Q1 2023 Acquisitions
Q1 2023 Acquisitions
Q1 2023 Acquisitions
Q1 2023
2023 Increase in Lifetime Estate & Gift Tax Exemption and the Looming 2026 Cutback
─ Effective January 1, 2023, the lifetime estate and gift tax ─ The IRS requires valuations of privately held business
exemption amount increased from $12.06 million to interests to support values claimed on estate or gift tax
$12.92 million for individuals and to $25.84 million for returns. A valuation of a minority interest in an LLC or
married couples. The federal annual exclusion amount also other entity that holds estates or marketable securities
increased from $16,000 to $17,000. may be necessary as well. While the window is closing,
there is still time for The McLean Group to provide you
─ The federal gift/estate tax exemption will continue to
with a business or estate valuation to lock in current
increase each year for inflation through December 31,
exemption amounts.
2025. However, under current law, on January 1, 2026,
the amounts are scheduled to be cut in half. It’s likely that ─ The McLean Group’s dedicated business valuation practice
both political parties will attempt to propose legislation is one of the largest and most respected valuation
over the next few years to impact the exemption amount: practices in the Mid-Atlantic region. The firm has been
the Republicans to eliminate the automatic reduction in operating for more than twenty years and supports over
2026 and the Democrats to have it happen even sooner. 300 valuation clients a year across all industries.
Additionally, our complex securities valuation group and
─ Given this uncertainty, it’s a good time for individuals to
our asset valuation and appraisal expertise provide a full
begin the process of putting vehicles in place to utilize the
suite of services for our clients. Please contact us to discuss
increase in the exemption amounts before the exemption
how we can best support your objectives.
amounts automatically sunset or before legislation can be
introduced and passed which could drop the exemption
amounts prior to 2026.
─ Several high-profile bank failures, including Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank, caused many depositors
to question the safety of their deposits. This led companies and individuals alike to shift their liquid
holdings to larger banks and treasury bills.
─ A Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) is a privately owned company that invests in American small
businesses and is licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBIC funds, which borrow from the
SBA at a premium to the 10-year Treasury notes, were repriced in March 2023 at 5.168%.
─ In the last year, the Federal Reserve has increased the Federal Funds Rate from near 0 to the current rate
of 4.83%, significantly increasing the cost to service the now $31.4T U.S. debt. As of February 2023, it cost
$307B to maintain the U.S. debt, which is 12% of total federal spending.
WORKERS IN OFFICE COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC ─ To date, the federal government has remained relatively
quiet on any decisions around its employees returning to
San Jose 41% the office, with the choice being left to individual agencies.
Philadelphia 42%
─ Washington's mayor, Muriel Bowser, is calling for "decisive
San Francisco 44%
action" from the Biden administration to bring government
New York 45% employees back to the office as the district begins to feel
Washington D.C. 47% the economic ramifications.
Los Angeles 48%
─ According to Cushman & Wakefield, the office vacancy rate
Chicago 50% in D.C. is at a record 19.5%, posing a serious threat to
Dallas 54% commercial real estate values and rental income.
Houston 62% ─ As a result of the deteriorating property values, D.C. CFO
Austin 68% Glen Lee has downgraded his forecast on commercial
property tax income for the coming years.
─ The banking crisis of 2023 was ignited by the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March.
─ The failures were due in part to drained deposits, shrinking net interest margin, mismatched duration of assets to liabilities on the
balance sheet, and industry concentration exposure.
─ In response, the Federal Reserve has established a new Bank Term Funding Program to allow banks to have access to one-year loans
that are recognized at par value.
─ The Federal Reserve collaborated with five other central banks to enhance the provision of U.S. dollar liquidity swaps through the
end of April.
─ Regulators at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are considering increasing the limit of insurance above the existing amount
of $250,000 or potentially applying different treatment to business deposits.
