EX-99.(C)(4) 4 d377047dex99c4.htm EX-99.(C)(4) EX-99.(c)(4)

Exhibit (c)(4)

 

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Discussion Materials Prepared for Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Strictly Private and Confidential October 25, 2021


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I. DCF Related Discussion


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Illustrative Weighted Average Cost of Capital Analysis Beta Range (1.50 – 1.90) Assumptions WACC Sensitivity Analysis Target Capital Structure Debt 20.0 % Total Debt / Capitalization Equity 80.0 % Assumptions $ 0.10 15.0 % 20.0 % 25.0 % Risk Free Rate 1.93 % Equity Beta 1.70 Equity Risk Premium 5.8 % Beta 1.50 9.5 % 9.2 % 8.8 % Cost of Equity 11.8 % Marginal Tax Rate 21.0 % Equity 1.70 10.5 % 10.1 % 9.7 % Pre-Tax Cost of Debt 4.3 % Levered After Tax Cost of Debt 3.4 % 1.90 11.5 % 11.0 % 10.6 % WACC 10.1 % Historical Beta Over Time 2.90 Average Since IPO 2Y 1Y 6M 3M 1M Covetrus 1.54 1.72 1.88 1.90 1.92 1.92 2.50 Distribution¹ 0.98 0.91 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.84 Companion Animal Health² 0.81 0.83 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.90 2.10 Profitable HCIT³ 1.24 1.27 1.29 1.25 1.25 1.28 Beta 1.91 Historical 1.70 1.30 1.31 0.91 0.90 0.84 0.50 Feb-2019 Aug-2019 Feb-2020 Sep-2020 Mar-2021 Sep-2021 Source: Company filings, historical Axioma betas, management projections, market capitalization on basic shares outstanding, Bloomberg as of 24-Sep-2021 3


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Peer Beta Overview Predicted 2-Year Average Company Historical Beta Beta Beta Market Cap Total Debt Total Cash Net Debt / Cap Covetrus 1.91 1.16 .30 1.72 $ 2,637 $ 1,071 $ 230 24.2 % Dechra 0.53 0.78 0.61 5,624 319 118 3.5 % Elanco Animal Health 1.21 0.89 1.11 15,435 6,126 580 26.4 % Phibro Animal Health 0.97 1.12 0.77 874 430 93 27.8 % Vetoquinol 1.02 0.93 0.31 1,559 35 51 (1.1)% Virbac 0.61 0.79 0.57 3,242 129 185 (1.8)% Zoetis 0.86 0.70 0.92 97,389 7,347 3,674 3.6 % IDEXX 1.04 0.84 1.07 58,857 1,013 232 1.3 % Heska 1.00 1.10 1.07 2,838 90 245 (6.0)% Animal Health Median 0.98 0.87 0.84 2.4 % Patterson Companies 0.98 0.84 1.00 2,959 641 143 14.4 % AmerisourceBergen 0.67 0.71 0.80 25,412 8,392 2,553 18.7 % Cardinal Health 0.83 0.88 0.96 14,526 6,236 3,407 16.3 % McKesson 0.85 0.75 0.87 31,422 7,176 2,423 13.1 % Owens & Minor NM 1.35 NM 2,371 1,009 45 28.9 % Henry Schein 1.03 0.77 0.99 10,910 788 167 5.4 % Distribution Median 0.85 0.81 0.96 15.4 % IQVIA 1.33 0.84 0.92 50,128 12,287 1,911 17.1 % Cerner 0.79 0.77 0.90 21,572 1,864 885 4.3 % Change Healthcare 1.60 0.68 1.59 6,903 4,872 109 40.8 % R1 1.12 0.79 1.10 5,948 700 165 8.3 % Inovalon 1.02 0.93 0.88 6,300 940 129 11.4 % HealthEquity 1.47 1.05 1.56 5,520 1,057 754 5.2 % Signify Health 1.28 1.61 1.18 4,485 338 632 (7.0)% Evolent 1.47 0.86 1.41 2,278 233 207 1.1 % Profitable HCIT Median 1.31 0.85 1.14 6.7 % Total Median 1.01 0.84 0.98 5.4 % Source: Company filings, historical Axioma betas, management projections, market capitalization on basic shares outstanding, Bloomberg as of 24-Sep-2021 4


