DENALI INGREDIENTS acquired by ORKLA
Context
Orkla Food Ingredients (OFI) has agreed to acquire 84% of Denali Ingredients from the founding family. The deal includes a potential earn-out ("top-up payment") based on future growth. The seller and CEO will retain a combined ~16% stake. This acquisition increases OFI's "Sweet Ingredients" vertical by 45% and provides a strategic foothold in the US market.
DENALI INGREDIENTS, which reported an EBITDA margin of [members only] in 2019, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 10x–18x, representing a premium to the average currently observed in the AgriFood sector (11.0x).
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Target
Headquartered in Wisconsin, Denali Ingredients is a leading US supplier of ingredient solutions for the ice cream industry. It develops and manufactures fudges, caramels, fruit variegates, coatings, and inclusions (like cookie dough). The company operates two facilities and employs 160 people.
Ent. Value
$100–350M
Equity Value
[members only]
Multiples
EV / Revenue
1x–3x
EV / EBITDA
10x–18x
EV / EBIT
[members only]
Historical Financials (USD)
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Valuation range: EV $100–350M
Revenue range: $50–100M
EBITDA range: $5–25M
EV/Revenue range: 1x - 3x
EV/EBITDA range: 10x - 18x
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Press release: view release
Target: denali ingredients
Acquirer: orkla