Waters斥175億併購BD診斷業務大擴張




Waters Corp斥資175億美元收購Becton Dickinson生物科學及診斷部門

(路透社)— 實驗室設備製造商Waters Corp(紐約證券交易所代號:WAT)於周一宣布,將以股權加現金交易方式,斥資175億美元收購醫療技術供應商Becton Dickinson(紐交所代號:BDX)剝離出來的生物科學及診斷部門,擴大其在臨床和診斷應用領域的規模。

近期表現不佳且被激進投資者盯上的Becton Dickinson,將剝離這個受關稅影響較大的診斷及生物科學部門,專注於其核心醫療技術業務,該領域或具更強的價格控制力及堅實的本土製造基礎。該部門主要生產用於檢測傳染病和癌症的產品。

儘管該交易對該部門的估值低於2月5日Becton宣布剝離計劃時市場傳聞的300億美元,Becton Dickinson股價周一仍上升0.6%,收報177.09美元。分析師對此反應正面,認為交易本已變得不太可能成行。

自該公告以來,Becton股價已下跌28%,受製造問題及美國總統特朗普於4月宣布的關稅影響。這些挫折迫使公司於5月下調全年業績指引,從而影響其估值。

據一位知情人士透露,Waters透過稅務效率高的逆莫里斯信託(Reverse Morris Trust)結構完成交易,這是一種僅適用於規模相近買家的股權交易模式,令Waters成功勝過規模更大的競爭對手。雖然Thermo Fisher(TMO)及Agilent Technologies(A)在該領域領先,但其龐大規模使其無法使用類似結構。

Waters將向Becton股東支付40億美元現金(來自舉債),餘額則以股票形式支付。合併後,Waters股東將持有約61%股份,Becton股東持有約39%。新公司將沿用Waters的股票代號。

這宗交易押注於Waters行政總裁Udit Batra的管理能力,他因2015年主導耗資170億美元的Merck KGaA收購Sigma-Aldrich案而廣受讚譽。

此次收購令Waters這家為生命科學及診斷市場提供分析技術的公司規模大增。Waters表示,合併後其可服務的總市場規模將翻倍至約400億美元,年增長率預計達5至7%,分析師普遍看好這一前景。

不過,投資者反應則較為謹慎。

Waters股價周一收跌近14%,報304.18美元。摩根大通分析師指出,市場對於協同效應的實現及交易結構的複雜性和執行風險表示疑慮。

摩根大通分析師Robbie Marcus表示:「價值創造依賴於Waters管理層成功整合及執行。」

傑富瑞分析師亦持相似看法,認為交易為Waters原本清晰的增長策略增添了複雜性,但同時認為Batra的經驗為未來複雜的整合過程增添可信度。

Gabelli Funds投資組合經理Jeff Jonas表示,Becton在收入增長和利潤率方面表現不佳,「更專注的管理層有助其改善」。

逆莫里斯信託結構讓公司能夠透過剝離業務單位並與另一公司合併,同時避免繳納高額稅款。

Waters Corp是否被低估?

隨著Waters成為市場焦點,投資者關注其估值是否合理。InvestingPro利用先進AI算法分析Waters與數千隻股票比較,發掘被低估的潛力股。結果顯示,Waters並非榜首。

評論與分析:

這宗交易反映出醫療技術行業正面臨結構性調整,企業傾向聚焦核心競爭力,剝離非核心業務。Becton Dickinson選擇退出關稅敏感的診斷及生物科學領域,專注於價格彈性較強、製造本土化程度高的醫療技術,這是應對全球貿易不確定性和成本壓力的理性選擇。

Waters利用逆莫里斯信託結構實現稅務效率,並成功超越規模更大的競爭對手,顯示其財務操作的靈活與創新。這種結構雖然複雜,但對於雙方股東來說是雙贏的策略——Becton能剝離非核心業務,Waters則擴大市場版圖。

不過,投資者的謹慎反應也值得關注。大型併購案往往在整合期面臨文化衝突、運營調整及協同效應落實困難。Waters雖然有經驗豐富的領導人,但未來幾年如何管理整合風險,實現預期增長,仍需密切觀察。

此外,這宗交易突顯出醫療科技行業的競爭格局正在改變,中小型創新企業與大型綜合企業間的邊界越來越模糊。Waters借助此次收購,擴大其在診斷領域的影響力,將有助其在市場中佔據更強位置,但同時也面對來自Thermo Fisher和Agilent等巨頭的激烈競爭。

總括而言,這筆交易是Waters戰略擴張的重要一步,反映出生物醫療領域資本整合趨勢,但市場對其執行力和協同效應的質疑也提醒投資者需保持審慎。未來Waters如何平衡規模擴張與風險管理,將決定其能否真正釋放此次收購的價值。

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