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Illustrative Discounted Cash Flow Analysis ($ in millions, except per share data) Illustrative Unlevered Free Cash Flow 1 Management Projections Terminal 2021E Q4 2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Year Total Revenue $ 4,604 $ 1,151 $ 5,049 $ 5,457 $ 5,859 $ 6,258 $ 6,600 $ 6,600 % Growth — 9.7 % 8.1 % 7.4 % 6.8 % 5.5 % EBITDA $ 261 $ 65 $ 304 $ 354 $ 400 $ 450 $ 500 $ 500 % Margin 5.7 % 5.7 % 6.0 % 6.5 % 6.8 % 7.2 % 7.6 % 7.6 % (-) Depreciation & Amortization (125) (31) (128) (126) (135) (144) (152) (88) EBIT $ 136 $ 34 $ 176 $ 229 $ 266 $ 306 $ 348 $ 412 % Margin 3.0 % 3.0 % 3.5 % 4.2 % 4.5 % 4.9 % 5.3 % 5.3 % % Growth — 29.6 % 29.6 % 16.2 % 15.3 % 13.7 % (-) Cash Taxes (29) (7) (37) (48) (56) (64) (87) % Marginal Tax 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 % NOPAT $ 5 $ 169 $ 191 $ 218 $ 251 $ 284 $ 325 (+) Depreciation & Amortization 31 128 126 135 144 152 88 (-) Change in NWC 2 (55) (55) (47) (52) (57) (22) (-) Capex (19) (73) (85) (93) (93) (93) (93) Unlevered Free Cash Flow $ 20 $ 169 $ 177 $ 212 $ 249 $ 286 $ 299 Implied Equity Value Implied Share Price Implied Terminal EV / EBITDA PGR PGR PGR # ####### 1.5 % 2.0 % 2.5 % $ 22.01 1.5 % 2.0 % 2.5 % $ 7.86 1.5 % 2.0 % 2.5 % 8.50 % $ 3,629 $ 3,852 $ 4,112 8.50 % $ 25.48 $ 27.04 $ 28.85 8.50 % 8.8 x 9.4 x 10.0 x WACC 9.75 % $ 2,982 $ 3,130 $ 3,297 WACC 9.75 % $ 20.98 $ 22.01 $ 23.18 WACC 9.75 % 7.5 x 7.9 x 8.3 x 11.00 % $ 2,504 $ 2,607 $ 2,721 11.00 % $ 17.65 $ 18.37 $ 19.17 11.00 % 6.5 x 6.8 x 7.1 x Source: Management Projection 1 Projections based on management base LRP through 2024 and management extrapolations from 2025 through 2026. 5


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II. Valuation Multiple Discussion


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Covetrus Multiple Over Time ($ in millions, except share data) NTM EV / EBITDA Multiple 30.0x Average 2-Year 1-Year YTD 3-Month Covetrus 15.9x 18.2x 18.1x 14.8x 25.0x 20.0x tip le Mul EBITDA 15.0x 12.9x EV / 10.0x 5.0x 0x Feb-2019 May-2019 Sep-2019 Dec-2019 Apr-2020 Jul-2020 Nov-2020 Feb-2021 Jun-2021 Sep-2021 Source: Capital IQ, IBES as of 24-Sep-2021 7


