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Overview
Overview
Parchman, Vaughan & Company, LLC (PVC) is pleased to share with you our quarterly summary of the
earnings and other multiples of publicly traded education firms, as well as select merger, acquisition, and
divestiture announcements.
We caution that many factors affect the valuation of firms and these multiples are, at best, a guidepost for
how the equity markets view the industry, specifically publicly traded participants. Growth rates, return on
capital invested, visibility of earnings, and a host of other elements influence valuation.
160.0
140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
S&P 500
Corporate Training
U.S. Post-Secondary
PreK-12 Education
160.0
140.0
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
S&P 500
Corporate Training
U.S. Post-Secondary
PreK-12 Education
Price
(As of 11/16/15)
Enterprise
Value ($MM)
Market Cap
($MM)
$21.78
$7.27
$7.69
$45.22
$4.00
$22.86
$0.07
$548.65
$38.65
$3.03
$1.81
$2.67
$51.20
$4.93
$240.4
$135.9
$62.9
$412.5
$72.6
$1,006.9
$969.9
$2,295.0
$1,678.1
$197.5
$79.3
$44.9
$477.0
$91.7
$354.3
$788.1
$352.1
$539.3
$272.0
$1,451.1
$8.8
$3,204.7
$1,821.9
$71.7
$43.2
$67.2
$564.6
$119.0
9.9%
(39.7%)
(41.1%)
1.0%
(56.0%)
(8.0%)
(21.3%)
(18.8%)
55.8%
(33.6%)
(26.2%)
(7.7%)
(24.1%)
(13.3%)
22.1%
12.6%
5.7%
21.1%
NM
15.2%
12.2%
18.2%
31.1%
15.1%
6.1%
10.8%
20.4%
8.5%
0.7x
0.1x
0.1x
1.0x
0.1x
0.5x
0.4x
0.7x
2.2x
0.2x
0.3x
0.4x
1.1x
0.2x
0.7x
0.1x
NM
0.8x
0.1x
0.5x
NM
NM
2.1x
NM
0.2x
NM
0.9x
0.1x
3.3x
0.4x
1.9x
4.6x
NM
3.5x
3.5x
3.8x
7.2x
1.4x
4.1x
3.7x
5.4x
2.9x
3.2x
0.5x
0.4x
3.6x
NM
3.4x
NM
NM
6.5x
NM
3.8x
NM
4.4x
1.7x
10.8x
26.9x
NM
13.7x
NM
12.0x
NM
18.4x
14.5x
2.0x
NM
20.5x
13.7x
61.6x
12.9x
12.4x
30.1x
13.4x
NM
9.2x
NM
NM
13.2x
7.8x
NM
NM
13.0x
36.3x
$44.9
$554.6
$218.9
$2,295.0
$8.8
$689.9
$353.2
$3,204.7
(56.0%)
(15.9%)
(20.0%)
55.8%
5.7%
15.3%
15.1%
31.1%
0.1x
0.6x
0.4x
2.2x
0.1x
0.6x
0.5x
2.1x
0.4x
3.5x
3.5x
7.2x
0.4x
3.1x
3.4x
6.5x
2.0x
19.4x
14.1x
61.6x
7.8x
16.5x
13.0x
36.3x
Min
Mean
Median
Max
3-Year
EBITDA
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
Revenue Growth Margin TEV/Revenue TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA TEV/EBITDA Price/Earnings Price/Earnings
Corporate Training
Company Name
CEB Inc.
Franklin Covey Co.
GP Strategies Corporation
Learning Tree International, Inc.
Workday, Inc.