$307.B
$209.B
$118.B
and Assessment Center (NITAAC) released a "preliminary Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023
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notification of apparent successful offerors" for the $50 billion
CIO-SP4 contract. The list contains a total of 450 companies, 31
with around 250 being small businesses. With the current CIO- 26
SP3 contract expiring on April 29th, the pressure remains on
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(NLRB) issued a groundbreaking decision stating that
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The board found that offering severance agreements to
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employees containing confidentiality or non-disclosure
provisions, regardless of whether they are signed or not, is a
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violation of the National Labor Relations Act. This decision will
affect most private sector employees and employers
nationwide. The NLRB decision is still subject to appeal and 20.1x
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may be vacated by an appeals court. 14.8x
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─ The Biden Administration is looking to increase the federal
employee headcount by 3.6% in 2024, a move that would
bring the workforce to its highest level since WWII. The
Treasury Department is expected to see the largest bump
under Biden's plan, with the increase largely for the IRS. Not Defense Primes Government Contractors Defense Systems
far behind is the Veterans Affairs Department (VA), which is LTM 2023E 2024P
looking to staff up after Congress recently made an additional
~5 million veterans eligible for VA care and benefits.
Sources: Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ, U.S.
Department of Defense, Gov Executive
1. For composition of indices, see page 27
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Q1 M&A REPORT SELECT Q1 TRANSACTIONS Q1 2023
Contract
Award Date End Date Customer Awardee Type Contract Scope
Value ($M)
Federal Aviation Operate as the lead integrator for the FAA main
$2,400 3/27/2023 3/27/2038 Verizon - telecommunications and IT network
Administration
20%
10%
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-15.0%
-20%
-30%
Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
─ The TMG custom DGI indices have largely continued to outperform the S&P 500 over the last twelve months, with the "Government
Contractors" index leading the way.
─ The government contracting outlook for 2023 remains quite strong, with many banks increasing their price targets for notable contractors
such as Booz Allen and CACI. Federal contractors will look to capitalize on lucrative contract vehicle awards later this year, such as CIO-SP4,
Evolve IDIQ, OASIS+, GSA Alliant 3, T4NG2, and others.
─ Civilian agencies received significant budget increases for 2023, with the Department of Veterans Affairs (20% increase), Health and Human
Services (9% increase), and Department of Homeland Security (6% increase) leading the way.
Sources: S&P Capital IQ
1. For composition of indices, see
page 27
The McLean Group
