AgroFresh SPAC Presentation Deck
Valuation Benchmarking
Boulevard will acquire AgroFresh at a meaningful discount to peer trading levels.
Firm Value / 2015E(1) EBITDA
Food / Ingredients
Specialties
8.7x
TM
10.0%
AgroFresh
2015E FCF Yield(2)
21.2x
TM
20.7x
CHR HANSEN novozymes
2.4%
2.8%
15.8x
CHR HANSEN
Median: 18.2x
13.3x
FRUTAROM NATUREX
Botanical netts
Median: 2.8%
(3) 3.9%
2.9%
Service Oriented
Comps
FRUTAROM NATUREX
FOUNDER TREN
matrical s
Median: 13.9x
13.9x
ECOLAB
Median: 3.9%
3.9%
High Margin / High Value
Specialties
ECOLAB
13.9x
Victrex®
3.0%
Median: 13.7x
CRODA
13.7x
13.2x
CRODA BALCHEM
Real People Real Stierce lealResults
Median: 3.7%
3.7%
4.6%
15.0x
BALCHEM
Real People Real Science Real Results
AgroFresh
syngenta FMC
Victrex®
novozymes
Source: Public filings, Wall Street Research, and FactSet as of 6/09/2015.
(1) EBITDA forecast for 2015 excludes depreciation and amortization, certain tax related items, acquisition-related costs for integration and transition, and R&D spending for certain projects that are not expected to continue
at current levels. The 2015 EBITDA forecast reflects estimates for stand-alone costs outside the Dow ownership structure as if the acquisition had occurred on Jan 1, 2015.
(2)
FCF Yield or Free Cash Flow Yield is defined as (Cash Flow from Operations - Capex) / Equity Value. AgroFresh's Cash Flow from Operations calculated as EBITDA less cash interest (assumed rate of 5.25%), less cash
taxes (assumed rate of 37%), less increase in working capital.
26 (3)
Based on LTM Cash Flow from Operations.
"Pure-Play"
AgChem Comps
3.6%
14.5×
syngenta PLATFORM SPECIALTY
3.9%
Median: 13.2x
PRODUCTE CODPORATION MONSANTO
11 8x
4.2%
14.5x
Median: 4.0%
MONSANTO
FMC
5.7%
PLATFORM SPECIALTY
PRODUCTE CORPORATIDA
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