Canaccord Genuity Maintains a 'Buy' on IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI); Acquiring About.com
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Price: $50.73 -1.27%
Rating Summary:
10 Buy, 3 Hold, 1 Sell
Rating Trend:
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Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 11 | Down: 18 | New: 13
Rating Summary:
10 Buy, 3 Hold, 1 Sell
Rating Trend:
Down
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 11 | Down: 18 | New: 13
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Canaccord Genuity maintains a 'Buy' on IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) price target of $62.00.
Analyst, Michael Graham, said, "IAC has agreed to buy About.com from NY Times (NYSE: NYT) for $300 million in cash, with the deal expected to close in the early October time frame...We believe About is ~$100M in revenues (and has been shrinking ~8% y/y) with ~40% EBITDA margins (down from ~46% a year ago). This puts the valuation at ~7.5x an estimated $40M 2013 EBITDA, similar to IAC’s current multiple...As a baseline, we expect this ~$40M gain in EBITDA to be offset by the loss of ~$1.5M in interest income. As part of IAC, we expect About to grow faster with lower margins."
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Shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp closed at $51.92 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $36.13-$54.20.
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Analyst, Michael Graham, said, "IAC has agreed to buy About.com from NY Times (NYSE: NYT) for $300 million in cash, with the deal expected to close in the early October time frame...We believe About is ~$100M in revenues (and has been shrinking ~8% y/y) with ~40% EBITDA margins (down from ~46% a year ago). This puts the valuation at ~7.5x an estimated $40M 2013 EBITDA, similar to IAC’s current multiple...As a baseline, we expect this ~$40M gain in EBITDA to be offset by the loss of ~$1.5M in interest income. As part of IAC, we expect About to grow faster with lower margins."
For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on IAC/InterActiveCorp click here. For more ratings news on IAC/InterActiveCorp click here.
Shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp closed at $51.92 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $36.13-$54.20.
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