Premier middle market investment bank
Q1 M&A REPORT MARKET VALUATIONS Q1 2023
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HEI TDY MRCY LHX RTX Mean NOC KTOS LMT GD Median ESLT BAH VVX BA. CACI LDOS PSN SAIC
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KTOS HEI MRCY Mean ESLT TDY PSN BAH LMT VVX Median LHX RTX BA. GD CACI SAIC LDOS NOC
Sources: S&P Capital IQ
Lockheed Martin 472.73 134,417.7 65,798.1 9,814.2 14.9% 67,708.2 10,041.3 14.8% 2.04x 13.70x 1.99x 13.39x
Northrop Grumman 461.72 82,327.5 38,324.4 5,342.7 13.9% 40,462.9 5,739.6 14.2% 2.15x 15.41x 2.03x 14.34x
General Dynamics 228.21 73,452.5 41,171.4 5,375.5 13.1% 44,016.7 5,981.5 13.6% 1.78x 13.66x 1.67x 12.28x
L3Harris 196.24 44,390.1 17,708.9 3,537.5 20.0% 18,582.4 3,737.3 20.1% 2.51x 12.55x 2.39x 11.88x
BAE Systems 12.16 42,062.7 30,070.7 3,956.5 13.2% 31,665.5 4,228.3 13.4% 1.40x 10.63x 1.33x 9.95x
Average $291.37 $101,319.7 $47,086.5 $7,463.5 16.0% $49,822.5 $7,986.4 16.2% 2.17x 13.66x 2.05x 12.76x
Gov’t Contractors
Leidos 92.06 17,788.0 14,998.1 1,559.0 10.4% 15,756.2 1,659.1 10.5% 1.19x 11.41x 1.13x 10.72x
Booz Allen Hamilton 92.69 14,966.2 9,769.7 1,050.1 10.7% 10,411.1 1,146.9 11.0% 1.53x 14.25x 1.44x 13.05x
CACI 296.28 8,511.3 6,715.3 725.6 10.8% 7,104.1 774.4 10.9% 1.27x 11.73x 1.20x 10.99x
SAIC 107.46 8,329.5 7,724.2 695.1 9.0% 7,951.6 723.1 9.1% 1.08x 11.98x 1.05x 11.52x
Parsons 44.74 5,392.7 4,494.6 386.2 8.6% 4,704.0 417.1 8.9% 1.20x 13.96x 1.15x 12.93x
V2X 39.72 2,445.7 3,850.8 301.5 7.8% 4,049.9 332.1 8.2% 0.64x 8.11x 0.60x 7.36x
Average $112.16 $9,572.2 $7,925.4 $786.3 9.6% $8,329.5 $842.1 9.8% 1.15x 11.91x 1.09x 11.10x
HEICO Corporation 171.04 21,549.8 2,763.6 733.1 26.5% 2,972.7 806.4 27.1% 7.80x 29.39x 7.25x 26.72x
Elbit Systems 169.64 8,575.2 5,715.0 557.0 9.7% 6,335.9 716.0 11.3% 1.50x 15.40x 1.35x 11.98x
Mercury Systems 51.12 3,494.3 1,059.9 223.1 21.1% 1,149.9 256.6 22.3% 3.30x 15.66x 3.04x 13.62x
Kratos Defense & Security 13.48 1,997.0 989.5 87.9 8.9% 1,089.9 110.7 10.2% 2.02x 22.72x 1.83x 18.05x
Average $170.53 $12,016.9 $3,254.4 $601.2 18.1% $3,511.7 $676.0 19.1% 3.77x 20.12x 3.51x 17.36x
Low $12.16 $1,996.98 $989.53 $87.89 7.8% $1,089.94 $110.66 8.2% 0.64x 8.11x 0.60x 7.36x
Mean $176.15 $39,187.0 $19,364.3 $2,858.3 14.2% $20,489.0 $3,093.7 14.6% 2.24x 14.79x 2.10x 13.36x
Median $107.46 $17,788.02 $7,724.16 $1,050.12 13.1% $7,951.56 $1,146.87 13.4% 1.78x 13.70x 1.67x 12.28x
High $472.73 $172,010.52 $72,429.70 $12,840.29 26.5% $78,342.16 $14,432.22 27.1% 7.80x 29.39x 7.25x 26.72x
Closed EV EV /
Acquirer(s) Target(s) Target Description
Date ($M) Rev. EBITDA
Provides a secure transmission of data and
1/3/2023 L3Harris Viasat (Tactical Data Links Product) voice communications $1,960 NA NA
SAIC’s Logistics and Support Chain Manages multiple supply chains for the
3/23/2023* ASRC Federal $350 NA NA
Management Arm Defense Logistics Agency’s customers
designed to load Cobalt Strike onto infected machines, Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023
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resulting in over 200 phishing attacks since the beginning of EBITDA VALUATION MULTIPLES1
the attacks.
