A couple of people have asked me for my updated thoughts on $GFL $GFL.TO:
It's cheap AGAIN.
Looking out to 2022-2023 when synergies are fully extracted, I estimate GFL can generate in the neighborhood of ~$800m of FCF
800m is on the current base of business... now we have to give credit to organic:
4.5% topline at 35 incremental margin yields an additional 100m of FCF
= $900m of FCF
900m is the current base + 2021,2022,2023 organic, but to be fair, we must add M&A:
The company has guided an additional $55-80m of FCF added from M&A.
900m + 67.5= $967.5m of FCF run rate exit 2023
$WCN trades at a 30x FCF. Now I would be happy 😊 if $GFL reached that level, even only 25x would be a good return. And that multiple for a great business like GFL is cheap! At 25x GFL would be worth $75 per share or generate a 40% irr through year-end 2023.
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Thread - What I learned throughout my 25-year M&A career:
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My career in M&A was birthed through a series of serendipitous events that occurred in my mid-20s. At 24 years old, I met a charming girl while vacationing in South America. We were both celebrating our recent University graduations.
I had planned to visit for only a week but ended up spending 3 months with her exploring the continent. Fast forward 13 months, I was newlywed and packing my bags for Canada to move in with my wife and her family.