Johnson and Johnson Consumer (Kenvue) Spin-off Notes
May 13, 2023 Update
Write up on Morningstar Overview of Kenvue
- JNJ IPO’d 10% of Kenvue, its consumer health business.
- If you want to own it, you will be able to do so at a lower price when JNJ IPO’s the remaining stake.
March 10, 2022 Update
- Good overview of the situation.
January 27, 2022 Update
Good article on some of the reasons for the spin and how covid affected the consumer business
- The continued supply chain issues associated with coronavirus have negatively affected the consumer healthcare (SpinCo) business of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
- Last year JNJ reported average topline revenue growth of 10.4%
- Medical Device revenue grew by 16.8%
- Pharmaceutical revenue grew by 13.6%
- Consumer Healthcare (SpinCo) revenue grew by 3.8%
- The poor growth by Consumer Healthcare (SpinCo) has a lot to do with “extreme supply constraints” specifically for Skin Care/Beauty products
- JNJ expects to grow sales by ~6.2% by mid-year 2022
November 12, 2021 Update
On November 12, 2021, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced that is will spin-off its consumer business ($15BN of revenue) within 18-24 months. The new consumer company will be named at a later date. The remaining company will consist of the pharma and med tech business (~$77BN of revenue). The thesis is that the consumer business will trade closer to a consumer multiple (P&G trades at an EV/EBITDA multiple of 17.6x while J&J trades at 13x). The transaction looks fairly interesting. LEAPs may be an interesting strategy as well as JNJ has low volatility so its options will likely be attractively priced.
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