M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Shoe Carnival acquires Shoe Station for $67M in cash; accretive to FY2022 EPS
SHOE CARNIVAL INC
- Acquired substantially all assets of Shoe Station for $67M cash, funded from cash on hand.
- Transaction expected to be immediately accretive to diluted EPS in fiscal 2022, adding ~$100M in net sales with operating income >10%.
- Shoe Station CEO G. Brent Barkin appointed SVP, New Business Development & Integration; combined company expects to surpass 400 stores by end of 2022.
- Fifth Amendment to credit agreement raised acquisition capacity from $10M to $75M per 12-month period to support future deals.