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How much is Saga worth?

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Youngfeiler
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Hey NS,

So my friends got in a huge argument about how much Saga Outerwear is worth. (Like if you were to completely buy out saga). One thinks saga is worth $9 million and the others think way more. So we decided to have you guys be the deciding vote. What do you think?
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Jan 14 2015 7:17PM
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El_Barto.
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tree fiddy
Jan 14 2015 7:26PM
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Ghoster
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More than you'll ever make.
Jan 14 2015 7:26PM
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histonskiah
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IDK in terms of numbers but it does seem to be getting really big. I always thought of it as some smaller ski company but when I look around the hill a huge percentage of people are wearing saga, like more than any other company.
Jan 14 2015 7:28PM
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CameraWiz
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"This week on Shark Tank.."
Jan 14 2015 7:28PM
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freeballer
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Where did the number 9 milli come up?
Jan 14 2015 7:32PM
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Youngfeiler
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freeballerWhere did the number 9 milli come up?


No idea, hes a wierd kid.
Jan 14 2015 7:38PM
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Matt_
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This depends on factors such as if they own their factory or contract out to factories. It looks like they don't have contracts with an major retail chains besides websites. They also don't have any proprietary materials so I would say they are not worth 9 million
Jan 14 2015 7:49PM
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dmaier
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under 9 mil definitly
Jan 14 2015 7:50PM
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notspoicey
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[url=http://
Jan 14 2015 7:52PM
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notspoicey
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fuck
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/748585/Lil--39--Wayne---A-Milli
Jan 14 2015 7:53PM
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S.J.W
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I don't think any ski company is worth 9 million. That's a lot of money. Maybe like a million or something net worth. Not that much.
Jan 14 2015 7:57PM
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Matt_
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ChubbyBoyI don't think any ski company is worth 9 million. That's a lot of money. Maybe like a million or something net worth. Not that much.


There's definitely ski companies worth 9 milllion rossingol,head,atomic, and k2 to name some.
Jan 14 2015 8:13PM
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.CJ.
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ChubbyBoyI don't think any ski company is worth 9 million. That's a lot of money. Maybe like a million or something net worth. Not that much.


There are definitely several ski companies over 9 mil...

Its possible that Saga is worth 9 mil considering their sales.
Jan 14 2015 8:13PM
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Youngfeiler
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Sleazy.n.SteezyThere are definitely several ski companies over 9 mil...

Its possible that Saga is worth 9 mil considering their sales.


Also with their factories, employees and such. But idk much about how much that costs.
Jan 14 2015 8:17PM
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Plankton
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doubt its 9 million
Jan 14 2015 8:36PM
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.lencon
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I'll just sit right here til Saga replies..
Jan 14 2015 8:45PM
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brov1
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bang bang 3hunna
Jan 14 2015 9:31PM
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Park.
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if they peak over 1 mill I would be very surprised... After seeing pictures of their shipments for the new season (the most recent one to be specific) they just don't have the numbers for their products to have a number near 1 mil (but I'm a stupid kid what do I know)
Jan 14 2015 9:56PM
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cmo
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black diamond alone is valued somewhere around 200 million, you little kids are hilarious
Jan 14 2015 10:10PM
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S.J.W
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ChubbyBoyI don't think any ski company is worth 9 million. That's a lot of money. Maybe like a million or something net worth. Not that much.


After a little research I retract the above statement. With a little more research I have found K2 sports revenue is 718 million financial year 2002/3
Jan 14 2015 10:16PM
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Youngfeiler
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https://credibility.com/broadwoven-fabric-mills/us-ut-salt-lake-city/saga-outerwear-llc saga has an annual revenue of 2,000,000 so i wouldnt be suprised if theyre valued over 9 mil
Jan 14 2015 10:19PM
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PeteMahn
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^ Someones good at research. Surprised it's not more but that's still very good for a ski company.
Jan 14 2015 10:23PM
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Cyabski
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I feel like if it continues to grow in popularity it might reach 9 million eventually.
Jan 14 2015 10:27PM
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firecrotch
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ChubbyBoyAfter a little research I retract the above statement. With a little more research I have found K2 sports revenue is 718 million financial year 2002/3


ok
Jan 14 2015 10:28PM
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gaper-raper
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Youngfeilerhttps://credibility.com/broadwoven-fabric-mills/us-ut-salt-lake-city/saga-outerwear-llc saga has an annual revenue of 2,000,000 so i wouldnt be suprised if theyre valued over 9 mil


accounting major here
it also says that they were founded in 2011... that website also has no credibility.