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MWI’s Pre-Transaction Trading Levels and Historical Premium to Distributors MWI Historical Premium to NTM EV / EBITDA Distributors 20x Average 5Y 3Y 2Y 1Y CVET MWI 12.8 x 14.1 x 14.8 x 14.6 x 5-Year Avg. to Human Health Current NTM Distributors¹ 7.8 8.3 9.2 9.8 Distributors EV/EBITDA: Premium 5.0 5.8 5.6 4.8 13.1 x MWI 5-Year Average Current Median 16x Premium to Human Human Health 15.9 x Health Distributors Distribution Multiple Multiple EBITDA 5.0 x 8.3 x 12x Weighted 10.4 x 8x NTM-Time Implied Animal Health 4x Distribution Business 13.3x Multiple Today 0x Jan-2010 Jan-2011 Jan-2012 Jan-2013 Jan-2014 Jan-2015 MWI Distributors¹ Source: Bloomberg, IBES, as of 24-Sep-2021 ¹Distrubutors includes ABC, CAH, and MCK. Note: Above metrics as of undisturbed date of 12-Jan-2015 8


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Analyst Targets Indicate 59% Upside to Current Levels with Analysts Focused on EBITDA Multiple Methodologies Buy Rating for 4/6 Available Brokers Implied EV / Analyst Date Price Target Upside EBITDA P / E DCF Valuation Methodology ï® Utilizes DCF (7.0% WACC; terminal growth of 2% vs Analyst A 3-Sep-21 98% — $38.00 3% prior) ï® DCF analysis,(9.0% WACC, terminal growth of 1%) Analyst B 6-Aug-21 93% - augmented by a forward EV/EBITDA multiple compared $37.00 to peer group multiples and/or historic trading ranges ï® Based on a ~19x multiple applied to 2022 EBITDA Analyst C 5-Aug-21 67% — estimate of $278mm. $32.00 — Implies 16.6x 2023E EBITDA multiple ï® Based on an EV of 16.5x 2022E EBITDA, a discount to — closest, most recently traded public competitor MWI 51% Analyst D 8-Aug-21 $29.00  Veterinary (15.7x takeout valuation), and broader animal health peer group (20.5x) . – Implies 14.2x 2023E EBITDA multiple $27.00 Analyst E 13-Aug-21 41% —ï® Based on 15.5x Multiple on CY 2023E EBITDA ï® Blended multiple based on 50% P/E (24x) and 50% $22.00 Analyst F 14-Jun-21 15%—EV/EBITDA (16x) on NTM estimates 12 months out (including stock-based comp) (multiples unchanged. Current Price: $19.16 Buy Hold Sell Median: $30.50 Implied Upside Median: 59% Source: Wall Street Research as of 24-Sep-2021 Note: Median excludes anonymous analysts and analysts for which no reports are available.


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Illustrative SOTP Analysis ($ in billions, except per share data) Illustrative SOTP Analysis CVET Current NTM EV / EBITDA: Implied Share Price: 13.1 x $23.15—$27.37 $ 2.3 $ 4.7 Current Share Price: $19.16 $ 3.9 $ 1.9 $ 2.7 $ 2.4 $ 4.1 $ 3.3 $ 2.3 $ 0.8 Distribution GTS SOTP Implied EV Net Debt SOTP Implied Equity Current Equity Value Value SOTP Implied NTM EBITDA Multiple NTM EBITDA1 $ 188 $ 104 $ 293 SOTP Implied Premium: 20.8%—42.7% NTM Multiple Range 12.0x -13.0x 18.0x -22.0x 14.1x -16.2x Implied EV / NTM Rev: 2.1x – 2.6x Source: Management projections, Company filings, CapIQ, market data as of 24-Sep-2021 Note: Distribution and Technology level enterprise values derived by applying the stated NTM multiples to the NTM metric for each segment and equity value derived utilizing the company’s latest capital structure per filings. 1 EBITDA burdened by unallocated Corporate and Contingency, allocated to segments based on annual revenue contribution and represents NTM as of pricing date of market data. 10


