Wednesday, January 09, 2008

"Whose arm did they use?"


When I was told that a Singapore listed company is acquiring another company for $525mio at a valuation of 25x earnings. The price was arrived at on an arm's length, willing-buyer-willing-seller basis. My immediate response was, "Whose arm did they use?"

SNF Corporation, the electronics distributor, has proposed a reverse takeover deal which will see the business of Healthway Medical Services Pte Ltd (HMS) being injected into the listed entity.

SNF will issue 2.6 billion shares in exchange for the ownership to the clinics (doctors and nurses included?) and their future profits.

At 25x PE, I am pretty sure we can buy into blue chips with proven and sustainable income streams. I would be interested in the justifications for the acquisition.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

HMS has failed in its first attempt (Vantage) to list less than a month ago as its accounts are not accordance to SGX's requirements. It really amazes me how a month could change the fact !!!