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CAS Investment Partners Releases Presentation Detailing its Valuation Analysis and Opposition to At Home’s Sale to Hellman & Friedman
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CAS Investment Partners, LLC (together with its affiliates, “CAS” or “we”), which beneficially owns approximately 17% of the outstanding common stock of At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME) (“At Home” or the “Company”), today released a presentation detailing its analysis and views regarding the insufficient $37 per share offer made by funds advised by Hellman & Friedman LLC (collectively, “H&F”) to acquire the Company. The presentation can be downloaded at www.ProtectAtHome.com.
CAS became At Home’s largest stockholder because we believe the Company is a winning retailer with clear momentum, a considerable growth runway and significant margin expansion opportunities. Our analysis shows that At Home has the potential to produce tremendous value for stockholders in the public market.
To help investors better understand our view that the intrinsic value of At Home is more than $70 per share– meaningfully more than H&F’s inadequate tender offer – our presentation lays out the transaction’s numerous issues and details our response to each flawed point:
ISSUES WITH AT HOME / H&F TRANSACTION
TERMS
CAS RESPONSE
The Special Committee wrote off positive earnings momentum
At Home’s recent earnings signal a bright standalone future
The Special Committee assumes catastrophic margin degradation below 2019 levels
Our projections provide a demonstrable bridge to margin expansion above historical levels
Goldman Sachs’ DCF analysis is flawed
Basic, supportable adjustments imply a far higher valuation
Comps previously cited by At Home are conspicuously absent from proxy and cherry-picked “precedent” comps are low growth, mature concepts
At Home’s own comps suggest a higher valuation based on EBITDA and earnings multiples
At Home’s claims of running a thorough sales process ring hollow
Mr. Bird spent years engaging with H&F – and stands to make $100+ million while maintaining upside
The Board failed to run a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives
Standalone path and leveraged recapitalization present superior opportunity
We encourage stockholders to closely review our analysis and suggest that before deciding to tender your shares, you ask yourself one simple question:
Does this transaction provide fair consideration for the Company’s strong track record of tangible business improvements, material progress throughout the pandemic and distinct competitive advantage in the expanding home décor category?
CAS believes the answer is “no,” which is why we will not tender into this grossly flawed sale.
CAS Investment Partners, LLC is a value-focused investment management firm with offices in New York City and Connecticut. The firm was founded in 2012 by Clifford A. Sosin.
At Home, the home décor superstore, offers more than 50,000 on-trend home products to fit any budget or style, from furniture, mirrors, rugs, art and housewares to tabletop, patio and seasonal decor. At Home is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and currently operates 225 stores in 40 states.