If those numbers are true you would also have to look at other assets that the company owns such as land, buildings, and operating assets such as design studios

my point of view no they are not worth 9 million even if the company does have an annual revenue of 2 million

They are a private company so we will never know
Jan 14 2015 10:33PM
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suup
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OP wants his daddy to buy him Saga.
Jan 14 2015 11:30PM
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Troy.
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cmoblack diamond alone is valued somewhere around 200 million, you little kids are hilarious


Your condescending tone aside, I don't think you realize the sheer size of BDE. If you've ever been to SLC, their offices are almost an entire city block. Their sales absolutely blow Saga's out of the water. I would say that Saga maybe does 5% of the sales that BDE does. Just by product line alone, Saga makes lifestyle & skiing clothes. BDE makes: skiing specific, alpine specific, climbing specific and lifestyle clothes. Then skis. All genres of climbing gear, with the exception of shoes. Also when you think of things like the JetForce Airbag, their R&D department is enormous.

My point is, BDE is amazing and crushes shit, be on the lookout for their first downhill-ski specific outerwear for next season (previously it was mostly touring oriented). Saga is pretty fucking rad too, not anywhere near what BDE is doing.

That said, I would be happy to be wrong. Saga, lets see your tax forms.
Jan 14 2015 11:43PM
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BenWhit
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It would be interesting to see what their valuation comes in at. Purely speculative because I know nothing about their company outside of the outerwear, but it's likely they source their materials and production meaning they would have no fixed assets outside of any capitalized leases, computer hardware, etc. I'm sure they rent or lease their office space and do not own. Liquid assets would simply be an inventory they hold and cash. I would be appalled if they were to be valued at 9mil. I would venture a guess at the 3-3.5mil range at the most.
Jan 14 2015 11:54PM
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Bagels
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They went public around the same time as GoPro. Look it up, it's right around $9mm.
Jan 15 2015 12:04AM
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Youngfeiler
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BagelsThey went public around the same time as GoPro. Look it up, it's right around $9mm.


Saga is public?
Jan 15 2015 12:08AM
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lurking
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YoungfeilerSaga is public?


Nah it's private, he's just an idiot.
Jan 15 2015 12:11AM
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El_Barto.
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ChubbyBoyAfter a little research I retract the above statement. With a little more research I have found K2 sports revenue is 718 million financial year 2002/3


holy shit...
Jan 15 2015 12:22AM
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Shredsterr
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I'm really happy to be able to claim I rode the chairlift with one of the guys in that fight. He fuckin' shredded too.
Jan 15 2015 1:10AM
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freeski07
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Private Company means you won't get credible financials, meaning your guess is as good as mine
Jan 15 2015 2:30AM
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mtbakerpow
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freeski07Private Company means you won't get credible financials, meaning your guess is as good as mine


Exactly and if they had offers to sell for 9 mil they would prolly sell out haha like most for profit companies,saga makes quality gear?or y'all just like the looks of it?
Jan 15 2015 4:14AM
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B.Quincy
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YoungfeilerSaga is public?


But dad! I want it now!
Jan 15 2015 6:52AM
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KravtZ
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BenWhitIt would be interesting to see what their valuation comes in at. Purely speculative because I know nothing about their company outside of the outerwear, but it's likely they source their materials and production meaning they would have no fixed assets outside of any capitalized leases, computer hardware, etc. I'm sure they rent or lease their office space and do not own. Liquid assets would simply be an inventory they hold and cash. I would be appalled if they were to be valued at 9mil. I would venture a guess at the 3-3.5mil range at the most.


