Investopedia: Precision Castparts Goes For A Bold And Eminently Logical Deal

When it comes to specialty metal components manufacturer Precision Castparts (NYSE:PCP), it's really never a question as to whether management will do another deal. Rather, it's just a question of who the company will buy, how much it will pay and how successful it will ultimately prove to be.

Last week, though, management announced a real doozy - a $2.9 billion bid for titanium producer Titanium Metals (NYSE:TIE) (aka "Timet"). Although a large and expensive deal would be a significant risk for most companies, Precision Castparts is not like most companies, and I expect this deal will prove to be quite worthwhile for shareholders over time.

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Allegheny Becomes Broader Still

Give credit where it is due - Allegheny Technologies (NYSE:ATI) is not messing around when it comes to its plans to diversify away from stainless steel products and become a more diversified player in advanced alloys and technologically sophisticated components. The latest move is the acquisition of Ladish (Nasdaq:LDSH), a small company that has focused on forged and cast-metal components for the aerospace and defense industry.

The Deal
Allegheny is paying a total consideration of $48 per share to Ladish, consisting of $24 per share in cash and slightly less than 0.46 shares of stock for each share of Ladish. That is a total deal value of about $778 million (prior to the post-announcement moves in the stocks) or slightly more than 14 times Ladish's trailing EBITDA. For Ladish shareholders, it also represents more than a 63% premium to the prior night's closing price, but a roughly 17% discount to the company's all-time high back in mid-October of 2007.

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