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Titan Machinery Inc. Announces Strategic Acquisition of Heartland Ag Systems
- Strategically provides Titan Machinery access to the Case IH full-line of application equipment products, enhancing competitiveness - - Drives significant
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[{"type":"text","content":"- Strategically provides Titan Machinery access to the Case IH full-line of application equipment products, enhancing competitiveness - - Drives significant value creation and incremental sales opportunities through expanded access to the commercial application customer segment, where Titan did not previously participate - - Accretive acquisition of approximately $0.43 in run-rate earnings per share, including revenue synergies - - Updates fiscal 2023 modeling assumptions for Transaction - - Investor conference call scheduled for today at 8:30 a.m. ET - WEST FARGO, N.D., July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Machinery Inc. (Nasdaq: TITN), a leading network of full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores, announced today that it has entered into definitive purchase agreements to acquire Heartland Ag Systems, Heartland Solutions and related affiliates (“Heartland”), the largest Case IH Application Equipment distributorship in North America providing application-focused solutions for commercial applicators, for an aggregate $110 million, subject to final working capital and other closing adjustments (the “Transaction”). The Transaction consideration will be comprised predominantly of balance sheet cash. In the full year period ended December 31, 2021, Heartland generated revenue of $213.9 million and EBITDA of $15.3 million. Heartland Ag Systems traces its roots to 1966 and is the largest Case IH Application Equipment distributorship in North America and one of the leading national distributors for sprayer parts and accessories. Heartland has exclusive distribution agreements across 17 midwestern and northwestern states, supported by 12 retail stores, six of which are within Titan Machinery’s existing Agriculture footprint, as well as Agriculture and related commercial application equipment manufacturing at their Hutchinson, MN headquarters. Heartland is well diversified with a strong parts & service business that represents approximately 30% of full year 2021 revenues and generated pre-tax margins of 4.2%, presenting a similar profile to that of Titan Machinery’s existing business. David Meyer, Titan Machinery’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, \"We are proud to announce our definitive agreement to acquire Heartland Ag Systems today. This transaction is significant for Titan Machinery both in size and...