Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. Put simply, there are good business reasons for why the seven companies in the Mag Seven have been elevated to superstar status.

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Marketability Market Capitalization Start-ups Equity 141

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Following completion of the financing, Interfor's long-term debt will have a weighted average interest rate of 5.30% with laddered maturities principally spanning 2024-2033. As of October 31, 2022 Interfor had a Net Debt to Invested Capital ratio of approximately 10%.

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Debt Financing Finance Net Debt Equity 40

Benzinga

OCTOBER 28, 2024

28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TC Transcontinental (TSX: TCL ) announces the sale of its industrial packaging operations to Hood Packaging Corporation for a price of US$95 million (about C$132 million 1 ) subject to working capital adjustments. MONTRÉAL, Oct. Industrial packaging is a solid business.

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Net Debt 40

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To the extent that you have cash on your balance, you will generate interest income which adds on to net income, but interest expenses on debt will reduce income, with the net effect being positive for companies with large cash balance, relative to the debt that they owe, and negative for firms with large net debt outstanding.

Equity 75

Equity Start-ups Banking EBITDA 75

Benzinga

MAY 1, 2025

In addition, as part of the transaction, Endeavour has agreed to pay up to an additional $10 million in contingent payments, payable in cash, upon the occurrence of certain events and will also add approximately $20 million in net debt which will remain outstanding and repayable by Minera Kolpa. In 2024, the mine produced 2.0

Net Debt 40

Net Debt Equity Financing Finance Equity 40

Benzinga

JUNE 10, 2024

LOUIS, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advantage Solutions Inc. The company intends to use the majority of proceeds from the transaction to reinvest in its business and reduce its debt as it continues to progress toward its target of achieving a net-debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA ratio of less than 3.5

Net Debt 40

Net Debt EBITDA Technology Marketability 40

Benzinga

JUNE 13, 2024

OWYN has shown exceptional net sales growth in the nutritional snacking category in recent years, and we believe that will continue." "We We continue to expect that in calendar year 2024 OWYN will achieve net sales of approximately $120 2 million.

Net Debt 40

Net Debt eCommerce EBITDA Marketability 40

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diamondback Energy, Inc. 2024 Diamondback Stand-alone Guidance and Base Dividend Increase In conjunction with this announcement, Diamondback is releasing selected operating information for the fourth quarter of 2023 and providing initial production and capital guidance for 2024. MIDLAND, Texas, Feb.

Net Debt 40

Net Debt Dividends Equity Marketability 40

Benzinga

JULY 18, 2024

LAS VEGAS, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution AB (publ)'s wholly owned subsidiary, Evolution Malta Holding Limited, ("Evolution") has entered into an agreement to acquire Galaxy Gaming, Inc. million in Net Revenue and $12.0 - $13.0 million in Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2024.

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Technology Net Debt EBITDA Finance 40

Benzinga

JANUARY 4, 2024

04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- APA Corporation ("APA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APA ) and Callon Petroleum Company ("Callon") (NYSE: CPE ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which APA will acquire Callon in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, inclusive of Callon's net debt.

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Net Debt Enterprise Value Banking Finance 40

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mattr Corp. times Adjusted EBITDA 1 of the AmerCable business for the trailing twelve-month ("TTM") period ended June 30, 2024. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Total Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, are non-GAAP measures. TORONTO, Nov. This purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 5.0

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EBITDA Marketability Net Debt Technology 45

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The total consideration for CWC included 947,807 Precision common shares, approximately $14 million in cash, plus the assumption of CWC's net debt of approximately $38 million, excluding transaction costs. The total transaction value for CWC was approximately $127 million on November 7, 2023.

Net Debt 40

Net Debt Alpha Technology 40

Benzinga

JANUARY 4, 2024

04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Era Helium Corp. ("NEH" The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2024. In connection with the transaction, ROCL will issue 9 million new shares to current stockholders of NEH, which amount may be subject to adjustment based upon any net debt of NEH.

