M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
LSI Industries acquires Canada's Best Holdings for $31M in accretive all-cash deal
LSI INDUSTRIES INC
- All-cash purchase price of $24M plus $7M performance earnout; funded via cash and $100M credit facility.
- CBH averaged $24M sales and $4M adjusted EBITDA over last two fiscal years; expected immediately accretive to EPS.
- Third custom-display acquisition in four years (JSI 2021, EMI 2024); expands Canadian manufacturing footprint.
- Minimal customer overlap: ~80% of CBH revenue from customers not currently served by LSI.
- Pro-forma net debt to trailing EBITDA ~1.1x; LSI aims to significantly reduce leverage within 24 months.