M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
Lowe's sells Canadian retail business to Sycamore Partners for $400M
LOWES COMPANIES INC
- Sale price $400M cash plus performance-based deferred consideration; buyer Sycamore Partners.
- Canadian retail operates ~450 stores under RONA, Lowe's Canada, Réno-Dépôt, Dick's Lumber.
- Business represents ~7% of FY2022 sales and 60 bps dilution on operating margin.
- Lowe's will record ~$2.0B pre-tax non-cash impairment charge in Q3 2022.
- Transaction expected to close early 2023; reaffirms FY2022 outlook excl. impairment/deal costs.