Does RSE can merge/buyout FVC?
Introduction
| This spreadsheet supports the INSTRUCTOR analysis of the case "Flinder Valves and Controls Inc." (Case 50). |
| September 15, 2008 |
| Copyright © 2008 by the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Exh1
| Exhibit 1 | |
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | |
| Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007, for Flinder Valves and Controls Inc. | |
| (dollars in thousands) | |
| Assets | |
| Cash | $1,884 |
| U.S. Treasury tax notes and other Treasury obligations | 9,328 |
| Due from U.S. government | 868 |
| Accounts receivable net | 2,316 |
| Inventories, at lower of cost or market | 6,888 |
| Other current assets | 116 |
| Total current assets | $21,400 |
| Investments | 1,768 |
| Land | 92 |
| Buildings | 36,240 |
| Equipment | 18,904 |
| Less: allowance for depreciation | 7,056 |
| Total plant, property, and equipment—gross | 48,180 |
| Construction in process | 88 |
| Total plant, property, and equipment—net* | 48,268 |
| Patents | 156 |
| Cash value of life insurance | 376 |
| Deferred assets | 156 |
| Total assets | 72,124 |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |
| Accounts payable | 2,016 |
| Wages and salaries accrued | 504 |
| Current Maturities of Long Term Debt | 30,000 |
| Employees’ pension cost accrued | 208 |
| Tax accrued | 72 |
| Dividends payable | 560 |
| Provision for federal income tax | 1,200 |
| Total current liabilities | 34,560 |
| Deferred federal income tax | 800 |
| Common stock at par (shares authorized and outstanding 2,440,000 shares) | 1,220 |
| Capital surplus | 7,180 |
| Earned surplus | 28,364 |
| Total equity | 36,764 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | 72,124 |
| * Equivalent land in the area had a market value of $320,000, and the building had an estimated market worth of $16,800,000. Equipment had a replacement cost of approximately $24,000,000 but a market value of about $16,000,000 in an orderly liquidation. |
Exh2
| Exhibit 2 | ||||||||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||||||||
| Summary of Earnings and Dividends for Flinder Valves and Controls Inc. | ||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| Three months ended 3/30 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | ||||
| Sales | $36,312 | $34,984 | $35,252 | $45,116 | $49,364 | $11,728 | $14,162 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 25,924 | 24,200 | 24,300 | 31,580 | 37,044 | 8,730 | 10,190 | |||
| Gross profit | 10,388 | 10,784 | 10,952 | 13,536 | 12,320 | 2,998 | 3,972 | |||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 2,020 | 2,100 | 2,252 | 2,628 | 2,936 | 668 | 896 | |||
| Other income—net | 92 | 572 | 108 | 72 | 228 | 14 | 198 | |||
| Income before taxes | 8,460 | 9,256 | 8,808 | 10,980 | 9,612 | 2,344 | 3,274 | |||
| Taxes | 3,276 | 3,981 | 3,620 | 4,721 | 4,037 | 1,009 | 1,391 | |||
| Net income | 5,184 | 5,275 | 5,188 | 6,259 | 5,575 | 1,335 | 1,883 | |||
| Cash dividends | 1,680 | 2,008 | 2,016 | 2,304 | 2,304 | 576 | 753 | |||
| Depreciation | 784 | 924 | 1,088 | 1,280 | 1,508 | 364 | 394 | |||
| Capital expenditures | 1,486 | 1,826 | 2,011 | 2,213 | 2,433 | 580 | 640 | |||
| Working capital needs | 1,899 | 3,492 | -1,200 | 4,289 | 4,757 | 1,130 | 1,365 | |||
| Ratio analysis | ||||||||||
| Sales | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 71.4 | 69.2 | 68.9 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 74.4 | 72.0 | |||
