DuPont(DD) has been no stranger to spinoffs. Following the 2015 spinoff of Chemours(CC), DuPont merged with Dow Chemical in preparation for a three-way split executed earlier this year, leaving DuPont, Dow Chemical(DOW) and Corteva(CTVA) as independent companies. But there is no rest for the weary. Citigroup analyst P.J. Juvekar believes there is more to come. “We expect DuPont… Read More »
New York sports fans will once again have to wait a little bit longer to own a clean slice of the city’s most iconic teams. During its recent Q4 conference call, The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) noted that the planned spinoff of its sports teams was ‘taking longer than expected’ and that as a result, the planned… Read More »
Perhaps readers thought that the DowDupont spinoff was beaten to death and were glad to see the final spinoff date pass. Sorry to disappoint, but there’s still more to say on the subject (and likely will be for some time!). In this week’s Odds and Ends we catch up on some of the recent action: 1. DuPont Gets… Read More »
Shortly after disclosing a poor start to 2019, CenturyLink (CTL) announced that it was beginning a strategic review of its consumer business. The unit represents less than 25% of its overall sales, but it is one of the largest local exchange carriers in the US. It offers broadband and other services to consumers in various markets throughout the… Read More »
With its stock in freefall, Mallinckrodt(MNK) announced plans to move forward with a spinoff announced late last year. Mallinckrodt stock, which traded for over $130 per share in March 2015, was $62.58 when we wrote about it in November 2015, and $18.67 when we discussed it in December 2018. In the last 6 months, it has fallen another… Read More »
A recent piece in Barron’s notes that “Sanford Bernstein analyst Jonas Oxgaard recently called the DowDuPont merger and 3-way split the “most complicated action in corporate history.”” It goes on to note, regarding the scale of the transactions: Oxgaard’s claim is difficult to verify, but it doesn’t feel far from the truth. Consider, legacy-Dow and legacy-duPont announced their intention to form the largest… Read More »
Another month is almost in the books so lets recap the recent spinoff activity and also take a look at what spinoffs the next month will bring: Spinoffs Completed Prior Month Not a ton of activity this past month on the spinoff front: May 22nd – VF Corp (VFC) completed the spin off of its jeans business as… Read More »
The upcoming spinoff of Corteva Agrisciences on June 1st is the final step of DowDupont’s (DWDP) breakup. You may have heard us talk about it once or twice or…it’s not important. As a reminder though, Corteva will trade under the ticker ‘CTVA’ and DWDP shareholders should receive 1 share of CTVA stock for every 3 DWDP shares owned.… Read More »
Kontoor Brands(KTB) may be on its own now, but it has its parent’s jeans. VF Corp(VFC) completed the spinoff of its jeans business on Wednesday, May 22, after the close. Kontoor, which includes brands such as Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic, will be added to the S&P SmallCap 600 today. VF shareholders received one share of Kontoor… Read More »
Orion Group Holdings(ORN) is a specialty construction company operating on Marine projects. Of late, its stock has taken a beating, and it is now too small for the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. On Friday, it will be removed from the Index, to be replaced by the newly spun off denim company Kontoor Brands(KTB). VF Corp(VFC) will complete its… Read More »
Let’s kick off the week with another edition of the always eclectic Spinoff Odds and Ends: 1) Thyssenkrupp Update We provided an update on thyssenkrupp’s (TKAMY) new ‘strategic direction’ last week. The JV with Tata Steel is out and the elevator business spinoff was scrapped for an IPO instead. Just a few days later though, the story seems… Read More »
The beginning of the New Year is often a time of hope. A fresh start. A clean slate. A new beginning. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always go as planned and the first quarter of 2019 was particularly rough on commodity giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Profit plunged over 40% due to a confluence of events including the ongoing trade… Read More »
We discussed one scrapped spinoff earlier this week – Brunswick’s Life Fitness – but, alas, it wasn’t an isolated incident. In this edition of Odds & Ends we catch you up on the latest in abandoned spin plans: 1. Thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Spinoff thyssenkrupp (TKAMY) shocked the markets with a stunning strategic about face ‘reset’ last week. Seven months… Read More »
Brunswick (BC) announced earlier this week that private equity firm KPS Capital Partners will acquire its fitness business for $490m in cash, ending the unit’s planned spinoff. Brunswick paid over $300m for the business back in 1997, but sales have been declining over the past few years. Brunswick CEO David Foulkes noted that ‘with the sale of the… Read More »
Months after the spinoff of its transportation unit and its subsequent merger with Wabtec(WAB), GE(GE) has sold 25.2 million shares of Wabtec stock in a public offering at $73.50 per share. The offering had originally been set at 12.5 million to 14.375 million shares but was quickly upsized, presumably due to robust interest. GE continues to own around… Read More »