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Security Services
Securitas 8.91 9,158.2 14,761.2 1,238.0 8.4% 15,299.5 1,339.0 8.8% 0.62x 7.40x 0.60x 6.84x
The Brink's Company 66.80 5,973.7 4,860.6 876.3 18.0% 5,166.5 968.1 18.7% 1.23x 6.82x 1.16x 6.17x
Prosegur 1.99 2,681.4 4,740.8 564.7 11.9% 4,914.2 614.3 12.5% 0.57x 4.75x 0.55x 4.37x
Loomis 34.28 2,802.0 2,649.2 539.0 20.3% 2,781.4 569.0 20.5% 1.06x 5.20x 1.01x 4.92x
Average $28.00 $5,153.8 $6,752.9 $804.5 14.7% $7,040.4 $872.6 15.1% 0.87x 6.04x 0.83x 5.58x
Security Solutions
Honeywell International 191.12 138,751.0 36,718.5 9,364.1 25.5% 38,708.6 10,100.7 26.1% 3.78x 14.82x 3.58x 13.74x
Johnson Controls 60.22 52,124.6 27,261.0 4,132.3 15.2% 28,302.0 4,560.0 16.1% 1.91x 12.61x 1.84x 11.43x
Motorola Solutions 286.13 53,158.3 9,724.5 2,815.7 29.0% 10,306.2 3,124.4 30.3% 5.47x 18.88x 5.16x 17.01x
ADT 7.23 16,201.6 6,761.3 2,571.8 38.0% 7,230.2 2,730.9 37.8% 2.40x 6.30x 2.24x 5.93x
Allegion 106.73 11,288.6 3,591.0 850.7 23.7% 3,727.8 910.2 24.4% 3.14x 13.27x 3.03x 12.40x
Alarm.com Holdings 50.28 2,427.2 863.4 119.9 13.9% 917.0 147.2 16.1% 2.81x 20.24x 2.65x 16.49x
Napco Security Technologies 37.58 1,339.8 184.8 44.7 24.2% 211.8 61.3 29.0% 7.25x 29.96x 6.33x 21.84x
Arlo Technologies 6.06 452.7 474.4 12.4 2.6% 526.1 31.5 6.0% 0.95x 36.66x 0.86x 14.37x
Average $93.17 $34,468.0 $10,697.4 $2,489.0 21.5% $11,241.2 $2,708.3 23.2% 3.46x 19.09x 3.21x 14.15x
Cyber Security
Fortinet 66.46 50,984.1 5,410.5 1,518.2 28.1% 6,462.4 1,807.5 28.0% 9.42x 33.58x 7.89x 28.21x
SolarWinds 8.60 2,520.4 732.8 294.6 40.2% 763.6 315.9 41.4% 3.44x 8.56x 3.30x 7.98x
Varonis Systems 26.01 2,392.5 524.7 50.6 9.6% 583.6 63.3 10.9% 4.56x 47.33x 4.10x 37.77x
Tenable 47.51 5,249.7 805.4 107.1 13.3% 955.3 144.8 15.2% 6.52x 49.01x 5.50x 36.26x
NetScout Systems 28.65 1,877.2 911.1 212.9 23.4% 900.2 215.6 24.0% 2.06x 8.82x 2.09x 8.71x
SecureWorks 8.57 603.3 390.9 (35.1) -9.0% 404.3 2.1 0.5% 1.54x NA 1.49x NA
Average $30.97 $10,604.6 $1,462.6 $358.0 17.6% $1,678.2 $424.9 20.0% 4.59x 29.46x 4.06x 23.78x
Low $1.99 $452.7 $184.8 -$35.1 -9.0% $211.8 $2.1 0.5% 0.57x 4.75x 0.55x 4.37x
Mean $57.95 $19,999.2 $6,742.6 $1,404.3 18.7% $7,120.0 $1,539.2 20.3% 3.26x 19.07x 2.96x 14.97x
Median $35.93 $4,025.9 $3,120.1 $551.8 19.2% $3,254.6 $591.6 19.6% 2.60x 13.27x 2.44x 12.40x
High $286.13 $138,751.0 $36,718.5 $9,364.1 40.2% $38,708.6 $10,100.7 41.4% 9.42x 49.01x 7.89x 37.77x
3/2/2023 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Axis Cyber Security Develops infrastructure software NA NA NA
─ The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) index for TRANSACTIONS BY MONTH
manufacturing activity fell for the fourth straight month to 46.3 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2022 Q1 2023