| Gross profit | 28.6 | 30.8 | 31.1 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 28.0 | |||
| Selling, general, and administrative | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | |||
| Other income—net | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | |||
| Income before federal taxes | 23.3 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 23.1 | |||
| Net income | 14.3 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 13.3 | |||
Exh3
| Exhibit 3 | |
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | |
| Consolidated Balance Sheet for RSE International as of December 31, 2007 | |
| (dollars in thousands except per-share figures) | |
| Assets | |
| Cash | $46,480 |
| U.S. government securities, at cost | 117,260 |
| Trade accounts receivable | 241,760 |
| Inventories, at lower of cost or market | 179,601 |
| Prepaid taxes and insurance | 2,120 |
| Total current assets | 587,221 |
| Investment in wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary | 158,080 |
| Investment in supplier corporation | 104,000 |
| Cash value of life insurance | 3,920 |
| Miscellaneous assets | 2,160 |
| Property, plant, and equipment, at cost: | |
| Buildings, machinery, equipment | 671,402 |
| Less: allowances for depreciation and amortization | 260,001 |
| Property, plant, and equipment—net | 411,402 |
| Land | 22,082 |
| Property, plant, equipment, and land—net | 433,484 |
| Patents, at cost, less amortization | 1,120 |
| Total assets | $1,289,985 |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |
| Notes payable to bank | $5,795 |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 90,512 |
| Payrolls and other compensation | 38,399 |
| Taxes other than taxes on income | 3,052 |
| Provision for federal taxes on income refund, estimated | 32,662 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 30,900 |
| Total current liabilities | 201,320 |
| Note payable to bank1 | 119,100 |
| Deferred federal income taxes | 29,668 |
| 2% cumulative convertible preferred stock, $20 par, | 27,783 |
| 1,389,160 shares outstanding2 | |
| Common stock, $2 par; 96,000,000 shares authorized; | 125,389 |
| 62,694,361 shares issued | |
| Capital surplus3 | 21,904 |
| Retained earnings | 764,821 |
| Total equity | 939,897 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $1,289,985 |
| 1 $150,000,000 note, payable semiannually beginning June 30, 2008; $30,900,000 due within one year, shown in current liabilities. One covenant required the company not to pay cash dividends, except on preferred stock, or to make other distribution on its shares or acquire any stock, after December 31, 1999, in excess of net earnings after that date. | |
| 2 Issued in January 2007; convertible at rate of 1.24 common share to one preferred share; redeemable beginning in 2012; sinking fund beginning in 2016. | |
| 3 Resulting principally from the excess of par value of 827,800 shares of preferred stock over the pay value of common share issues in conversion in 2007. |
Exh4
| Exhibit 4 | |||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | |||||
| Summary of Consolidated Earnings and Dividends for RSE International | |||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Net sales | $1,623,963 | $1,477,402 | $1,498,645 | $1,980,801 | $2,187,208 |
| Cost of products sold | 1,271,563 | 1,180,444 | 1,140,469 | 1,642,084 | 1,793,511 |
