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Is IDT (IDT) a takeover target?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($106.63 a share) would return about 0% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; no price, however low, gets a buyer to 20%. Historically 4.1% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (0.82× the average).
The buyout, step by step
| Entry | Amount | How |
|---|---|---|
| Offer price a share | $106.63 | today's $82.02 plus 30% |
| × shares | 24.9 million | |
| = Equity value | $2.7B | |
| + Debt refinanced | $0 | |
| − Cash | $221M | |
| + Other claims | $18.8M | preferred stock, minority interests |
| = Enterprise value | $2.5B | 17.2× EBITDA of $143M |
| Fees | $49.1M | 2% of the price |
| New debt | $784M | 5.5× EBITDA at 7.65% a year; the limit that binds: 5.5× EBITDA |
| Buyer's own money | $1.7B | 69% of the cost |
5 years under the buyer
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Interest | Free cash flow | Debt left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $1.4B | $150M | $60.0M | $40.7M | $743M |
| Year 2 | $1.4B | $157M | $56.9M | $47.9M | $696M |
| Year 3 | $1.5B | $164M | $53.2M | $55.1M | $640M |
| Year 4 | $1.5B | $170M | $49.0M | $62.4M | $578M |
| Year 5 | $1.6B | $175M | $44.2M | $69.8M | $508M |
The exit and the buyer's return
| Exit | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Exit multiple | 12.9× EBITDA | today's trading multiple, before any premium |
| Enterprise value at exit | $2.3B | |
| − Debt left | $508M | |
| = Buyer's equity | $1.8B | |
| Money multiple | 1.02× | on $1.7B put in |
| Buyer's yearly return (IRR) | 0.4% |
Price against return
What the buyer makes at other premiums over today's $82.02.
| Premium | Price a share | Buyer's IRR |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | $90.22 | 6.1% |
| 20% | $98.42 | 3.0% |
| 30% | $106.63 | 0.4% |
| 40% | $114.83 | −1.9% |
| 50% | $123.03 | −3.9% |
The figures used
| Figure | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue, last 12 months | $1.3B | |
| EBITDA, last 12 months | $143M | 11.0% of revenue |
| Depreciation and amortization | $21.4M | |
| Capital spending | $23.1M | |
| Debt | $0 | |
| Cash | $221M | |
| Share price | $82.02 | 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 5.4% 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 27% 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, IDT would cost about $108.68 a share, $2.7B for all its shares.
| Premium | % | Price a share | All shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low end (a quarter of deals paid less) | 20% | $98.42 | $2.5B |
| Median | 32.5% | $108.68 | $2.7B |
| High end (a quarter paid more) | 51.8% | $124.51 | $3.1B |
The odds, from history
Historically 4.1% of companies with its figures were bought within a year (0.82× the average). Its figures put it in decile 4 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.
IDT's latest quarter
IDT, Q4 FY26: revenue $339M (+7% year over year), operating margin 9.8%, net earnings $21.7M, operating cash flow $44.4M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Is IDT being acquired?
No headline, 8-K or 13D about a sale is on file in the last year.
Could private equity buy IDT?
A leveraged buyout at today's price plus 30% ($106.63 a share) would return about 0% a year to a private-equity buyer over 5 years; no price, however low, gets a buyer to 20%.
What would a takeover of IDT 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, IDT would cost about $108.68 a share, $2.7B for all its shares.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.