M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Prestige Consumer Healthcare to acquire Breathe Right brand portfolio for $1.045B
Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc.
- Acquisition includes Breathe Right, Dimetapp, Anbesol brands; trailing revenue $200M, EBITDA $95M.
- Purchase price $1.045B cash; net ~$900M after $150M anticipated tax benefits.
- Implied multiple of 11.0x EBITDA (9.5x net of tax benefits); accretive to gross/EBITDA margins and EPS.
- Expected pro-forma net leverage ~4.0x at closing; target below 3.0x by fiscal 2028.
- Transaction expected to close in first half fiscal 2027, subject to HSR clearance.