| Gross profit | 352,400 | 296,958 | 358,176 | 338,717 | 393,697 |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 58,463 | 69,438 | 74,932 | 87,155 | 120,296 |
| Earnings before federal income taxes | 293,937 | 227,520 | 283,244 | 251,562 | 273,401 |
| Tax expense | 126,393 | 95,558 | 116,130 | 101,883 | 109,360 |
| Net earnings | 167,544 | 131,962 | 167,114 | 149,679 | 164,041 |
| Depreciation | 19,160 | 20,000 | 21,480 | 24,200 | 26,800 |
| Cash dividends declared | 85,754 | 77,052 | 53,116 | 77,340 | 92,238 |
Exh5
| Exhibit 5 | ||||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||||
| Forecast Financial Statements for RSE International | ||||||
| for the Years Ending December 31, 2007–12 | ||||||
| (dollars in thousands except per-share figures) | ||||||
| Actual | Projected | |||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Sales | $2,187,208 | $2,329,373 | $2,480,785 | $2,642,037 | $2,813,769 | $2,996,658 |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,793,510 | 1,920,085 | 2,064,243 | 2,216,470 | 2,367,290 | 2,537,259 |
| Gross profit | 393,698 | 409,288 | 416,542 | 425,567 | 446,479 | 459,399 |
| Selling, general, and admin. | 120,296 | 129,786 | 139,481 | 151,027 | 161,315 | 169,826 |
| Income before tax | 273,402 | 279,502 | 277,061 | 274,540 | 285,164 | 289,573 |
| Tax expense | 109,361 | 111,801 | 110,824 | 109,816 | 114,066 | 115,829 |
| Net income | 164,041 | 167,701 | 166,237 | 164,724 | 171,098 | 173,744 |
| Cash dividends | 92,238 | 102,082 | 108,714 | 115,779 | 125,185 | 133,313 |
| Depreciation | 26,800 | 27,950 | 29,770 | 31,700 | 33,170 | 35,960 |
| Net PPE | 389,321 | 426,522 | 459,404 | 498,497 | 541,109 | 587,580 |
| Net working capital | 422,597 | 447,956 | 486,428 | 528,407 | 574,238 | 624,303 |
| Earnings per share1 | $2.62 | $2.60 | $2.58 | $2.56 | $2.66 | $2.70 |
| Divs. per share common stock1 | $1.42 | $1.58 | $1.69 | $1.80 | $1.94 | $2.07 |
| Div. per share preferred stock2 | $0.40 | |||||
| 1 62,694,361 common shares in 2007. Thereafter, 64,416,919 shares reflecting conversion of the preferred stock. | ||||||
| 2 1,389,160 preferred shares in 2007. Conversion into 1,722,558 shares of common stock assumed in 2008. | ||||||
Exh6
| Exhibit 6 | ||||||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||||||
| Market Prices of Flinder Valves and RSE International Corporation | ||||||||
| Flinder Valves and Controls | RSE International Corporation | |||||||
| Common Stock | Common Stock | Preferred Stock | ||||||
| High | Low | Close | High | Low | Close | High | Low | |
| 2003 | $16.25 | $8.75 | $15.00 | $12.31 | $10.05 | $11.88 | ||
| 2004 | 24.75 | 14.00 | 22.63 | 14.36 | 11.77 | 13.16 | ||
| 2005 | 25.00 | 20.00 | 22.25 | 12.81 | 9.27 | 11.13 | ||
| 2006 Quarter Ended: | ||||||||
| March 31 | 24.38 | 20.75 | 21.50 | 14.13 | 12.83 | 13.95 | ||
| June 30 | 22.75 | 20.38 | 21.00 | 13.69 | 12.04 | 11.78 | ||
| September 30 | 22.75 | 20.38 | 21.50 | 12.83 | 10.48 | 11.26 | ||
| December 31 | 24.36 | 20.13 | 21.00 | 12.39 | 11.26 | 11.87 | ||
| 2007 Quarter Ended: | ||||||||
| March 31 | 23.50 | 20.00 | 21.75 | 11.60 | 10.20 | 10.67 | 13.61 | 12.21 |
| June 30 | 23.63 | 19.88 | 22.00 | 11.60 | 10.90 | 10.90 | 13.15 | 12.04 |
| September 30 | 22.75 | 20.00 | 22.50 | 13.61 | 11.13 | 13.61 | 14.22 | 12.37 |
| December 31 | 30.00 | 22.25 | 28.50 | 17.01 | 13.30 | 16.78 | 17.32 | 13.77 |
| 2008 Quarter Ended: | ||||||||