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Valuation Peer Benchmarking EV / 2022E EBITDA 22.7x 19.8x 12.9x 11.4x 8.5x CVET Distribution Companion Animal Health Profitable HCIT Animal Health E-Commerce Solutions EV / 2023E EBITDA 20.4x 17.3x 11.4x 10.7x 8.0x CVET Distribution Companion Animal Health Profitable HCIT Animal Health E-Commerce Solutions Source: CVET and peers based on IBES estimates as of 24-Sep-21 Note: Distribution includes ABC, CAH, MCK, Owen & Minor, Henry Schein, Patterson. Animal Health E-Commerce Solutions includes PetMed Express; Chewy excluded due to non-material multiples. Companions Animal Health includes Dechra Pharma, Elanco, Phibro, Vetoquinol, Virbac, Zoetis, Idexx, and Heska. Profitable HCIT includes Change Healthcare (priced as of undisturbed date of 05-Jan-21), Invovalon (priced as of undisturbed date of 25-Jul-21), Evolent, Cerner, Health Equity, R1, IQVIA, and Signify Health. 11


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Operational Peer Benchmarking Management Projections 2021E – 2023E Revenue Growth 2021E – 2023E EBITDA Growth1 18.9% 36.4% 37.4% 10.5% 11.2% 8.9% 16.6% 15.2% 6.8% 6.2% 3.8% 8.3% 6.4% 5.0% CVET CVET GTS CVET Total Distrubution Companion Profitable Animal CVET CVET GTS CVET Total Distribution Companion Profitable Animal Distribution Animal HCIT Health E- Distribution Animal HCIT Health E-Health Commerce Health Commerce Solutions Solutions 2022 Gross Margin 2022 EBITDA Margin1 27.5% 58.7 % 53.8 % 22.5% 34.7 % 28.5 % 12.2% 19.4 % 7.7% 16.0 % 10.0 % 4.6% 6.0% 3.1% CVET CVET GTS CVET Total Distribution Companion Profitable Animal CVET CVET GTS CVET Total Distribution Companion Profitable Animal Distribution Animal HCIT Health E- Distribution Animal HCIT Health E-Health Commerce Health Commerce Solutions Solutions Source: CVET and peers based on IBES estimates as of 24-Sep-21 Note: Distribution includes ABC, CAH, MCK, Owen & Minor, Henry Schein, Patterson. Animal Health E-Commerce Solutions includes PetMed Express; Chewy excluded due to non-material multiples. Companions Animal Health includes Dechra Pharma, Elanco, Phibro, Vetoquinol, Virbac, Zoetis, Idexx, and Heska. Profitable HCIT includes Change Healthcare (priced as of undisturbed date of 05-Jan-21), Invovalon (priced as of undisturbed date of 25-Jul-21), Evolent, Cerner, Health Equity, R1, IQVIA, and Signify Health. 1 Covetrus business units EBITDA burdened by corporate cost and contingency based on revenue contribution. 12


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Profitable HCIT Valuation Benchmarking ($ in millions) EV / 2022E EBITDA 38.3 x Median: 19.0 x 22.4 x 20.8 x 19.3 x 18.7 x 16.6 x 11.0 x 9.4 x Evolent Signify Health HealthEquity Inovalon IQVIA R1 Cerner Change Healthcare GTS EV $ 2,756 $ 4,552 $ 5,871 $ 6,011 $ 60,972 $ 6,713 $ 22,650 $ 10,911 –YoY Rev Growth 15.8 % 19.1 % 9.1 % 12.7 % 7.3 % 15.2 % 5.3 % 7.2 % 20.1 % 22 Gross Margin 28.3 % 50.2 % 57.4 % 75.6 % 34.1 % 27.1 % 83.1 % 59.4 % 34.7 % YoY EBITDA 33.8 % 26.7 % 14.4 % 14.9 % 9.6 % 19.4 % 8.7 % 10.9 % 34.9% Growth 22 EBITDA Margin 7.0 % 22.5 % 33.9 % 36.1 % 22.2 % 25.0 % 33.9 % 32.3 % 12.2 % Source: IBES estimates as of 24-Sep-21, management projections Note: Change Healthcare priced as of undisturbed date of 05-Jan-21, Inovolan priced as of undisturbed date of 25-Jul-2021. 13


