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Is Acushnet Holdings (GOLF) a takeover target?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($110.84 a share) would return about 3% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; the most a buyer could pay for a 20% return is $63.53 a share (−25% against today's $85.26). Historically 3.5% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (0.69× the average).
The buyout, step by step
| Entry | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
| Offer price a share | $110.84 | today's $85.26 plus 30% |
| × shares | 59.5 million | |
| = Equity value | $6.6B | |
| + Debt refinanced | $955M | |
| − Cash | $108M | |
| + Other claims | $2.3M | preferred stock, minority interests |
| = Enterprise value | $7.4B | 18.0× EBITDA of $414M |
| Fees | $149M | 2% of the price |
| New debt | $2.3B | 5.5× EBITDA at 7.65% a year; the limit that binds: 5.5× EBITDA |
| Buyer's own money | $5.3B | 70% of the cost |
5 years under the buyer
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Interest | Free cash flow | Debt left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $2.9B | $443M | $174M | $117M | $2.2B |
| Year 2 | $3.1B | $469M | $165M | $142M | $2.0B |
| Year 3 | $3.2B | $492M | $155M | $166M | $1.9B |
| Year 4 | $3.3B | $511M | $142M | $191M | $1.7B |
| Year 5 | $3.4B | $527M | $127M | $214M | $1.4B |
The exit and the buyer's return
| Exit | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit multiple | 14.3× EBITDA | today's trading multiple, before any premium |
| Enterprise value at exit | $7.5B | |
| − Debt left | $1.4B | |
| = Buyer's equity | $6.1B | |
| Money multiple | 1.14× | on $5.3B put in |
| Buyer's yearly return (IRR) | 2.7% |
Price against return
What the buyer makes at other premiums over today's $85.26; the IRR reaches 20% at $63.53 a share.
| Premium | Price a share | Buyer's IRR |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | $93.79 | 7.3% |
| 20% | $102.31 | 4.8% |
| 30% | $110.84 | 2.7% |
| 40% | $119.36 | 0.8% |
| 50% | $127.89 | −0.9% |
The figures used
| Figure | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue, last 12 months | $2.7B | |
| EBITDA, last 12 months | $414M | 15.4% of revenue |
| Depreciation and amortization | $55.2M | |
| Capital spending | $80.4M | |
| Debt | $955M | |
| Cash | $108M | |
| Share price | $85.26 | on Oct 30, 2026 |
Fixed rules, the same as the interactive view's starting point: the shares are bought at today's price plus 30%, the company's debt is refinanced and fees take 2%. New debt is the least of 5.5× EBITDA, 65% of the price and the amount whose interest EBITDA covers 2 times, at 7.65% a year (SOFR 3.89% plus the high-yield B spread 3.26% plus 0.5%, rates of Oct 15, 2026). Revenue grows 6.8% in the first year — the company's own rate, held between −3% and +8% — fading to 3% by year 5; the EBITDA margin, depreciation and capital spending stay at today's share of revenue; working capital takes 10% of each year's added revenue; tax is 22% of profit after interest. Every dollar of free cash flow repays debt. After 5 years the buyer sells at today's multiple of EBITDA.
What a takeover could cost
Takeovers on record paid a median premium of 32.5% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 20% to 51.8%), according to the 1,437 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, Acushnet Holdings would cost about $112.97 a share, $6.7B for all its shares.
| Premium | % | Price a share | All shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low end (a quarter of deals paid less) | 20% | $102.31 | $6.1B |
| Median | 32.5% | $112.97 | $6.7B |
| High end (a quarter paid more) | 51.8% | $129.42 | $7.7B |
The odds, from history
Historically 3.5% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (0.69× the average). Its figures put it in decile 3 of 10 (10 = the most likely to be bought). The odds come from a model of every merger proxy, tender-offer response and going-private statement filed on EDGAR since 2011, set against each company's size, margins, debt, cash flow and growth the year before.
Acushnet Holdings' latest quarter
Acushnet Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $649M (-1% year over year), operating margin 12.4%, net earnings $49.2M, operating cash flow $211M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Is Acushnet Holdings being acquired?
No headline, 8-K or 13D about a sale is on file in the last year.
Could private equity buy Acushnet Holdings?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($110.84 a share) would return about 3% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; the most a buyer could pay for a 20% return is $63.53 a share (−25% against today's $85.26).
What would a takeover of Acushnet Holdings cost?
Takeovers on record paid a median premium of 32.5% over the share price before the deal (the middle half 20% to 51.8%), according to the 1,437 merger proxies and tender-offer responses on EDGAR that state a premium. At the median, Acushnet Holdings would cost about $112.97 a share, $6.7B for all its shares.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.