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(numbers below 50 indicate a contraction); its lowest level since
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often called “forever chemicals” because of how long they take EBITDA VALUATION MULTIPLES
to break down. The new EPA regulation is expected to cost water
utilities billions to filter and test water supplies, which will have
until the end of 2026 to comply. 20.7x 20.6x
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CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Stock Price Enterprise CY2023E 2024P TEV/2023E TEV/2024P
3/31/23 Value Revenue EBTIDA Margin Revenue EBITDA Margin Revenue EBITDA Revenue EBITDA
Water Utilities
American Water Works 146.49 40,888.4 4,121.4 2,243.3 54.4% 4,401.4 2,398.6 54.5% 9.92x 18.23x 9.29x 17.05x
Essential Utilities 43.65 18,402.9 2,215.4 1,129.6 51.0% 2,372.9 1,281.5 54.0% 8.31x 16.29x 7.76x 14.36x
California Water Service 58.20 4,319.4 906.2 285.7 31.5% 930.8 315.8 33.9% 4.77x 15.12x 4.64x 13.68x
American States Water 88.89 4,014.7 534.1 203.8 38.2% 555.3 224.5 40.4% 7.52x 19.70x 7.23x 17.88x
SJW 76.13 3,991.9 635.8 248.7 39.1% 657.3 272.4 41.5% 6.28x 16.05x 6.07x 14.65x
Consolidated Water 16.43 211.1 118.1 21.0 17.8% 112.0 NA NA 1.79x 10.05x 1.89x NA
Global Water Resources 12.43 401.1 49.7 21.8 43.9% 52.7 23.3 44.2% 8.07x 18.40x 7.61x 17.21x
Average $63.17 $10,318.5 $1,225.8 $593.4 39.4% $1,297.5 $752.7 44.8% 6.66x 16.26x 6.35x 15.80x
System Solutions
Danaher 252.04 200,184.1 30,221.8 10,204.2 33.8% 32,414.4 11,144.0 34.4% 6.62x 19.62x 6.18x 17.96x
Dover 151.94 24,751.3 8,792.5 1,868.0 21.2% 9,164.7 1,992.3 21.7% 2.82x 13.25x 2.70x 12.42x
Xylem 104.70 20,138.1 5,781.5 1,029.8 17.8% 6,093.9 1,132.4 18.6% 3.48x 19.56x 3.30x 17.78x
IDEX 231.03 18,604.0 3,408.9 952.5 27.9% 3,536.1 997.2 28.2% 5.46x 19.53x 5.26x 18.66x
Pentair 55.27 11,406.3 4,102.0 871.0 21.2% 4,279.1 937.0 21.9% 2.78x 13.10x 2.67x 12.17x
A. O. Smith 69.15 10,330.8 3,740.3 748.2 20.0% 3,898.8 798.0 20.5% 2.76x 13.81x 2.65x 12.95x
Watts Water Technologies 168.32 5,500.2 1,976.6 363.7 18.4% 2,051.1 376.6 18.4% 2.78x 15.12x 2.68x 14.60x
Average $147.49 $41,559.3 $8,289.1 $2,291.1 22.9% $8,776.9 $2,482.5 23.4% 3.81x 16.28x 3.63x 15.22x
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Stock Price Enterprise CY2023E 2024P TEV/2023E TEV/2024P
3/31/23 Value Revenue EBTIDA Margin Revenue EBITDA Margin Revenue EBITDA Revenue EBITDA
Components
Graco 73.01 12,052.7 2,188.6 672.1 30.7% 2,277.4 712.7 31.3% 5.51x 17.93x 5.29x 16.91x
Flowserve 34.00 5,517.9 3,975.2 435.4 11.0% 4,168.2 501.2 12.0% 1.39x 12.67x 1.32x 11.01x
Franklin Electric 94.10 4,567.6 2,139.6 317.5 14.8% 2,225.2 330.7 14.9% 2.13x 14.39x 2.05x 13.81x
