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Chris Higgins
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Northrop to Acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 Billion: Reasonable Price, Strategy Makes Sense

Narrow moat Northrop Grumman announced plans to acquire Orbital ATK for $9.2 billion ($7.8 billion cash plus $1.4 billion in assumed debt). Deal equity value implies a price of $134.50 per share for Orbital ATK, which represents a 22% premium over the last closing price. We calculate a forward EV/EBITDA multiple assuming no synergies at just over 12 times, which makes the deal roughly equivalent to the trading multiples prevailing across our U.S. defense coverage space. Based on our assessment o...
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Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman is a security company. The company's segments include: Aerospace Systems, which is engaged in the design, development, integration and production of manned aircraft, autonomous systems, spacecraft, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics and other systems and subsystems; Innovation Systems, which is engaged in the design, development, integration and production of flight, armament and space systems; Mission Systems, which is engaged in end-to-end mission solutions and multifunction systems; and Technology Services, which is engaged in delivering solutions and services in support of mission-critical networks and systems.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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Chris Higgins

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