Question: Use a 30 percent illiquidity discount when estimating exit value for a private company using public company comparable multiples. What was the post-money valuation of

Use a 30 percent illiquidity discount when estimating exit value for a private company using public company comparable multiples.

What was the post-money valuation of Outreach Networks in 2011? Estimate the value using the venture capital method.

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Financial Performance and Projections
(dollars in millions)
2009 2010 2011 2012P 2013P 2014P 2015P 2016P 2017P
Revenue $9.00 $22.00 $63.00 $137.00 $198.00 $260.00 $335.00 $425.00 $525.00
Year-on-year growth 144% 186% 117% 45% 31% 29% 27% 24%
COGS $4.20 $10.90 $37.20 $82.40 $117.10 $153.40 $194.30 $242.30 $290.00
Gross Profit $4.80 $11.10 $25.80 $54.60 $80.90 $106.60 $140.70 $182.70 $235.00
Operating Expenses $2.79 $4.32 $8.50 $15.76 $20.78 $29.90 $41.85 $57.35 $77.15
EBITDA $2.01 $6.78 $17.30 $38.84 $60.12 $76.70 $98.85 $125.35 $157.85
Depreciation and Amortization $0.05 $0.11 $0.32 $0.69 $0.99 $1.30 $1.68 $2.13 $2.63
EBIT $1.97 $6.67 $16.99 $38.16 $59.13 $75.40 $97.18 $123.23 $155.23
EBIT margin 21.83% 30.32% 26.96% 27.85% 29.86% 29.00% 29.01% 28.99% 29.57%
Interest Expense $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Profit before Taxes $1.97 $6.67 $16.99 $38.16 $59.13 $75.40 $97.18 $123.23 $155.23
Taxes 30% $0.59 $2.00 $5.10 $11.45 $17.74 $22.62 $29.15 $36.97 $46.57
Net Income $1.38 $4.67 $11.89 $26.71 $41.39 $52.78 $68.02 $86.26 $108.66
Capital Expenditures $1.00 $1.45 $1.90 $2.45 $3.10 $3.83
Increase in Net Working Capital $6.00 $8.67 $11.39 $14.67 $18.61 $22.99
Free Cash Flow $20.39 $32.26 $40.80 $52.58 $66.67 $84.46
Source: Author estimates.
Comparable Company Valuation Data
(dollars in millions)
Company Name (Ticker) Market Capitalization Revenue Revenues, 1Yr Growth % EBITDA Margin % Total Debt/ Capital % TEV/ Forward EBITDA Forward P/E Beta
Acme Packet, Inc. (APKT) $2,244 $295 45.6% 30.1% - 13.7 24.3 1.50
Aruba Networks, Inc. (ARUN) $2,258 $433 48.2% 3.0% - 13.3 31.5 1.95
Aviat Networks, Inc. (AVNW) $108 $463 3.9% 0.2% 7.6% 4.2 21.3 1.35
Cisco Systems (CSCO) $100,206 $43,724 4.7% 25.3% 26.3% 6.4 10.3 1.20
Summary Statistics
Mean $26,204 $11,229 25.6% 14.6% 17.0% 9.4 21.8 1.50
Median $2,251 $448 25.2% 14.1% 17.0% 9.9 22.8 1.43
Notes: Valuation multiples are as of November 2011. The 10-year U.S Treasury rate was assumed to be 5% and the market risk premium 6.0%.

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