Hershey
Founded in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company, Hershey is a global confectionery manufacturer specializes in chocolate. Hershey offers a wide variety of product include chocolate and non-chocolate sweets, gum and min refreshment products, pantry items and snacks.[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Target” tdc_css=””]Founded in 2010, Amplify Snack Brands is a snack food company known for its Skinny Pop popcorn brand.[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Target IPO History” tdc_css=””]On 8/5/2015, Amplify Snack Brands, Inc launched on NYSE led by Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. The stock was priced at $18.00 per share, above its expected price range of $14.00 – $16.00/share. With a full subscription of 15.0 million shares offered by the selling stockholders, the company was valued at $1.35 billion at offer. Amplify Snack Brands opened at $17.00/share, a -5.56% dive and closed down at $16.14/share with a -10.33% initial return. Amplify Snack Brands entered the IPOX® Universe on the 7th day of trading.[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”M&A History” tdc_css=””]The Hershey Company announced to buy Amplify Snack Brands Inc for $1.6 billion on 12/18/2017. The deal valued Amplify at $12.00 per share, which represented a 71.43% premium to its previous close. The acquisition of Amplify Snack Brands Inc was completed on 1/31/2018 and The Hershey Company was included in the IPOX® 100 U.S. Portfolio on 9/14/2018 and currently weighs approximately 2.55% of the portfolio.[/td_block_text_with_title][td_block_text_with_title custom_title=”Historical Performance” tdc_css=””]
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Company | Stock | IPO/Spin-off Date | Initial Return | 2019 | Beta to S&P | EPS | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Dividends |
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Hershey | HSY US | 01/13/1978 | 28.78% | 0.43 | $5.58 | 7,791.07 | 24x | $5.26 |
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Amplify | BETR US | 08/05/2015 | -10.33% | Acquired by Hershey Co in 2018 for $1.6 billion, a 71.43% premium |
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NESTLE | NESN SW | Listed on SIX Swiss Exchange | 24,62% | 0.65 | CHF 3.36 | 93,807.00 | 30x | CHF 2.45 |
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Mondelez | MDLZ US | 06/13/2001 | 0.81% | 35.86% | 0.76 | $2.28 | 25,938.00 | 21x | $0.96 |