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7/06/17 10:04AM
Just when you give up on consolidation....
Malone is a tricky one.
One thing that came up on the call was that HSNI pays close to 10% of revenue in the US for carriage on a fixed basis and it is closer to... login to read the rest
Yeah - I agree completely with bailey's points on strategic fit and rationale.
Financially, the deal screens expensive, particularly on EBITDA (which I calculate at 23x next year's estimate) - and compares negatively against repurchasing QVC... login to read the rest
I know the question was for Clark but OP here...I haven't thought through all of this yet but my initial reaction is positive. While the valuation seems full, I am probably in the minority here... login to read the rest
True - they used the revovler to make the payment to Ventures ($970m), but my understanding is that will be reduced in large part by the $703m in cash on hand at 2Q'14, which given... login to read the rest
Quick question, shouldn't cash interest go up due the $970MM revolver draw? If so, that would add somewhere around ~$25MM - $30MM in cash interest expense
Clearly this was a better deal for LINTA shareholders than LVNTA ones. It's nice to be on the right side of Liberty self-dealing, I have bern on the wrong side of if before. It's always... login to read the rest
QVC held an investor day last Thursday, and it was one of the most impressive operations I have ever visited. I have a new appreciation for the complexity of what they pull off 364 days/year... login to read the rest
Agree with everything nychrg said about how this could play out.
I was an investor once upon a time in the old PRVD and I also have owned UNTD before. There are no anti-trust issues (as... login to read the rest
I am not actually looking for QVC to completely close the gap to HSNI in my base valuation case...I still have it at a cash flow yield discount of a full point to HSNI. I... login to read the rest
I was on the verge of writing LINTA up for VIC when I saw this. Great write up - thanks for posting it. With the LDCA split coming in 1H and the pending name change... login to read the rest
I don't believe there would be any anti-trust issues, but from my conversation with FTD's management team, it appears they are not interested in ProFlower's target market. I personally think it could make sense depending
cnmd3d,
We like LINTA for the same reasons. What's good about LINTA is that either way you win. If the market looks through the complex corporate structure in the short run the IRR / total return... login to read the rest
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