Here is an article about ALEX detailing the upcoming spin off and the operations of the companies.
Here is my original article on ALEX as well for those who are interested.
Article from stockspinoffs.com
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Dole Valuations
Here are my valuations of Dole (DOLE)
Dole asset valuation done on 5-19-2012. All #’s in millions of $. Using March 2012 10Q and 2011 10K.
These valuations are done by me, using my estimates, and is not a recommendation for you to buy the stock. DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK.
Assets: Book Value: Reproduction Value:
Current Assets
Cash 106 106
Marketable Securities 0 0
Accounts Receivable (net) 739 628
Inventories 877 438.5
Prepaid Expenses 64 32
Deferred taxes-tax liability 185 55.5
Total CA 1,971 1,260
PP&E Net 901 540.6
Goodwill 413 124
Intangible Assets 740 370
689 million of IA is their estimate of what the DOLE brand is worth.
Total Assets 4,025 2,294.6
Number of shares = 88m
With IA: 4,025/88=$45.74 per sahre
Without IA: 3,285/88=$37.33 per share
Reproduction Value
With IA 2294.6/88=$26.08 per share
Without IA 1924.6/88=$21.88 per share.
Current share price=$8.96 per share
Second Dole valuation:
Done on 5-19-2012 using March 2012 10Q and 2011 10K. Numbers in millions of $.
Cash and cash equivalents=106 + short term investments of 0=106
Number of shares=88
Total Current Liabilities=1,090
Short term investments+cash and cash equivalents-current liabiliites=-984
-984/88= -$11.18 in net cash per share
EBIT of 300 taken from 2011 10K
5X, 10X, and 14X EBIT= 5X=1,500, 10X=3,000, 14X=4,200
1,500 + C &CE above of 106=1606, 3,000 +106=3,106, 4,200+106=4,306
1606/88=$18.25 per share
3106/88=$35.05 per share
4306/88=$48.93 per share
Current price is $8.96 per share
Current market cap=782.9 million
EV=MKT cap+debt,minority interest & preferred shares- total C&CE
EV=782.9+1626=39=0-106=3,381 m EV/EBIT=11.27
Dole owns 117,000 acres of land, mostly in Hawaii. 117,000 X $5000, which I think is a conservative estimate of land prices in Hawaii=$585 million in potential worth of land.
585/88= $6.65 per share potential of land per share, with again a current share price of $8.96 per share.
Subtracting my estimate of their potential land value you get the rest of Dole, cash, and debt for $2.31.
Being a very conservative investor, normally I would never touch a stock with this much debt in relation to market cap, EBIT, cash on hand, and a negative net cash number, even with the massive margin of safety.
Another knock against it is that it is a fresh fruit business, which makes it a commodity business leading to widely fluctuating prices, revenues, and margins.
However, the management has has been paying down debt slowly over the past several years. Dole is also currently under strategic review by their directors and management to see how they can unlock lost value and pay down debt at the same time.
In the article they state that “As part of this review, the alternatives we may consider include a full or partial separation of one or more of our businesses through a spin-off or other capital markets transaction, as well as other alternatives that will enhance shareholder value. We are committed to enhancing shareholder value and this review is a company priority.”
Normally I would take the above statement with a grain of salt but their biggest shareholder Mr. David Murdock currently owns 58.1% of all shares. He originally brought Dole public again in 2009 at a price of $12.50 per share meaning he has already lost several hundreds of millions of dollars. Obviously he would want to do what is in his own self interest and hopefully what is best for the shareholders to make that money back, and unlock further value.
Leading me to believe that they are going to find under their strategic review that they are either going to sell off some assets, including some of the land, or more likely spin off one or more companies to help pay down some of their debt.
Personally I think they should move most of their resources into the packaged fruits section of their business as it has the highest margins by far, concentrate less on the fresh fruit section by selling or spinning off at least a portion of that business , sell or spin off the fresh vegetable section outright, and either lease or sell part of their land holdings which could substantially pay down debt and raise the stock price. They would also be a more focused company if the above were to occur as well.
Again feel free to give feedback.
Portfolio structure
Before I get to my valuation of Vivendi and the reasons I decided to buy it I want to go over how I am structuring my portfolio now.
I have structured my portfolio into two different categories: Long term value holds which I intend to hold for years and hopefully decades. The second category is special situations which as of right now I am mainly learning about spin offs, but eventually hope to include some bankrupt/distressed debt, right offerings, etc and plan to hold for 6 months to 3 years.
Current portfolio list from previous post and my plans for them:
Stocks that I bought without doing valuation or as much research as I am doing now:
Intel (INTC) Long term value hold. This was where I started to do what I am doing now.
Philip Morris (PM) Long term value hold. One of my highest conviction picks along with Intel and Vivendi in the long term section.
Altria (MO) Long term value hold, like the potential of the smokeless tobacco segment and their stake in SAB Miller. I am worried about their high amount of debt though.
Kinder Morgan Management (KMR) Likely long term value hold. Bought before their merger with El Paso. Worried about the debt. Most likely going to keep position at least for a while to see how the new merged entity plays out.
Main Street Capital (MAIN) Long term hold with high monthly dividend.
Vodafone (VOD) Long term value hold. Wish I would have done the valuation on this and waited till it was a bit cheaper but like the dividend that it is the biggest phone company in the world. Most important non core asset is they own 45% of Verizon.
Universal Insurance Holding (UVE) not sure what to do with this one yet. Greatly under valued, by my estimate has $6.40 net cash per share with full dilution of options, and I get a minimum value of $9.85 per share, current price is $3.68 per share. Normally that would lead me to buy more shares but now that I have done more research on the company a few things worry me. First obviously is Florida and the hurricanes that hit there every year. Second and most importantly I had a couple questions for their IR department which were pretty straight forward and easy questions to answer and they wouldn’t answer them for me, which bothered me more than the hurricanes. So conflicted on this one.
Got kind of lucky with most of the above in that I bought them when they were selling cheaper than what they should be selling at. Now for the not so lucky portion with the old way of what I was doing.
Taseko Mines (TGB) holding for now and waiting until November to see if their Prosperity mine is approved, if it is I am going to likely sell, hopefully at a small profit, will reassess at that time if I am going to hold or not. Bought way overpriced, but like future potential in the mines they own and aren’t operating yet.
Have already weeded out other previous overpriced and bad stocks that I would have never bought with the valuation and research I am doing now, again at a total loss of around $600. Live and you learn.
Now onto the two companies with my new philosophy of doing things and what my new philosophy is.
Undervalued by at least 50% for long term holds, at least 25% undervalued for special situations. Some kind of catalyst involved or catalyst that I can predict might happen Examples: Big time value/activist investor involved, strategic review, spin off, etc. Insiders are buying or already own a big chunk of the company. Some kind of sustainable competitive advantage for the long term holds, bonus for the special situations. Will continue to add to this list above. Low debt and a lot of cash. Investment does not have to reach all of the criteria above but the more the better.
Dole (DOLE) Spin off potential and grossly undervalued by my estimate. Company is under strategic review right now deciding on whether they want to sell assets or do a spinoff or spinoffs to get their debt under control. Will give my valuation, reasons for buying into them, and risks in future post.
Vivendi (VIVHY) Long term hold, possible spinoff situation as well. My next post will be my valuations of Vivendi, reasons for buying, and risks.
Value Investing Journey 