Price
(As of 11/16/15)
Enterprise
Value ($MM)
Market Cap
($MM)
$73.22
$14.28
$25.79
$1.14
$80.59
$2,838.9
$241.4
$486.2
($3.7)
$13,827.4
$2,423.0
$231.6
$439.2
$15.0
$15,231.5
65.9%
22.0%
25.6%
(20.3%)
389.6%
24.5%
15.5%
8.9%
NM
NM
3.1x
1.2x
1.0x
NM
14.2x
2.7x
0.9x
0.9x
NM
9.4x
12.5x
7.5x
11.1x
NM
NM
10.5x
6.0x
9.0x
NM
116.9x
24.1x
21.6x
22.2x
NM
NM
18.0x
18.7x
17.8x
NM
NM
($3.7)
$3,478.0
$486.2
$13,827.4
$15.0
$3,668.0
$439.2
$15,231.5
(20.3%)
96.6%
25.6%
389.6%
8.9%
16.3%
15.5%
24.5%
1.0x
4.9x
2.1x
14.2x
0.9x
3.5x
1.8x
9.4x
7.5x
10.4x
11.1x
12.5x
6.0x
35.6x
9.7x
116.9x
21.6x
22.7x
22.2x
24.1x
17.8x
18.1x
18.0x
18.7x
Min
Mean
Median
Max
3-Year
EBITDA
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
Revenue Growth Margin TEV/Revenue TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA TEV/EBITDA Price/Earnings Price/Earnings
Price
(As of 11/16/15)
Enterprise
Value ($MM)
Market Cap
($MM)
$21.56
$14.20
$6.78
$13.21
$19.12
$17.70
$50.59
$11.63
$7.38
$39.90
$807.3
$637.0
$493.2
$54.6
$2,838.5
$434.0
$3,441.2
$13,043.1
$134.0
$1,083.5
$982.6
$686.0
$595.9
$53.6
$2,567.8
$467.1
$2,960.1
$9,547.0
$160.9
$1,360.1
NM
NM
NM
53.2%
11.3%
NM
2.5%
NM
(7.8%)
(27.4%)
NM
4.8%
2.6%
NM
13.8%
NM
23.2%
NM
neg.
9.7%
5.9x
0.4x
1.6x
1.3x
2.1x
6.7x
1.9x
NM
0.5x
0.7x
4.2x
NM
1.6x
NM
1.9x
NM
NM
1.4x
NM
0.6x
NM
7.5x
60.0x
NM
14.8x
neg.
8.2x
NM
NM
7.2x
NM
NM
22.0x
NM
9.8x
NM
NM
7.9x
NM
8.0x
NM
45.4x
NM
33.9x
NM
NM
17.1x
NM
NM
4.9x
NM
NM
48.2x
NM
NM
NM
16.4x
11.5x
NM
24.2x
$54.6
$2,296.6
$722.1
$13,043.1
$53.6
$1,938.1
$834.3
$9,547.0
(27.4%)
6.4%
2.5%
53.2%
2.6%
10.8%
9.7%
23.2%
0.4x
2.3x
1.6x
6.7x
0.6x
2.0x
1.6x
4.2x
7.2x
19.5x
8.2x
60.0x
7.9x
11.9x
8.9x
22.0x
4.9x
25.3x
25.5x
45.4x
11.5x
25.1x
20.3x
48.2x
2U, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Chegg, Inc.
