Arcadian Business Case
Arcadian Business Case
Arcadian Business Case
Jody Grewal
Kieng Iv
Rhea Rasquinha
Background and Current Issues
Terminal Value
Estimators of Terminal Value
Forecast Horizon
Quantitative Analysis
Recommendations
Arcadian:
Gene diagnostics industry
Investment Opportunity:
Original Offer: 60% equity interest in Arcadian
for $40M
Book value Simple Ignores some assets and liabilities Appropriate when the
Historical cost: backward looking minimum value of a
Subject to accounting manipulation company needs to be
determined.
Replacement Current Subjective estimates Appropriate when a
Value Value may be difficult to come by company is deciding
whether to buy another
company or build a new
one from scratch.
Liquidation Conservative Ignores going concern value Appropriate when assets
Value Uncertainty about value of assets in the are marketable
market
Multiples Simple Earnings subject to accounting The approach is used as a
Widely used manipulation business valuation
Snapshot estimate: may ignore cyclical, benchmark
secular changes
Provides relative value, not absolute value
Constant Reflects the Errors in growth rate and/or discount rate Appropriate when cash
Growth time value of can provide improper value flows are strong and
Method money Easy to abuse or misuse relatively consistent
Requires estimate on when firm will grow at
stable rate
Going Concern Timeline
Terminal Value
As far into the PV of future cash Importance: All future cash flows,
future as CFs can flows beyond the not only the ones that you can
be forecasted forecast horizon forecast, determine value
$150 Bottling
Plant
$100
Toll Road
$50
$0
($50) 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29
Year Stable growth of 2%
($100)
begins in year 27:
($150) -Production capacity
Stable growth of 2% Stable growth of 2% reached
begins in year 3: begins in year 12: -Estimate TV at yr 27
-Operational capacity -Plant reaches capacity
reached -Estimate TV at yr 12
-Estimate TV at yr 3
Arcadian Growth Rate vs. Cash Flows
Very unstable
500
growth 200
Growth Rate
400 150
Resembles
200 50
100 0
0 -50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
-100 -100
Year
Limitations:
Forecasts for 10 and 11 years, but neither attains stable growth
Ideally, we should continue forecasting until stable growth begins
Difficult due to the company being in its early stages
Assumptions:
1. WACC 20%
2. At end of forecast horizon Arcadian is a
mature company
Arcadian Sierra
P/E 15 20 P/E 15 20
2014 Net Income $ 203 $ 203 2015 Net Income $ 162 $ 162
Terminal Value $ 3,045 $ 4,060 Terminal Value $ 2,430 $ 3,240
PV Terminal Value $ 492 $ 656 PV Terminal Value $ 327 $ 436
PV 05-14 CF $ (151) $ (151) PV 05-15 CF $ (118) $ (118)
PV $ 341 $ 505 PV $ 209 $ 318
60% Ownership $ 204 $ 303 60% Ownership $ 125 $ 191
Nominal Rates
1. Nominal growth rate in the economy ~ 5%
2. Nominal growth rate in the Pharmaceutical Industry ~ 7%
3. USA Population growth = 1%
Price/Earnings Ratio
Low End: 15 204 125 79 No
Constant Growth
31 21 10 Yes
Rate
Arcadian Sierra Difference
IPO/Early Exit
Distribute shares to clients tax-free
Compare with
Affymetrix (P/E 50.09, P/B 8.56,P/FCF 97.5, P/SALES 7.49)
Illumina (PB 8.46, P/SALES 8.82)
Management Bonus
If management hits forecast in years
2013-2014, 5% incentive $2M present
value 2013 2014
Arcadian's Forecast $134 $231
Sierra'sForecast $28 $98
Difference $106 $132
5% $5 $7
PV $2