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Shares of CommScope Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ:COMM) do not reflect the extent of earnings accretion that is likely from the pending acquisition of ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ:ARRS), according to Raymond James.
Analysts said in the note that the deal, which is likely to close soon, will provide at least 40 percent accretion in 2020, higher than management's projection of over 30 percent.
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The Analyst
Raymond James’ Simon Leopold upgraded CommScope from Outperform to Strong Buy and maintained a $32 price target.
The Thesis
CommScope is awaiting regulatory approvals for its pending Arris acquisition. These are likely to come through soon, and the deal is expected to close within the first half of 2019, Leopold said in the Wednesday upgrade note.
Although there is no consensus on earnings accretion from the deal, most analysts are projecting a range of 25-43 percent, the analyst said. The aspect of the deal that many may have missed is that declining memory costs will have a meaningful impact on Arris' profitability, he said.
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RayJay's assumption of at least 40-percent earnings accretion in 2020 may prove conservative, Leopold said. This is because the projection assumes a 1-percent decline in Arris sales in 2019 to $6.678 billion and flat sales in 2020 versus Arris' own forecast of 5-percent sales growth to $7.109 billion in 2019 and 3-percent growth to $7.311 billion in 2020.
Renewed concerns around CommScope's antenna business in the era of 5G seem excessive, in RayJay's view.
5G will require denser antenna deployment, and this means CommScope will not only benefit from a dramatic increase in the number of antennas, but also from rising demand for the associated cabling and apparatus, Leopold said.
Price Action
CommScope shares were up 4.69 percent at $23.90 at the time of publication Wednesday.
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27% profit every 20 days?
This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.