M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Crane Co. to separate into two public companies via tax-free spin-off; Crane NXT (CXT) created
Crane NXT, Co.
- Crane Co. (Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow) retains CR ticker; expected ~$1.9B sales, ~18.5% EBITDA margin.
- Crane NXT (Payment & Merchandising Technologies) to trade as CXT; expected ~$1.4B sales, ~28% EBITDA margin.
- Spin-off expected within 12 months, tax-free; no shareholder vote; subject to regulatory and customary conditions.
- Max Mitchell continues as CEO of Crane Co.; CEO search for Crane NXT underway.
- Capital deployment unchanged until spin-off; both companies to maintain strong balance sheets and dividends.