Mueller Water Products 13.94 2,526.0 1,352.3 221.8 16.4% 1,421.7 247.4 17.4% 1.87x 11.39x 1.78x 10.21x
The Gorman-Rupp 25.00 1,086.7 631.1 100.6 15.9% 668.4 110.5 16.5% 1.72x 10.80x 1.63x 9.83x
Energy Recovery 23.05 1,222.3 137.0 23.5 17.2% 176.7 41.8 23.6% 8.92x 52.01x 6.92x 29.27x
Average $43.85 $4,495.5 $1,737.3 $295.2 17.7% $1,822.9 $324.0 19.3% 3.59x 19.87x 3.16x 15.17x
Infrastructure
AECOM 84.32 13,652.6 14,241.5 990.7 7.0% 14,970.5 1,066.7 7.1% 0.96x 13.78x 0.91x 12.80x
Tetra Tech 146.91 8,115.5 3,579.5 447.6 12.5% 3,736.8 495.6 13.3% 2.27x 18.13x 2.17x 16.38x
Clean Harbors 142.56 9,846.6 5,352.1 1,027.4 19.2% 5,556.8 1,079.3 19.4% 1.84x 9.58x 1.77x 9.12x
EMCOR Group 162.59 7,833.0 11,982.4 732.5 6.1% 12,649.4 818.2 6.5% 0.65x 10.69x 0.62x 9.57x
Arcosa 63.11 3,483.7 2,191.4 326.4 14.9% 2,328.9 348.0 14.9% 1.59x 10.67x 1.50x 10.01x
Primoris Services 24.66 2,410.6 5,297.4 358.3 6.8% 5,704.3 393.7 6.9% 0.46x 6.73x 0.42x 6.12x
Average $104.03 $7,557.0 $7,107.4 $647.1 11.1% $7,491.1 $700.2 11.4% 1.29x 11.60x 1.23x 10.67x
Low $12.43 $211.1 $49.7 $21.0 6.1% $52.7 $23.3 6.5% 0.46x 6.73x 0.42x 6.12x
Mean $90.84 $16,748.4 $4,602.8 $994.0 23.4% $4,861.7 $1,121.6 24.6% 3.95x 16.02x 3.70x 14.26x
Median $74.57 $6,675.4 $2,812.2 $441.5 18.8% $2,954.5 $501.2 20.5% 2.78x 14.75x 2.67x 13.81x
High $252.04 $200,184.1 $30,221.8 $10,204.2 54.4% $32,414.4 $11,144.0 54.5% 9.92x 52.01x 9.29x 29.27x
Sources: S&P Capital IQ
$USD, Millions besides Stock Price
Closed EV EV /
Acquirer(s) Target(s) Target Description
Date ($M) Rev. EBITDA
Provides software and electronics
1/1/2023 Badger Meter Syrinix $17.9 NA NA
integration to the environmental industry
Portfolio of wind and solar farms in Alberta
1/6/2023 Canadian Utilities Limited Wind and Solar Assets (Suncor) $529.4 NA NA
and Ontario
Provider of water and wastewater treatment
1/22/2023* Xylem Evoqua Water Technologies $7,532.1 4.17x 27.32x
systems and technologies
Provider of water, wastewater, and civil
1/27/2023 H2M Architects and Engineers Crew Engineers NA NA NA
engineering services
Provider of energy generation and
2/1/2023 J.P. Morgan Asset Management South Jersey Industries $7,846.1 3.94x 16.58x
distribution, particularly natural gas
2/10/2023 HQI US Holding Great River Hydro Operator of hydroelectric projects $2,250.0 NA NA
3/1/2023 Domtar Resolute Forest Products Producer of wood, pulp, and paper products $2,554.1 0.70x 3.04x
3/27/2023* Crescent Point Energy Oil Assets of Spartan Delta Oil field in Montney (British Columbia) $1,248.1 NA NA
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EBITDA VALUATION MULTIPLES1
months of 2023, trucking, warehousing, and parcel-delivery
companies cut a total of 2,000 jobs in January and another
16.5x
16,900 in February.