Educational Development Corporation
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
Instructure, Inc.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. A
Pearson PLC
Rosetta Stone, Inc
Scholastic Corporation
Min
Mean
Median
Max
3-Year
EBITDA
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
Revenue Growth Margin TEV/Revenue TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA TEV/EBITDA Price/Earnings Price/Earnings
PreK-12 Education
Company Name
Price
(As of 11/16/15)
Enterprise
Value ($MM)
Market Cap
($MM)
$62.58
$5.38
$9.44
$18.67
$4,679.2
$351.6
$243.6
$2,470.0
$3,757.4
$245.4
$367.6
$1,942.3
NM
(2.2%)
26.7%
NM
17.7%
25.0%
10.5%
21.1%
3.3x
2.5x
0.3x
4.5x
2.9x
NM
0.2x
3.2x
18.5x
9.9x
2.5x
21.2x
15.0x
NM
1.8x
12.5x
45.0x
NM
72.6x
66.7x
29.3x
NM
25.5x
24.4x
$243.6
$1,936.1
$1,410.8
$4,679.2
$245.4
$1,578.2
$1,154.9
$3,757.4
(2.2%)
12.2%
12.2%
26.7%
10.5%
18.6%
19.4%
25.0%
0.3x
2.6x
2.9x
4.5x
0.2x
2.1x
2.9x
3.2x
2.5x
13.0x
14.2x
21.2x
1.8x
9.7x
12.5x
15.0x
45.0x
61.4x
66.7x
72.6x
24.4x
26.4x
25.5x
29.3x
Mean
Median
Max
3-Year
EBITDA
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
LTM
NTM
Revenue Growth Margin TEV/Revenue TEV/Revenue TEV/EBITDA TEV/EBITDA Price/Earnings Price/Earnings
The economic recovery and regulatory environment in the United States have
resulted in a decline in enrollments at for-profit post-secondary institutions. This
has led to a decrease in M&A activity in that sector. EdTech, Corporate Training,
and service companies continue to experience a healthy level of M&A and
investment activity. On November 13, 2015, Instructure, Inc.s IPO debuted at
$16.00 per share and closed on the following Monday at $17.70. This appears to
support the strong interest by investors in the EdTech sector. We await the
outcomes of the IPOs for McGraw-Hill Education and Laureate Education, Inc.
in the coming months.
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Acquirer Company
Target Company
11/5/2015
10/29/2015
10/27/2015
10/27/2015
10/27/2015
10/23/2015
InfoSnap, Inc.
Proflight Aviation Services LLC
RediLearning Corporation
Uvize, Inc.
Pathbrite, Inc.'s ePortfolio Solution
Sightlines, LLC.
10/22/2015
10/22/2015
10/19/2015
Kaplan, Inc.
Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Leeds Equity Partners (Affiliate)
SmartPros, Ltd.
Career Partner GmbH
Campus Labs' Data Analytics Business
10/13/2015
10/13/2015
DevelopMentor, Inc.
Schoolsoup.com
10/5/2015
10/5/2015
9/30/2015
9/30/2015
9/30/2015
9/30/2015
9/30/2015
9/25/2015
9/22/2015
9/16/2015
9/8/2015
9/4/2015
9/2/2015
9/1/2015
8/31/2015
8/19/2015
8/19/2015
8/14/2015
8/13/2015
8/12/2015
Acquisition
Price ($MM)
NA
NA
NA
NA (Pending)
NA
NA
$16.9 (Pending)
$109.0 (Pending)
$91.0 (Pending)
NA
NA
NA (Pending)
$190.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
$15.8
NA
NA
NA
$2.2
NA
NA
NA
$8.5
$1.7 (Pending)
NA
NA (Pending)
NA
NA
Acquirer Company
Target Company
Jenzabar, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company
eResponse Recruitment Ltd.
Branch Metrics, Inc.
360training.com, Inc.
360training.com, Inc.
National Academy of Sports Medicine
NH Learning Solutions Corporation
Premier, Inc.
Callidus Software, Inc.
ESM Group, Inc.
PSI Services LLC
ApprenNet, Inc.
Catapult Learning, LLC
Learn4Life Columbus
Learn4Life Columbus
Unizin
Simba Information, Inc.
Atomic Learning, Inc.
Jonas Software USA Inc.
Vesey Street Capital Partners L.L.C. (Affiliate)
MakeMusic Inc.
Partners Group AG
TargetX.com LLC
360training.com, Inc.
Relias Learning LLC
Great Circle
IMPAQ International, LLC.
Blackboard Inc.
Data Recognition Corp.
Little Sprouts, Inc.
10
Acquisition
Price ($MM)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$400.0
$5.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA (Pending)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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