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Crackle Valuation v2
Crackle Valuation v2
September 2013
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Illustrative Valuation
DISCUSSION
($ in thousands)
($ in millions)
Publicly traded international video platform providers trade close to 4.0x CY13 revenue
The most relevant comps to Crackle are Netflix and Youku Tudou
Akamai Technologies, Blinkx, Brightcove and Limelight Networks are video services and content
delivery providers and not as relevant to Crackle
Enterprise Value /
Source: CapIQ.
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Description of Comparables
DISCUSSION
Company Description
Netflix Internet television network with more than 37 million members in 40 countries and more than one billion hours of TV
shows and movies per month, including original series
Akamai Technologies Provides content delivery and cloud infrastructure services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and
applications over the Internet in the United States and internationally
Youku Tudou Internet television company in China; Offers an online video content library consisting primarily of professionally produced
content, including television serial dramas, movies, current event reports, variety shows, and music videos
Blinkx Internet media platform that connects digital consumers with advertisers through professionally generated content
Brightcove Provides cloud-based solutions for publishing and distributing professional digital media
Limelight Networks Provides content delivery and related services to deliver media files, such as video, music, games, and software, or live
streaming of corporate or entertainment events
Comparable Transactions
DISCUSSION
The comparable transactions below are viewed on an EV/unique basis and represent transactions
of various web content platforms going back 6 years
The average EV/Unique is $16
If the Deadline Hollywood Daily, Hollywood Reporter and Tech Crunch transactions are excluded
based on date and relevance, the average EV/Unique would be $11
EV EV /
Announced Target Buyer ($mm) Unique Users Unique
Description of Targets
DISCUSSION
Company Description
Flixster Operates as an online movie community enabling users to share movie reviews and movie ratings
Clicker Internet video directory and search company aimed to be the TV Guide for all full episodes of programs available to watch
on the Web
Huffington Post Online news aggregator and blog; offers news, blogs, and original content and covers politics, business, entertainment,
environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news
Tech Crunch Online provider of information related to start-up companies, people, and investors for technology companies and
transactions
The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard Delivers news on movies, television, music, technology, business, style and culture, awards, and videos
and Ad/ Brand/ Media Week
Deadline Hollywood Daily Offers news, calendar, music, bars and clubs, eat, stage, art and books, blogs, classifieds, and slideshows online
The average valuation per thousand views for MCNs is $82; if the Revision3 transaction is
excluded, the average valuation per thousand views is $51
Valuation or cost per view may not be a relevant metric for Crackle given the difference in content
quality and length of views
Most Recent Investment Round/ Acquisition
Valuation Per
Monthly Subscribers Amount Valuation Thousand
Company HQ Employees Views (mm) Channels (mm) Date Type ($mm) ($mm) Views Investors/ Acquirers
Fullscreen Culver City, CA 160 2,500 10,000 150 6/ 17/ 13 Investment 30 110 44 Chernin Group, Comcast, WPP
Machinima Los Angeles, CA 150 2,200 N/ A 200 5/ 21/ 13 Investment 35 190 86 Google, Redpoint Ventures, MK Capital
StyleHaul Los Angeles, CA 40 300 3,150 76 5/ 14/ 13 Investment 6 N/ A N/ A RTL Group (Majority owned by Bertelsmann)
DeFranco Creative Los Angeles, CA 25 50 N/ A 3 5/ 13/ 13 Investment N/ A N/ A N/ A Revision 3 (subsidiary of Discovery Communications)
Mean $82
Median 46
(1) Evolution Media Capital (subsidiary of CAA) made an investment in Base79 on July 4, 2013. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Other Considerations
DISCUSSION
In June, Hulu was rumored to be for sale with bids in the range of $1.4bn $2.1bn which included
the additional immediate investment required
The purchase price range implies 2.0x-3.0x revenue of $700mm
Hulu is reportedly no longer for sale; its current owners, 21st Century Fox, Disney and
NBCUniversal, have decided to invest $750mm into the business
France Telecom Investment in Dailymotion in May 2013 was at 2.5x revenue
The Providence sale of Hulu interests to other current shareholders in October 2012 was at 2.9x
revenue
Discussions with investment banks have indicated 2.0x-3.0x revenue valuations seen on the market
for companies similar to Crackle
For digital properties growing faster organically (which double or triple revenues every year,
for example the Annoying Orange property), valuations are at 4.0x-5.0x revenue