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R.J. Hottovy
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Amazon Taps Whole Foods to Satisfy Its Hunger to Expand Its Grocery Platform; Shares Fairly Valued

On Nov. 16, wide-moat Amazon announced its intentions to acquire narrow-moat Whole Foods Market in a $13.7 billion all-cash deal, which equates to $42 per share or around a 25% premium to our fair value estimate and the prior market close. The transaction is valued at a forward enterprise value/EBITDA multiple of 11 times. We intend to raise our $33.50 fair value estimate for Whole Foods to the deal price (adjusted for the time value of money), as we don’t foresee another bid surfacing before th...
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