Chin evaluates several potential acquisition targets for Worldwide Brewing in Asia, recommending HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct due to their strategic alignment in operations, market presence, and simple ownership structures, while noting issues with more complicated ownership of Spirit Bay and independent breweries of Hipster's Ale that could complicate acquisitions. Recommended targets HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct have demonstrated strong financial growth and compatibility with Worldwide Brewing's segments and expansion goals in Asia.
Chin evaluates several potential acquisition targets for Worldwide Brewing in Asia, recommending HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct due to their strategic alignment in operations, market presence, and simple ownership structures, while noting issues with more complicated ownership of Spirit Bay and independent breweries of Hipster's Ale that could complicate acquisitions. Recommended targets HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct have demonstrated strong financial growth and compatibility with Worldwide Brewing's segments and expansion goals in Asia.
Chin evaluates several potential acquisition targets for Worldwide Brewing in Asia, recommending HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct due to their strategic alignment in operations, market presence, and simple ownership structures, while noting issues with more complicated ownership of Spirit Bay and independent breweries of Hipster's Ale that could complicate acquisitions. Recommended targets HappyHour Co. and Bevy's Direct have demonstrated strong financial growth and compatibility with Worldwide Brewing's segments and expansion goals in Asia.
From: Chin Subject: Potential target For Worldwide Brewing
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Company Description Relevance to WorldWide Recommendation
Brewing
HappyHour HappyHour Co. is the largest It has similar operations to Recommend
Co. player in Singapore and WorldWide Brewing across the Malaysia, in the segments of same segments and is the beer, spirits and non- leading player in Singapore and alcoholic beverages. Its Malaysia, suggesting the operations include potential for strategic benefits manufacturing facilities, and synergies. It has solid distribution and direct sales financial results and an and it has demonstrated ownership structure that is strong growth in EBITDA in owned by 3 families, rendering a FY2020 which was up 20% potential acquisition relatively pcp and amounted to simple and feasible. HappyHour US$300mm. Co. would be appropriate to share. Spirit Bay Spirit Bay is based in Spirit Bay segments are aligned Not recommend Indonesia as the largest with the Worldwide Brewing, player, and the second player with market player in Indonesia, in Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore and Malaysia. It’s operations involve However, the company had manufacturing facilities, been undergoing an aggressive distribution and direct sales. cost cutting to improve their It had demonstrated a revenue, cause the 40% pcp. The EBITDA of US$400mm, which shareholders structure was up to 40% pcp. slightly complicated for acquisitions as 60% of ownership owned by Global Sponsor. Hipster’ Ale Hipster’ Ale based in Hipsters’ Ale’s high market Not recommend Malaysia with market penetration in Asia provide key penetration in Singapore, opportunity for Worldwide Indonesia, Japan, Korea and Brewing for overseas market Cambodia. It’s operations expansion. Hipsters’ Ale only including consortium of involve in Beer and Spirit independent microbreweries segment, which is one of the in each region for segment of Worldwide Brewing. manufacturing, distribution The shareholders structured by and direct sales. It has a 30 independent breweries make EBITDA of US$200mm, which the acquisition hard to be is up 15% pcp. process. Brew Co. Brew Co is an alcohol Brew Co had only manufacturing Not recommend manufacturer based in facilities in Malaysia without any Malaysia with company listed direct market connection. It in Malaysia stock exchange. It segments and market involved has EBITDA US$800mm, slightly incompatible with the which down 5% pcp Worldwide Brewing purpose to expand the Asia market. Bevy’s Bevy’s Direct had a High market penetration in Asia Recommend Direct headquarter in Singapore, Pacific provide key opportunities and market shares in for Worldwide Brewing’s Malaysia, China, Indonesia, expansion in Asia. It’s business Japan, Korea, Cambodia, segments was compatible with Australia as well as New Worldwide Brewing operations. Zealand. Its business It shareholder structure with segments including beer, one family would help in spirits and non-alcoholic simplify the acquisition process beverages. It had a EBITDA US$250mm in FY June 2020 up 20% pcp.