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A2Z Manufacturing: Is This the Competitor You Should Really Be Worrying About?

A2Z Manufacturing: Is This the Competitor You Should Really Be Worrying About?

dev2024-01-22T10:58:30+00:00Advanced Manufacturing, Articles, Downloads|

Merger and acquisition activity has accelerated in the precision machining industry due to the confluence of three fundamental technological and market forces.

Large capital inflows from private equity funds
Automated, digital manufacturing processes
Digital integration of the supply chain

The capital required to simply stay competitive is likely to soon leave a substantial portion of the industry field behind. The average firm owner may not yet have felt a serious impact, but complacency about the changes underway will threaten the competitive position of many industry participants and can have a serious impact on the equity they have taken years to build. Owners must recognize and confront pro-actively the building pressures for exploring a non-organic growth model.

FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Spring 2020 Report

FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Spring 2020 Report

dev2024-01-22T10:59:46+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

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Our Spring 2020 report marks a full year of reports where the Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) delivered a negative return for the three-month period. In this case the sector was down 6.9% over the past three months. The broader indices are also down over this time frame, although not as steeply. The S&P 500 lost 6.0% over this same period, while the NASDAQ only dropped 1.1%. The situation for the full year is even more discouraging as the CFTTI is down 17.0% year-over-year while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ are up 6.1% and 13.7%, respectively. Sector multiples have also dropped significantly compared to this same time last year. The sector revenue multiple dropped from 2.5x to 2.1x, while the sector EBITDA multiple fell from 14.9x to 10.6x.

FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly – Winter 2020

FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly – Winter 2020

dev2024-01-22T10:59:45+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

Public Markets

After a disappointing fall report, the Focus Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Index (EFTTI) underwent a modest bounce back in our winter reporting period with a three-month gain of 3.3%. While it was certainly good to see the EFTTI back in positive territory, the index still trailed the 6.2% gain in the S&P 500 and the 10.4% gain in the NASDAQ by a fairly wide margin.The situation is similar for the twelve-month period, where the 6.2% year-over-year gain in the EFTTI compares poorly with the corresponding gains of 19.3% and 25.7% in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ, respectively. On a more positive note, we did see that sector multiples are higher than they were at this same time last year.The sector revenue multiple increased from 4.0x to 4.3x, while the sector EBITDA multiple went from 16.9x to 17.8x.

White Paper: Private Equity Investment in Gastroenterology – 2020 Outlook

White Paper: Private Equity Investment in Gastroenterology – 2020 Outlook

Eric Yetter2024-01-22T11:00:20+00:00Downloads, Healthcare, White Papers|

Is gastroenterology the next darling of private equity? Large GI practice acquisitions exploded in 2019, tripling that of the prior three years. Expansion to new geographic areas doubled in each of the last three quarters of 2019. We see this activity accelerating in 2020 when a significant number of new private equity investors enter the market and physician sellers see high demand for their practices.

White Paper: Private Equity Investment in Ophthalmology – 2020 Outlook

White Paper: Private Equity Investment in Ophthalmology – 2020 Outlook

Eric Yetter2024-01-22T11:00:20+00:00Downloads, Healthcare, White Papers|

Private equity investment in ophthalmology practices has been one of the "hottest" sectors in M&A over the last several years. We believe the market will continue to be strong but our key indicators now signal a transition to Network Growth in 2020 – a more mature phase characterized by consistent add-on acquisitions. There are still open geographies with great opportunity, such as Texas and multiple areas on the West Coast. We project increased deal activity in these areas including large platform acquisitions.

FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Winter 2020 Report

FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Winter 2020 Report

dev2024-01-22T10:59:42+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

Public Markets

On the plus side, the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI) turned in a positive return for the current reporting period with a three month gain of 1.5%. However, this return trailed the broader indices by a wide margin as the S&P 500 was up 8.5% and the NASDAQ was up 12.2% over the corresponding time period. The CSPI also trails the broader indices for the full year period, although the gap is certainly narrower. The return for the CSPI over the last 12 months was 24.0%, while the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ gained 28.9% and 35.2%, respectively. Sector multiples are meaningfully higher than they were a year ago. The CSPI revenue multiple increased from 2.5x to 2.8x, while the EBITDA multiple climbed from 7.3x to 8.5x.

FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Winter 2020 Report

FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Winter 2020 Report

dev2024-01-22T10:59:42+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

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For the second straight reporting period the FOCUS Telecom Business Services Index (TBSI) both delivered a positive return and outperformed the broader indices. The sector shot up 14.9% in the past three months, which handily outperformed both the 8.5% gain in the S&P 500 and the 12.2% gain in the NASDAQ. The picture is even stronger for the full year with the TBSI up 43.6% over the last 12 months. This once again compares favorably to both the 28.9% gain in the S&P 500 and the 35.2% gain in the NASDAQ over the corresponding time period. Sector revenue and EBITDA multiples are also higher than what they were a year ago. The revenue multiple for the TBSI increased from 0.4x to 0.5x, while the EBITDA multiple grew from 8.7x to 10.5x.

FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Winter 2019 Report

FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly: Winter 2019 Report

dev2024-01-22T10:59:40+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

Public Markets

For the third straight period the FOCUS Carrier-Focused Telecom Technology Index (CFTTI) had a negative return. In this case, the CFTTI was only slightly in the red with a three-month loss of 0.3%. This performance trailed the broader indices as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ both turned in strong gains this period of 7.3% and 8.8%, respectively. The CFTTI’s 1.8% decline in the past year also compared unfavorably to strong year-over-year gains in both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. Sector multiples closed out the period lower than they were at this same time last year. The sector revenue multiple dipped from 2.3x to 2.2x, while the sector EBITDA multiple fell more sharply from 14.4x to down to 11.9x.

FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly – Fall 2019

FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Quarterly – Fall 2019

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The FOCUS Enterprise-Focused Telecom Technology Index (EFTTI) experienced a double-digit loss in our fall report- ing period, dropping 11.4% in the past three months. This was despite the fact that the S&P 500 and NASDAQ were up 1.9% and 1.4%, respectively, over the same time period.The EFTTI still remains in positive territory for the full year with a 12-month gain of 6.7%. However, this gain once again trails the broader indices as the S&P 500 is up 12.0% year-over-year and the NASDAQ is up 13.5% year-over-year. Even with the overall decline in the index, sector multiples actually increased compared to this same time last year.The sector revenue multiple went from 3.9x to 4.2x, while the sector EBITDA multiple increased from 16.2x to 17.5x.

FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Fall 2019 Report

FOCUS U.S. Communications Service Provider Quarterly: Fall 2019 Report

dev2024-01-22T10:59:40+00:00Downloads, Industry Reports, Telecom Technologies & Services|

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It was a hat trick for the FOCUS Communications Service Provider Index (CSPI) as the sector posted a third straight period in positive territory. This fall’s three-month gain was 6.6%, which was good enough to outperform both the 1.2% gain in the S&P 500 and the 0.1% loss in the NASDAQ. However, gains this period were not broad- based as three of the five sub sectors in the CSPI were actually in negative territory. For the full year period the sector is up 13.0%, a return that once again handily outperforms both of the broader indices. Sector multiples are slightly higher than they were at this time last year. The sector revenue multiple increased from 2.6x a year ago to 2.8x currently, while the sector EBITDA multiple went from 8.1x to 8.4x over the corresponding time period.