The analysis includes:
Market: Fundamental data, such as historic and projected growth rates (sales, profitability) and margins
Equity: Historic, recent and projected company valuation levels, such as trading multiples and valuation drivers
Debt: Relevant financial metrics for debt transactions, financing structures / trends and WACC development
Rating: Historic rating development, impact analysis of financial metrics and ratios on firm rating
PE: Historical deals, analysis of funding volumes and league table of the most active / financially powerful investors
The selection of companies is primarily based on the following criteria:
- Listed companies headquartered in Europe (excl. Russia)
- Total revenues (Last Twelve Months) > EUR 100m and < EUR 10,000m
- Market Capitalization > EUR 100m
- Industrial machinery industry classification
- Majority revenues from the sale of complete machinery for different applications and sectors (pure component producers are excluded)
- Available financial forecasts