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Illustrative Present Value of Future Share Price Analysis NTM EV / EBITDA Multiple Method | ($ in millions, except per share data) Illustrative FSP Analysis PVFSP at Year End 2023 NTM EV / EBITDA NTM EBITDA Multiple $ 46.57 16.0x $ 39.91 14.5x 11.5 x 13.0 x 14.5 x 16.0 x $ 41.87 13.0x $ 33.79 $ 37.16 11.5x $ 35.73 A $ 440 $ 24.17 $ 27.81 $ 31.44 $ 35.08 $ 27.08 $ 31.54 $ 32.46 EBITD $ 30.09 LRP) $ 26.39 $ 27.36 $ 400 $ 21.64 $ 24.94 $ 28.25 $ 31.56 $ 19.16 $ 23.90 (Base $ 22.69 $ 20.73 2024 $ 17.55 $ 360 $ 19.09 $ 22.06 $ 25.04 $ 28.01 Current 2021 2022 2023 2024 NTM EBITDA $ 304 $ 354 $ 400 $ 450 PVFSP at Year End 2024 NTM EBITDA Multiple 13.0 x 13.0 x 13.0 x 13.0 x NTM EBITDA Multiple Implied Future EV $ 3,956 $ 4,604 $ 5,206 $ 5,854 (-) Net Debt (1,010) (845) (707) (548) 11.5 x 13.0 x 14.5 x 16.0 x Implied Future Equity Value $ 2,945 $ 3,759 $ 4,499 $ 5,306 $ 495 $ 25.69 $ 29.37 $ 33.06 $ 36.75 FDSO 142.1 142.4 142.6 142.8 BITDA ted) Implied Future Stock Price $ 20.73 $ 26.39 $ 31.54 $ 37.16 trapola E $ 450 $ 23.12 $ 26.47 $ 29.82 $ 33.17 Present Value of Future 1 $ 20.19 $ 23.16 $ 24.94 $ 26.47 Stock Price 220 5 (Ex % Premium to Current $ 405 $ 20.56 $ 23.57 $ 26.59 $ 29.60 5.4 % 20.9 % 30.2 % 38.2 % Source: Management projections and Market data as of 24-Sep-2021 Note: Analysis assumes NTM EV/EBITDA multiple applied to forward year EBITDA and utilizes projected net debt per management projections. 1 Future stock price discounted back to today utilizing an illustrative 11% cost of equity. 14


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III. LBO Related Discussion


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Illustrative Leveraged Buyout Analysis ($ in millions, except per share data ) | Base Case Projections | 5 Year Hold Entry Summary Source and Uses Entry Summary Sources of Funds Amount x LTM EBITDA Transaction Price Per Share $ 26.00 New Revolver $ 0 0.0 x Current Share Price 19.16 New 1L Term Loan $ 1,303 5.0 x Implied Premium to Current 35.7 % New Senior Notes $ 456 1.8 x FDSO1 142 Total Debt $ 1,759 6.8 x Transaction Equity Value $ 3,703 Sponsor Equity $ 2,913 11.2 x Total Sources $ 4,672 17.9 x (+) Current Net Debt 841 Transaction Enterprise Value $ 4,544 Uses of Funds LTM EBITDA (2021) 261 Amount x LTM EBITDA Implied LTM Entry Multiple 17.4 x Equity Purchase Price $ 3,703 14.2 x Refinance Net Debt $ 841 3.2 x NTM EBITDA (2022) 304 Transaction Fees and OID $ 78 0.3 x Implied NTM Entry Multiple 14.9 x Min Cash $ 50 0.2 x Total Uses $ 4,672 17.9 x Deleveraging Profile Exit Summary 6.8 x EBITDA at Exit $ 530 Illustrative Exit Multiple (LTM) 17.5 x 5.0 x 4.0 x Illustrative Enterprise Value @ Exit $ 9,279 3.3 x 2.5 x (-) Net Debt @ Exit 928 1.8 x Equity Value @ Exit $ 8,352 Initial Equity Investment $2,913 MOIC 2.9 x At Close 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E Illustrative Sponsor IRR 23.5 % Total $ 1.8 $ 1.7 $ 1.6 $ 1.4 $ 1.2 $ 1.0 Debt Source: Management Projections, Company filings, Capital IQ market data as of 24-Sep-2021 Note: Assumes transaction closes 31-Dec-2021, 17.5x LTM multiple exit, and 6.75x leverage in base case. 16