I value fixed assets right now for M&A transactions for an investment bank..I do it everyday and consider myself an expert in doing it at this point. Your probably right. Theres no way at this point they produce anything in house its all sourced out wherever they make it. Most of their assets would prob be in computer, leasehold, furniture, machinery, that sort of stuff. You would be surprised at just how little most of that stuff is worth on the secondary markets on an M&A level. Computer/software is worth almost nothing...only thing worthwhile is proprietary software. All other assets would be sold at a value at least 50% off. Inventory on a good day would be at 65% off given a liquidation or forced sale. Then again, you would have to see their projections and come up with a multiple to buy the business at. I bet they have pretty low FCF considering its such an inventory heavy (storage) industry. $9M wouldnt be to far fetched if their books look good enough to produce a higher mulitple
Jan 15 2015 9:22AM
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Doak
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ChubbyBoyAfter a little research I retract the above statement. With a little more research I have found K2 sports revenue is 718 million financial year 2002/3




rekt
Jan 15 2015 9:48AM
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dilla_says_go
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Pretty sure I saw in an SIA industry report from a year or two ago that Saga does about $1.5m in sales annually. I could be wrong but anybody w access to a recent SIA industry report should be able to shine a light on this.
Jan 15 2015 10:19AM
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quixotic
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cmoblack diamond alone is valued somewhere around 200 million, you little kids are hilarious


I'm confused... are we all supposed to circle jerk that there is no money in the industry or are we all supposed to circle jerk that everyone are fucking idiots and small ski freestyle specific clothing companies are worth millions.
Jan 15 2015 10:28AM
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Rusticles
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On a side note. After watching Pep's second vice episode he said they sold 10000 of his first pro model, Im assuming out of the $300 that they were sold for K2 seen $100, that's a mil for his first promodel, not too shabby.
Jan 15 2015 11:31AM
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BenWhit
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KravtZI value fixed assets right now for M&A transactions for an investment bank..I do it everyday and consider myself an expert in doing it at this point. Your probably right. Theres no way at this point they produce anything in house its all sourced out wherever they make it. Most of their assets would prob be in computer, leasehold, furniture, machinery, that sort of stuff. You would be surprised at just how little most of that stuff is worth on the secondary markets on an M&A level. Computer/software is worth almost nothing...only thing worthwhile is proprietary software. All other assets would be sold at a value at least 50% off. Inventory on a good day would be at 65% off given a liquidation or forced sale. Then again, you would have to see their projections and come up with a multiple to buy the business at. I bet they have pretty low FCF considering its such an inventory heavy (storage) industry. $9M wouldnt be to far fetched if their books look good enough to produce a higher mulitple


Oh, absolutely. I just have no perspective on the size of the company both in terms of asset value & annual revenue. I have worked in FP&A for several small venture backed firms now, so I have some exposure to this as well. It would be really interesting to see what they could be valued at or see some metrics like EBITDA, GM, etc.
Jan 15 2015 12:28PM
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Noddard
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Youngfeilerhttps://credibility.com/broadwoven-fabric-mills/us-ut-salt-lake-city/saga-outerwear-llc saga has an annual revenue of 2,000,000 so i wouldnt be suprised if theyre valued over 9 mil


Revenue doesn't include expenses... Revenue doesn't mean Profit, what if the expenses are out weighing the revenue and they are pumping 250k a year to keep the company afloat? Plus we don't know how many assets they have. They could be completely outsourced and you are just buying the company name. IE they have all their stuff made somewhere and just rent an office and warehouse rather than own. If they own these things that pumps up company value. In the end a companies value is what someone is willing to pay to buy it out. My guess is that some of these mega companies would be willing to buy saga out for a 2 million dollar revenue stream that could potentially grow quickly, but are they willing to pay 9 million for an investment that wouldn't show return in potentially half of a decade? Or maybe the threat of saga to their business is worth the 9 million? Who knows...
Jan 15 2015 2:35PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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Doesn't matter. Saga rocks. AND rules.
Jan 15 2015 3:11PM
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fries
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Hahahaha
Jan 7 2016 11:44AM
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Slush
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ShredsterrI'm really happy to be able to claim I rode the chairlift with one of the guys in that fight. He fuckin' shredded too.


Someone link me a video to that fight. I haven't seen it and can't find it
Jan 7 2016 11:54AM
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jellomellow
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https://credibility.com/broadwoven-fabric-mills/us-ut-salt-lake-city/saga-outerwear-llc if you look now the sales have gone up a massive amount from 2mill to $100,000,000,000.00
Jan 7 2016 1:22PM
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saskskier
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jellomellowhttps://credibility.com/broadwoven-fabric-mills/us-ut-salt-lake-city/saga-outerwear-llc if you look now the sales have gone up a massive amount from 2mill to $100,000,000,000.00


Shoot. I should have invested when sales were slower...
Jan 7 2016 1:44PM
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infedel_one
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oh man their revenue just dropped to $0.10!!
Jan 7 2016 2:03PM
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