Kroger Buys Harris Teeter for ~$2.5 Billion
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Deal of the Week: Kroger buys Harris Teeter for ~$2.5 billion Announcement Date July 9, 2013 Acquirer The Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) Acquirer Description Kroger operates as a retailer in the United States Founded in 1883 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio Target Harris Teeter Supermarkets (NYSE:HTSI) Target Description Harris Teeter engages in the operation of a regional chain of supermarkets in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States Founded in 1891 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina Target Financial Stats Mkt Cap: $ 1.8 billion LTM EBITDA: $ 311.9 million EV: $ 1.9 billion EV/LTM EBITDA: 6.0x LTM Revenue: $4.6 billion LTM P/E: 19.4x Price / Consideration Price: $2.5 billion Consideration: Cash Buyer / Target Advisor Bank of America Merrill Lynch JP Morgan Rationale Harris Teeter brings to Kroger an exceptional brand and complementary base of 212 stores located primarily in high-growth markets, vacation destinations and university communities Kroger said it believes it can cut costs by upwards of $50 million annually over the next three to four years, largely due to the benefits of the buyer's larger scale Of Note Kroger on Tuesday, July 9, said it would acquire Harris Teeter for approximately $2.5 billion in cash and assumed debt, valuing the target at about 8.0x EBITDA Terms of the deal call for Cincinnati-based Kroger to pay $49.38 per share in cash for Harris Teeter, and assume outstanding debt of approximately $100 million The transaction price represents a premium of 33.7% to the Harris Teeter closing share price on January 18, 2013, the day of the first media report that Harris Teeter was evaluating strategic alternatives Kroger intends to continue its quarterly dividend and share repurchase program while managing free cash flow to reduce the leverage taken on from this merger Kroger expects to allocate some free cash flow to debt reduction to re- establish and maintain its 2.0x – 2.2x net debt to EBITDA ratio over the next 18-24 months Including the effect of allocating some free cash flow to debt reduction, Kroger expects net accretion to earnings per diluted share in the range of $0.06 – $0.09 in the first full year after the merger This is Kroger's largest deal since its 1998 acquisition of Portland, Ore.- based Fred Meyer for $12 billion © Pillars of Wall Street 2013 www.pillarsofwallstreet.com .