Select Q1 Transactions
8.9x
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5.9x 6.1x 5.8x 6.2x 5.7x
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4.3x 4.0x
Marine Assets 3.6x
acquired by* acquired by acquired by acquired by
Matson 59.67 2,813.2 3,056.3 372.9 12.2% 3,000.7 358.8 12.0% 0.92x 7.54x 0.94x 7.84x
Kirby 69.70 5,363.0 3,074.6 539.2 17.5% 3,230.2 625.3 19.4% 1.74x 9.95x 1.66x 8.58x
ArcBest 92.42 2,354.6 4,846.2 468.0 9.7% 5,030.1 532.1 10.6% 0.49x 5.03x 0.47x 4.43x
Diana Shipping 3.90 792.8 278.5 157.5 56.6% 276.8 137.6 49.7% 2.85x 5.03x 2.86x 5.76x
Average $47.47 $2,391.2 $2,391.7 $351.0 25.4% $2,462.4 $379.1 24.6% 1.38x 6.09x 1.35x 5.84x
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 5.43 767.0 681.5 54.5 8.0% 790.0 122.9 15.6% 1.13x 14.07x 0.97x 6.24x
Tidewater 44.08 2,241.5 816.1 224.8 27.5% 859.8 321.7 37.4% 2.75x 9.97x 2.61x 6.97x
Orion Group 2.59 162.1 753.9 33.3 4.4% 789.4 46.2 0.1 0.21x 4.87x 0.21x 3.51x
DEME Group 128.03 3,887.6 2,834.8 503.9 17.8% 3,166.7 588.9 18.6% 1.37x 7.71x 1.23x 6.60x
Average $36.81 $3,666.0 $1,467.8 $443.8 24.0% $1,591.0 $508.2 27.9% 2.09x 8.93x 1.96x 6.21x
Star Bulk Carriers 21.12 3,203.7 932.8 564.0 60.5% 957.8 651.9 68.1% 3.43x 5.68x 3.34x 4.91x
Golden Ocean 9.52 3,017.8 725.8 432.8 59.6% 750.9 429.5 57.2% 4.16x 6.97x 4.02x 7.03x
Danaos 54.62 1,345.8 924.2 732.0 79.2% 892.1 675.6 75.7% 1.46x 1.84x 1.51x 1.99x
Global Ship Lease 18.74 1,450.5 626.2 452.3 72.2% 628.7 496.0 78.9% 2.32x 3.21x 2.31x 2.92x
Sources: S&P Capital IQ
$USD, Millions besides Stock Price
Eagle Bulk Shipping 45.50 787.8 375.5 177.0 47.1% 381.6 206.3 54.1% 2.10x 4.45x 2.06x 3.82x
Genco Shipping & Trading 15.66 770.4 312.0 178.0 57.1% 348.7 209.5 60.1% 2.47x 4.33x 2.21x 3.68x
Average $22.28 $1,776.0 $664.1 $431.7 63.0% $676.6 $450.8 65.4% 2.60x 4.27x 2.52x 3.96x
Teekay Tankers 42.93 1,852.7 789.2 497.0 63.0% 723.3 409.0 56.5% 2.35x 3.73x 2.56x 4.53x
DHT Holdings 10.81 2,030.3 383.8 300.2 78.2% 434.8 349.3 80.3% 5.29x 6.76x 4.67x 5.81x
Nordic American Tankers 3.96 1,073.3 295.3 218.0 73.8% 251.9 171.4 68.0% 3.64x 4.92x 4.26x 6.26x
Ardmore Shipping 14.87 775.8 266.2 170.6 64.1% 216.2 128.6 59.5% 2.91x 4.55x 3.59x 6.03x
Average $28.43 $2,208.4 $674.4 $454.9 68.7% $616.8 $393.2 64.9% 3.44x 4.94x 3.70x 5.68x
Low $2.59 $162.06 $266.20 $33.27 $0.04 $216.16 $46.22 $0.06 $0.21 $1.84 $0.21 $1.99
Mean $32.09 $2,406.0 $1,194.0 $423.2 48.4% $1,224.2 $433.4 48.9% 2.45x 5.79x 2.46x 5.25x
Median $17.20 $1,941.5 $771.6 $402.8 60.0% $789.7 $383.9 58.4% 2.41x 4.96x 2.43x 5.58x
High $128.03 $11,271.9 $4,846.2 $1,402.6 79.2% $5,030.1 $1,461.3 80.3% 5.29x 14.07x 4.80x 8.58x
Closed EV EV /
Acquirer(s) Target(s) Target Description
Date ($M) Rev. EBITDA
