The analysis of this deal includes 4 parts: (1) Legal structure, (2) Capital structure, (3) Sabeco valuation, and (4) Divestment strategy About ThaiBev Business overview In FY17, ThaiBev’s consolidated financial results are as below: Revenue: ฿189,997b, ~ US$6.2b; Net profit: ฿22,799b, ~ US$746m; EBITDA: ฿32,675b, ~ US$1x. ThaiBev has four main business lines: (1) Spirits,…
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Journal Report 30: ThaiBev – Sabeco acquisition (2): Capital structure
The analysis of this deal includes 4 parts: (1) Legal structure, (2) Capital structure, (3) Sabeco valuation, and (4) Divestment strategy Capital sources overview With a size of US$4.8b, the biggest M&A deal ever in Vietnam was funded by 5 loans from 5 Thai banks; ThaiBev also facilitated for Beerco to borrow US$1.95b from 2…
Journal Report 29: ThaiBev – Sabeco acquisition (1): Legal structure
The analysis of this deal includes 4 parts: (1) Legal structure, (2) Capital structure, (3) Sabeco valuation, and (4) Divestment strategy Transaction overview Indirect acquirer: ThaiBev – Thailand’s largest and one of SEA’s largest beverage companies Direct Acquirer: VietBev – founded in 2017 – the year the deal takes place Acquiree: Sabeco – a leading…
Ep 154: Coinbase’s astonishing quarterly result and the crypto landscape
What’s going on? Coinbase’s (crypto exchange) first ever quarterly result as a public company surpassed analysts’ expectations – 10 times yoy, totaling an impressive $2b; But the exchange expects suffering as token prices stabilize. What does this mean? Crypto markets experienced some of their wildest swings last quarter, with investors trading fast-moving digital currencies on Coinbase’s…
Ep 153: Foxconn’s positive quarterly result and the electronics industry
What’s going on? Foxconn (Taiwanese electronics giant) released a surprising pleasant quarterly yoy growth of 30% yoy, while reducing future sales forcast. What does this mean? Foxconn is the world’s largest manufacturer of electronic equipment for other companies, including iPhones for Apple. Strong demand for smartphones and other consumer gadgets helped its profit surge beyond…
Ep 152: SoftBank’s sad quarter and the Chinese startup investment landscape
What’s going on? SoftBank (Japanese tech conglomerate) updated disappointing quarterly results, which was 40% lower yoy. What does this mean? This shrink is partially due to the large stakes of Chinese companies that Softbank owns. The Chinese government has taken severe measures against local firms with US-listed shares E.g: Didi’s share price have decreased by the same amount…
Ep 151: The return of Saudi Aramco and the oil industry
What’s going on? After a tough time, oil producer performance is rising again. The world’s largest, Saudi Aramco, is the latest to report much-improved profit. What does this mean? As major economies reopen, commodity prices have surged: oil is up more than 30% so far in 2021, which is much more optimistic than the deep…
Ep 150: Fintech M&A with Square and Afterpay
What’s going on? Square (US payments giant) announced their plan to buy Afterpay (Australian fintech) for $29bn. What does this mean? Afterpay Afterpay is a buy-now-pay-later company that lets customers spread the cost of an online purchase over a period of time. If customers make payments on time, they don’t have to pay interests on…
Ep 149: The disappointing sales but promising ecommerce business of Adidas and Inditex
What’s going on? Adidas and Inditex (owner of Zara and Bershka) reported lower-than expected annual results, but their ecommerce businesses seem to take off. What does that mean? With so many stores shutting down last year, Inditex’s revenue and profit fell short of investors’ expectations; the latter by over 20%. Since sales haven’t improved much…
Ep 148: Burberry is feeling optimistic about the luxury industry
What’s going on? Burberry is feeling so optimistic about the luxury industry that it lifted its sales forecast for Q1/2021. What does that mean? The pandemic is thought to have overwhelmed luxury retailers like Burberry. But as China and South Korea is starting to spend lavishly again, Burberry’s expecting sales to be up by nearly 1/3…
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