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Appendix II.2 Listed Television Broadcasters Pricing Continued

 

1997A

1998F

 

Ent. Value(1)

(incl. Net Debt)

Ent. Value/

Sales

Ent. Value/

EBITDA

 

Rel(2)

Ent. Value/

Sales

Ent. Value/

EBITDA

 

Rel(2)

New Zealand

 

INL

NZ$ 1,342.8

1.4x

10.8x

113%

1.3x

10.1x

106%

SKY(3)

NZ$ 1,106.7

6.3x

23.9x

252%

4.9x

16.0x

169%

Australia

 

Seven

A$ 1,842.8

2.5x

8.9x

97%

2.3x

9.2x

104%

Publishing and Broadcasting

A$ 4,033.9

3.6x

11.8x

128%

3.4x

11.3x

129%

Ten Network

A$ 2,338.4

4.3x

13.9x

151%

4.2x

13.0x

148%

Prime Television

A$ 492.8

4.0x

12.8x

139%

n/a

n/a

n/a

                 

Mean

 

3.6x

11.9x

129%

3.3x

11.2x

127%

Canada

 

Baton Broadcasting

C$ 1,222.4

4.8x

22.8x

253%

2.4x

13.6x

170%

 

Canwest Global Communications

C$ 4,400.3

5.3x

16.0x

178%

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Chum

C$ 580.8

2.2x

14.2x

158%

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

TVA Group

C$ 408.7

2.1x

9.6x

107%

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

WIC

C$ 1,276.7

2.6x

11.4x

127%

n/a

n/a

n/a

                 

Mean

 

3.4x

14.8x

165%

2.4x

13.6x

170%

United Kingdom

 

Carlton Comm

£ 2,670.2

1.5x

7.2x

64%

1.4x

6.5x

58%

 

Granada Group

£ 11,696.0

2.9x

11.2x

99%

2.8x

10.7x

95%

 

Scottish Media

£ 519.1

2.7x

11.5x

102%

2.4x

9.9x

87%

 

Ulster Television

£ 111.4

3.2x

12.9x

114%

n/a

n/a

n/a

                 

Mean

 

2.6x

10.7x

95%

2.2x

9.0x

80%

United States

 

AH Belo

US$4,978.0

4.0x

13.2x

101%

3.5x

10.8x

93%

 

BHC Comm

US$1,862.0

4.2x

8.6x

66%

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Hearst-Argle

US$2,386.0

6.2x

13.5x

103%

5.8x

13.0x

113%

 

Sinclair Broadcasting

US$3,204.8

6.2x

15.1x

115%

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Young Broadcasting

US$1,336.2

5.1x

9.0x

69%

n/a

11.0x

96%

                 

Mean

 

5.1x

11.9x

91%

4.7x

11.6x

101%

Source: Ord Minnett/Flemings Research, Bloomberg

(1)Enterprise value as at 14 April 1998

(2) EBITDA multiple relative to the local market average

(3) SKY is not considered to be directly comparable to TVNZ. It is included here for reference only

EBITDA multiples remove the effect that differing gearing structures, taxation treatments and amortisation practises have on a company’s earnings and consequently its valuation.

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