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Net Debt Equity Compliance Finance 40

Benzinga

AUGUST 28, 2024

28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tactical Resources Corp. Proposed Business Combination As previously announced, Tactical Resources entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") with Plum on August 22, 2024. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug.

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Enterprise Value Equity Financing Equity Net Debt 40

Benzinga

AUGUST 12, 2024

12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WSP (TSX: WSP ) ("WSP", the "Corporation", "we", "us" or "our"), a leading global professional services firm, proudly announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire Power Engineers, Incorporated ("POWER") a prominent U.S. pro forma net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio 3 upon closing 7.

Equity Financing 45

Equity Financing EBITDA Finance Equity 45

Benzinga

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

billion, inclusive of assumed net debt. Pro-forma Crescent Point production is expected to total over 200,000 boe/d in 2024, with significant drilling inventory in place to deliver additional long-term organic growth. Strategic Rationale: Attractive Value for Hammerhead Shareholders.

Net Debt 40

Net Debt Enterprise Value Equity Marketability 40

Benzinga

JANUARY 29, 2024

29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. billion, including approximately $800 million of net debt, and the per-share consideration represents a premium of 10.1% to McGrath's closing stock price on January 26, 2024. Billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $1.4

EBITDA 40

EBITDA Net Debt Enterprise Value Finance 40

Benzinga

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

NYSE: HRI ) reported fourth-quarter 2024 sales growth of 14.4% Net debt stood at $4 billion as of December 31, 2024, with 2.5x. Herc Holdings Inc. year over year to $951 million, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $924.28 Revenue growth was driven by $91 million in rental growth from 2.1% pricing and 11.6%

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Net Debt EBITDA 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Measuring the Debt Burden With that tradeoff in place, we are ready to examine how it played out in 2024, by looking at how much companies around the world borrowed to fund their operations. to3.5%) during the year.

Equity 78

Equity EBITDA Risk Premium Gross Debt 78

Benzinga

APRIL 3, 2025

net debt to adjusted EBITDA. The terms of the transaction are not disclosed. Stantec intends to fund the acquisition through existing funds and credit facilities. Post close, the Company expects to remain within its internal range of 1.0x Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Net Debt EBITDA Technology Marketability 40

Musings on Markets

APRIL 20, 2025

To examine the kinds of companies that you would invest in, with a knee-jerk contrarian investing strategy , I looked at all US stocks with a market capitalization exceeding a billion dollars on December 31, 2024, and found the companies that were the biggest losers, on a percent basis, between March 28 and April 18 of 2025: You will note that technology (..)

Start-ups 137

Start-ups Price to Book Marketability Equity 137

Benzinga

JANUARY 14, 2025

billion of net debt. On a trailing 12-month basis through September 30, 2024, H&E generated $696 million of adjusted EBITDA on total revenues of $1,518 million, translating to an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 45.8%. adjusted EBITDA for the trailing 12 months ended September 30, 2024, or 5.8x

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Net Debt EBITDA Net Present Value Enterprise Value 40

Benzinga

JANUARY 15, 2025

per share, and assume approximately $133 million in net debt ( 2 ). MateriallyImproves Operating Metrics and Corporate Efficiency In the third quarter of 2024, average daily production of the acquired assets was approximately 7,900 net Boe (81% oil, 90% liquids) ( 4 ).

Net Debt 40

Net Debt Beta Equity 40

Benzinga

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Vireo estimates proforma revenue and EBITDA of the combined company of approximately $394 million and $94 million, respectively, for calendar year 2024.

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Finance EBITDA Equity Net Debt 40

Brian DeChesare

MARCH 19, 2025

For example, there appears to be $17 billion of deal activity in Education Services in 2024, but that includes the $14.5 According to Reuters , consumer/retail deals accounted for 15% of private equity deal volume between ~2004 and ~2014 but fell to only 7% between ~2014 and ~2024. billion deal for Nord Anglia.

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Equity Private Equity Firm EBITDA Start-ups 59