition1:Thevalueofaprivatebusinessthatisexpectedtotransitiontoapubliclytradedcompanywillbehigherthanthevalueofanotherwisesimilarprivatebusinessthatdoesnotexpecttomakethistransition.¤ Privatebusinessesinsectorsthatare“hot”intermsofgoingpublic(social
mediain2014)willbeworthmorethanprivatebusinessesinlesssexysectors.
¤ AsIPOsboom(bust)privatecompanyvaluationswillincrease(decrease).¤ Privatecompaniesincountriesthathaveeasyaccesstopublicmarketswill
havehighervaluethancompaniesincountrieswithoutthataccess.¨ Proposition2:Thevalueofaprivatebusinessthatexpectstomake
thetransitiontoapubliccompanysoonerwillbehigherthanthevalueofanotherwisesimilarcompanythatwilltakelonger.¤ Privatebusinesseswillbeworthmoreifcompaniesareabletogopublic
earlierintheirlifecycle.
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Privatecompanyvaluation:Closingthoughts¨ Thevalueofaprivatebusinesswilldependonthepotentialbuyer.¨ Ifyouarethesellerofaprivatebusiness,youwillmaximizevalue,
ifyoucansellto¤ Alongterminvestor¤ Whoiswelldiversified(orwhoseinvestorsare)¤ Anddoesnotthinktoohighlyofyou(asaperson)
¨ Ifyouarevaluingaprivatebusinessforlegalpurposes(taxordivorcecourt),theassumptionsyouuseandthevalueyouarriveatwilldependonwhichsideofthelegaldivideyouareon.
¨ Asafinalproposition,alwayskeepinmindthattheownerofaprivatebusinesshastheoptionofinvestinghiswealthinpubliclytradedstocks.Therehastobearelationshipbetweenwhatyoucanearnonthoseinvestmentsandwhatyoudemandasareturnonyourbusiness.
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