| March 31 | 32.13 | 26.00 | 31.50 | 20.73 | 15.08 | 20.69 | 17.32 | 13.98 |
| May 1, 2008 | $39.75 | $38.90 | $39.75 | $22.58 | $18.30 | $21.98 | $17.63 | $15.35 |
Exh7
| Exhibit 7 | |||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | |||||
| Market Information on Firms in the Industrial Machinery Sector | |||||
| Expected | |||||
| Price/ | Growth | ||||
| Earnings | Dividend | Rate | |||
| Ratio | Beta | Yield | to 2010 | Debt/Capital | |
| Cascade Corp. | |||||
| Manufactures loading engagement devices | 10.5 | 0.95 | 1.7% | 5.1% | 29% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corporation | |||||
| Manufactures highly engineered, advanced technologies | |||||
| that perform critical functions | 17.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 36% |
| Flowserve Corp. | |||||
| Makes, designs, and markets fluid handling | |||||
| equipment (pumps, valves, and mechanical seals) | 20.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 27.0 | 30% |
| Gardner Denver | |||||
| Manufacturers stationary air compressors, vacuum | |||||
| products, and blowers | 10.9 | 1.3 | Nil | NMF | 19% |
| Idex Corp. | |||||
| Manufactures a wide range of pumps and machinery | |||||
| products | 16.1 | 1.05 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 22% |
| Roper Industries | |||||
| Manufacturers energy systems and controls, imaging | |||||
| equipment, and radio frequency products | 19.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 29% |
| Tecumseh Products | |||||
| Manufactures compressors, condensers, and pumps | 38.2 | 1.05 | Nil | NMF | 8% |
| Watts Industries | |||||
| Manufactures and sells and extensive line of valves | |||||
| for the plumbing and heating and water quality markets | 15 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 32% |
| NMF = not meaningful figure. | |||||
| Source: Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008. |
Exh8
| Exhibit 8 | ||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||
| Information on Selected Recent Related Mergers | ||||
| Effective Date | Acquirer | Business | Target | Business |
| 5/25/06 | Armor Holdings Inc. | Law enforcement equip | Stewart & Stevenson | Turbine-driven products |
| 6/26/06 | Bouygues S.A. | Construction | Alstom SA | Power generation equip |
| 9/20/06 | Boeing Co. | Aircraft | Aviall Inc | Vehicle parts |
| 11/10/06 | Daikin Industries Ltd. | Air conditioning sys | OYL Industries Bhd | Airconditioners |
| 12/8/06 | Oshkosh Truck Corp. | Heavy duty trucks | JLG Industries Inc | Excavators/telehandlers |
| 4/11/07 | Rank Group Ltd. | Investment holding co | SIG Holding AG | Packaging/plastics machinery |
| 6/22/07 | Meggitt PLC | Aerospace/defense system | K&F Industries Holdings | Aircraft braking systems |
| 7/31/07 | BAE Systems Inc. | Electronic systems | Armor Holdings Inc | Law enforcement equip |
| 12/3/07 | Carlyle Group LLC | Private equity firm | Sequa Corp | Aircraft engine component |
| 12/20/07 | ITT Corp. | Pumps/valves | EDO Corp | Electn system products |
| 2/6/08 | London Acquisition BV | Investment holding co | Stork NV | Components |
| 6/5/08 | Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd. | Industrial machinery/equip | Trane Inc | Airconditioners |
Exh8 cont'd
| Exhibit 8 (Continued) | ||||||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||||||
| Information on Selected Recent Related Mergers | ||||||||
