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Best & Less to BB Retail Capital

General Retail/Jul 2023
EV / LTM EBITDA
4.1x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
$152M
Primary Source
Information Circular

Comparable Transactions

General Retail transactions announced in the five years to July 2023. 25 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
May 2023Franchise Group, Inc.Management-led buyout (B. Riley Financial)$2.6B-8.3xFinancial
May 2023Mattress Firm GroupTempur Sealy International$4.0B-9.3xStrategic
Oct 2022Cheap THRILLS Cycles Pty Limited (THRILLS)Universal Store Holdings Limited$32M-6.6xStrategic
Jun 2022Goddard Systems, Inc.Sycamore Partners--22.0xFinancial
Apr 2022BrandsMart USAThe Aaaron's Company--5.0xStrategic
Feb 2022Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CompanyVeritas Capital--9.9xFinancial
Dec 2021American First FinanceFirstCash Holdings--12.1xStrategic
Nov 2021WS Badcock CorporationFranchise Group, Inc.--4.2xStrategic
May 2021At Home GroupHellman & Friedman--7.9xStrategic
May 2021DreamsTempur Sealy International--6.3xStrategic
Mar 2021The Michaels Companies Inc.Apollo Global Management$5.0B-6.9xFinancial
Feb 2021DTLR Villa LLCJD Sports Fashion PLC$495M-10.9xStrategic
Jan 2021Pet Supplies PlusFranchise Group, Inc.--8.8xStrategic
Dec 2020Sportsman's WarehouseGreat Outdoors Group, LLC--6.0xStrategic
Dec 2020Acima HoldingsRent-a-Center--7.3xStrategic
Aug 2020Hudson Ltd.Dufry AG$1.1B-5.7xStrategic
Jun 2020GNC Holdings IncHarbin Pharmaceutical Group$780M-6.9xStrategic
Dec 2019American Freight Group, Inc.Franchise Group, Inc.--9.6xStrategic
Oct 2019Rip Curl Group Pty LimitedKathmandu Holdings Limited$235M-7.3xStrategic
Aug 2019Party City (Canada)Canadian Tire Company--9.9xStrategic
Aug 2019Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.Franchise Group, Inc.--3.8xStrategic
Jun 2019Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.Elliott Management Advisors L.P.$603M-5.7xFinancial
Jun 2019Barnes & Noble Inc.Elliott Management Advisors--5.7xFinancial
Nov 2018GreencrossTPG Capital--10.0xFinancial
Oct 2018Marshall Retail GroupWH Smith plc--13.7xStrategic
Mean-8.4x
Median-7.3x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

Add to SetPrimary?Source TypeFairness Opinion / SourceAdvisorSource YearEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primarysec filingInformation CircularKroll2023$152M-4.1x-EV based on USD:AUD FX of 1.4673. Acquired 83.6%.Open