REPAY Divests Blue Cow Software, a Fuel and Propane Management Business
Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY) announced the divestiture of Blue Cow Software, LLC to PDI Technologies, Inc., enhancing its focus on B2B and consumer payments. This transaction aims to improve financial flexibility, support organic growth, and reduce net leverage, targeting below 3.0x. CEO John Morris emphasized that the proceeds will enable REPAY to pursue strategic mergers and acquisitions. REPAY reaffirms its FY 2022 financial guidance and will provide 2023 projections in the upcoming fourth quarter report.
- Divestiture allows REPAY to focus on higher growth opportunities in B2B and consumer payments.
- Transaction expected to enhance financial flexibility and reduce net leverage to below 3.0x.
- Accretive to REPAY's organic gross profit growth.
- None.
REPAY Reaffirms Its Previously Provided Financial Guidance for FY 2022
Transaction Enables REPAY to Focus on B2B and Consumer Payments Growth Opportunities
“This transaction is part of our strategy to prioritize investments and resources towards B2B payments and consumer payments verticals,” said
“We are grateful for the contributions the Blue Cow team members have made to our company and believe PDI will further enhance their operations and product offering,” added
Strategic Rationale
- Focus the business on investments in higher organic growth opportunities
- Accelerates our path towards net leverage below 3.0x
- Accretive to REPAY’s organic gross profit growth (1)
Additional information on the transaction, including financial metrics, can be found here (Presentations |
REPAY reaffirms its guidance previously provided with third quarter 2022 results. The Company will provide 2023 financial guidance, including the impact of this transaction, when it reports its fourth quarter 2022 results.
Advisors
Barclays served as exclusive financial advisor and
About REPAY
REPAY provides integrated payment processing solutions to verticals that have specific transaction processing needs. REPAY’s proprietary, integrated payment technology platform reduces the complexity of electronic payments for clients, while enhancing the overall experience for consumers and businesses.
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In addition to factors previously disclosed in REPAY’s reports filed with the
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1 Organic gross profit growth is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents year-on-year gross profit growth that excludes incremental gross profit attributable to acquisitions and divestitures made in the applicable prior period (or any subsequent period).
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