Operates marine construction, dredging, and
1/1/2023 Kiewit Corporation Weeks Marine NA NA NA
tunneling
2/7/2023 Clarkson Port Services Den Helder Support Service Provides integrated logistics services NA NA NA
2/21/2023 MSC Mediterranean Shipping Terminal Investment Develops and manages container terminals NA NA NA
3/28/2023 Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Atlas Corp Container ship asset manager and operator $10,683.5 7.00x 9.20x
3/30/2023 Campbell Transportation Marine Assets of NGL Marine Barge services for dry and liquid cargo NA NA NA
Defense, Government & Intelligence Physical & Cyber Security Critical Infrastructure Maritime Transport & Facilities
Defense Primes Security Services Water Utilities Diversified Maritime Logistics
Raytheon RTX Securitas AB SECU B American Water Works AWK Algoma Central ALC
Lockheed Martin LMT The Brink’s Company BCO Essential Utilities WTRG Matson MATX
Northrop Grumman NOC Prosegur PSG California Water Service CWT Kirby KEX
General Dynamics GD Loomis AB LOOMIS American States Water AWR ArcBest ARCB
L3Harris Technologies LHX Security Solutions SJW Group SJW Diana Shipping DSX
BAE BA. Honeywell International HON Consolidated Water CWCO Shipyard & Port Services
Government Contractors Johnson Controls International JCI Global Water Resources GWRS International Container Serv. ICT
Leidos LDOS Motorola Solutions MSI System Solutions Great Lakes Dredge & Dock GLDD
Booz Allen Hamilton BAH ADT ADT Danaher DHR Tidewater TDW
CACI International CACI Allegion ALLE Dover DOV Orion Group ORN
SAIC SAIC Vivint Smart Home VVNT Xylem XYL DEME Group NV DEME
Parsons PSN Alarm.com Holdings ALRM IDEX IEX Dry Bulk Shipping
V2X VVX Napco Security Technologies NSSC Pentair PNR Costamare CMRE
Defense Systems Arlo Technologies ARLO A. O. Smith AOS Star Bulk Carriers SBLK
HEICO HEI Cyber Security Watts Water Technologies WTS Golden Ocean Group GOGL
Teledyne Technologies TDY Fortinet FTNT Components Danaos DAC
Elbit Systems ESLT Check Point Software Tech. SHKP Graco GGG Global Ship Lease GSL
Mercury Systems MRCY SolarWinds SWI Flowserve FLS Safe Bulkers SB
Kratos Defense & Security KTOS Varonis Systems VRNS Franklin Electric FELE Eagle Bulk Shipping EGLE
Tenable Holdings TENB Badger Meter BMI Genco Shipping & Trading GNK
NetScout System NTCT SPX FLOW FLOW Petroleum Products Transportation
SecureWorks SCWX Mueller Water Products MWA Scorpio Tankers STNG
The Gorman-Rupp GRC International Seaways INSW
Energy Recovery ERII Teekay Tankers TNK
Infrastructure DHT Holdings DHT
AECOM ACM Nordic American Tankers NAT
Tetra Tech TTEK Ardmore Shipping ASC
Clean Harbors CLH
EMCOR Group EME
Arcosa ACA
Primoris Services PRIM
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