HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SAAS Q1 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS Key Takeaways M&A Activity & Multiples Sixty-five mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were announced Public Company Valuation or closed in 2017, down from the 5-year-high of 75 deals & Operating Metrics last year. Firm Overview & HCM Credentials The median revenue multiple paid for private targets decreased slightly to 5.0x in 2017, remaining near the five- SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS year-high of 5.5x set in 2016 David Michaels The median LTM revenue multiple for public HCM SaaS Head of Technology, Media & Telecom 310-929-5955 companies increased to 5.5x in 2017 from 4.6x in 2016
[email protected] The M&A window remains open with valuations favorable to Teak Murphy Director the seller although there is some risk that a market 310-746-5006 correction impacts valuation multiples longer term
[email protected] www.capstoneheadwaters.com January 2018 SECTION I KEY TAKEAWAYS KEY TAKEAWAYS M&A ACTIVITY & DEAL SIZE MEDIAN VALUATION MULTIPLES MEDIAN PUBLIC COMPANY METRICS ▼ 65 deals in 2017, down from the ▼ M&A revenue multiple of 5.0x ▲ Stock price gain of 33.4% in 2017 5- year-high of 75 deals in 2016 down slightly from 5.5x in 2016 vs. 28.2% for NASDAQ ▼ Median deal size of $20.0 million, ▲ Public company revenue multiple ▼ Revenue growth of 12.7% in 2017 down from $31.0 million in 2016 of 5.5x up from 4.6x in 2016 vs. 17.1% for 2016 ▲ Public company EBITDA multiple ▲ EBITDA margin of 14.6% in 2017 of 20.1x up from 18.8x in 2016 up slightly from 14.3%