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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