| Acquirer | Target | Transaction Size ($mm) | Target Net Sales Last 12 Months ($mm) | Equity Value/ Target Net Income | Enterprise Value/ Target Net Sales | Enterprise Value/ Target Operating Income | Enterprise Value/ Target Cash Flow | Premium 4 Weeks Prior to Announcement Date (%) |
| Armor Holdings Inc. | Stewart & Stevenson | 1,123 | 726 | 65.3 | 1.12 | 33.1 | 23.7 | 40.6 |
| Bouygues S.A. | Alstom S.A. | 2,467 | 17,679 | nmf | 1.48 | 77.9 | 22.5 | -1.2 |
| Boeing Co. | Aviall Inc. | 2,057 | 1,371 | 28.9 | 1.53 | 18.7 | 14.9 | 27.2 |
| Daikin Industries Ltd. | OYL Industries Bhd | 1,152 | 1,581 | 27.6 | 1.41 | 21.5 | 16.8 | 19.4 |
| Oshkosh Truck Corp. | JLG Industries Inc. | 3,252 | 2,289 | 20.5 | 1.30 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 52.3 |
| Rank Group Ltd. | SIG Holding AG | 2,314 | 1,418 | 38.6 | 1.56 | 64.8 | 14.2 | 19.3 |
| Meggitt PLC | K&F Industries Holdings | 1,802 | 424 | 20.3 | 4.26 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 13.5 |
| BAE Systems Inc. | Armor Holdings Inc. | 4,328 | 2,805 | 30.5 | 1.71 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 29.3 |
| Carlyle Group LLC | Sequa Corp. | 2,007 | 2,181 | 34.4 | 1.25 | 20.6 | 12.5 | 63.3 |
| ITT Corp. | EDO Corp. | 1,678 | 945 | 86.8 | 1.99 | 34.0 | 23.9 | 40.5 |
| London Acquisition BV | Stork NV | 2,347 | 2,153 | 17.1 | 0.02 | na | na | 35.2 |
| Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. | Trane Inc. | 9,751 | 8,328 | 21.2 | 1.39 | 14.9 | 11.6 | na |
Exh9
| Exhibit 9 | |||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | |||
| Capital Market Interest Rates and Stock Price Indexes | |||
| (averages per annum, except April 2008, which offers closing values for April 25, 2008) | |||
| 2006 | 2007 | April 2008 | |
| U.S. Treasury Yields | |||
| 3-month bills | 4.70% | 4.40% | 1.28% |
| 30-year bonds | 5.00% | 4.91% | 4.52% |
| Corporate Bond Yields by Rating | |||
| Aaa | 5.59% | 5.56% | 5.58% |
| Aa | 5.80% | 5.90% | 5.96% |
| A | 6.06% | 6.09% | 6.32% |
| Baa | 6.48% | 6.48% | 6.98% |
| Stock Market | |||
| S&P 500 Index | 1,418 | 1,468 | 1,398 |
| Price/earnings ratio | 17.7× | 18.3× | 17.4× |
| Industrial Machinery Stocks | |||
| Price/earnings ratio | 13.9× | 14.0× | |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 1.4% | |
| Historical return premium of equity over government debt (1926-2007) | |||
| Geometric average | 5.5% | ||
| Arithmetic average | 7.2% | ||
| Data Source: Value Line Investment Survey, April 25, 2008; Federal Reserve Bulletin; Compustat |
Exh10
| Exhibit 10 | ||||||
| FLINDER VALVES AND CONTROLS INC. | ||||||
| Forecast of Financial Statements for Flinder Valves and Controls | ||||||
| for Years Ending December 31, 2008–12 | ||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Actual | Projected | |||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Sales | $49,364 | $59,600 | $66,000 | $73,200 | $81,200 | $90,000 |
| Cost of goods sold | 37,044 | 43,816 | 48,750 | 54,104 | 59,958 | 66,200 |
| Gross profit | 12,320 | 15,784 | 17,250 | 19,096 | 21,242 | 23,800 |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 2,936 | 3,612 | 4,124 | 4,564 | 5,052 | 5,692 |
| Depreciation | $1,508 | $1,660 | $1,828 | $2,012 | $2,212 | $2,432 |
| Other income—net | 228 | 240 | 264 | 288 | 320 | 352 |
| Income before taxes | 8,104 | 10,752 | 11,562 | 12,808 | 14,298 | 16,028 |
| Taxes | 4,037 | 4,301 | 4,625 | 5,123 | 5,719 | 6,411 |
| Net income | $4,067 | $6,451 | $6,937 | $7,685 | $8,579 | $9,617 |