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Illustrative Leveraged Buy Out Sensitivity Analysis ($ in millions, except per share data ) | Base Case Projections | 5 Year Hold Implied Implied IRR Implied IRR Premium $24 – 25% Transaction Price Per Share LTM Exit Multiple $26 – 36% $28 – 46% 23.5 % $ 24.00 $ 26.00 $ 28.00 23.5 % 16.0 x 17.5 x 19.0 x Implied LTM Implied Exit EBITDA1 CAGR 16.0 x 23.5 % 21.0 % 18.8 % (1.00)% 16.7 % 19.2 % 21.5 % $ 464 8.6 % Annual LTM Exit 17.5 x 26.0 % 23.5 % 21.2 % EBITDA 0.00 % 21.0 % 23.5 % 25.7 % $ 530 12.2 % Multiple Margin Flex 19.0 x 28.4 % 25.7 % 23.4 % 1.00 % 24.9 % 27.3 % 29.5 % $ 596 15.6 % Implied IRR Implied IRR Transaction Price Per Share Transaction Price Per Share 23.5 % $ 24.00 $ 26.00 $ 28.00 23.5 % $ 24.00 $ 26.00 $ 28.00 Implied LTM Implied Exit EBITDA1 CAGR 6.50 x 25.7 % 23.2 % 20.9 % (1.00)% 21.7 % 19.2 % 17.0 % $ 464 8.6 % Annual Leverage 6.75 x 26.0 % 23.5 % 21.2 % EBITDA 0.00 % 26.0 % 23.5 % 21.2 % $ 530 12.2 % Margin Flex 7.00 x 26.4 % 23.8 % 21.4 % 1.00 % 30.0 % 27.3 % 24.9 % $ 596 15.6 % Source: Management Projections, Company filings, Capital IQ market data as of 24-Sep-2021 Note: Assumes transaction closes 31-Dec-2021, 17.5x LTM multiple exit, and 6.75x leverage in base case. 1 Inclusive of $30mm of Pro Forma corporate expense savings. 17


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Appendix A: Additional Information


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No Perfect Peer Set Exists For Covetrus Animal Health Distribution Companion Animal Health Profitable HCIT E-Commerce Solutions1  Companies within animal  Disruptive tech platforms  Rapidly growing animal  Core distribution business healthcare partnering with reshaping the healthcare products delivery and models center-based providers ecosystem sales platforms  EV / EBITDA EV / Revenue EV / Revenue EV / Revenue P/E EV / EBITDA EV / EBITDA EV / EBITDA 2022 EV / EBITDA 2022 EV / EBITDA 2022 EV / EBITDA 2022 EV / EBITDA Range: 6x – 12x Range: 11x – 69x Range: 10x – 34x Range: NM  Median: 9x Median: 23x Median: 20x Median: 11x Source: CapitalIQ, Bloomberg, IBES, market data as of 24-Sep-2021 19 1Chewy 2022 EV / EBITDA multiple not meaningful


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