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- Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) has agreed to sell its InSinkErator business to Whirlpool Corp (NYSE:WHR) in a $3 billion all-cash transaction.
- InSinkErator's trailing twelve-month revenue, as of March 31, 2022, was $595 million, pretax earnings were $148 million, and EBITDA was $166 million, representing a transaction value of 18.1x EBITDA.
- InSinkErator, a manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers, was founded in 1938 and acquired by Emerson in 1968. InSinkErator has nearly 1,400 employees.
- The transaction is expected to close in Emerson's FY23.
- Whirlpool expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to margins, adding ~$1.25 EPS accretion in FY23.
- InSinkErator will operate as a separate business as part of Whirlpool's North America Region and maintain its headquarters in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
- Whirlpool plans to initially fund the acquisition through available liquidity, with new debt in place later.
- WHR held $1.6 billion in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2022.
- Price Action: WHR shares are trading lower by 1.75% at $165.52 and EMR lower by 0.35% at $90.07 on the last check Monday.
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Crypto Whales Are Loading Up — Are You?
New research shows the biggest crypto buyers are back. And this time? They could hold for the possibility that Bitcoin will surpass $100,000 in 2024. You don’t want to miss the next massive crypto bull run like we saw in 2020 and 2021. To know exactly what’s going on and what to buy… Get Access To Benzinga’s Best Crypto Research and Investments For Only $1.
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