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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/symbio-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20292:1" rel="noopener">Symbio Holdings (SYM AU)</a>'s indicative proposal from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aussie-broadband-pty-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30812:1" rel="noopener">Aussie Broadband Pty Ltd (ABB AU)</a> is A$2.36 + 0.192 ABB shares per SYM share, 10.6% premium to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/superloop-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23604:1" rel="noopener">Superloop Ltd (SLC AU)</a>’s offer.</li>
<li>The Board has declared ABB’s offer as the superior proposal and granted exclusive due diligence until 20 October. The Board intends to recommend a binding ABB proposal.</li>
<li>Superloop’s offer was the final offer in the absence of a superior proposal. If it chooses to enter a bidding war, Superloop will need a higher cash component. </li>
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Symbio Holdings (SYM AU)'s indicative proposal from Aussie Broadband Pty Ltd (ABB AU) is A$2.36 + 0.192 ABB shares per SYM share, 10.6% premium to Superloop Ltd (SLC AU)’s offer.
The Board has declared ABB’s offer as the superior proposal and granted exclusive due diligence until 20 October. The Board intends to recommend a binding ABB proposal.
Superloop’s offer was the final offer in the absence of a superior proposal. If it chooses to enter a bidding war, Superloop will need a higher cash component. 


Symbio (SYM AU): Aussie Broadband’s Superior Proposal

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Aussie Broadband has continued the strong market share momentum in residential broadband.</li><li>Customer numbers rose by a net c25,000 during the March quarter, out of the c27,200 net growth in the broadband market.</li><li>Including customers on 3rd party networks, the company remains on track to meet our FY23e new customer growth forecasts of c100K. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Aussie Broadband has continued the strong market share momentum in residential broadband.Customer numbers rose by a net c25,000 during the March quarter, out of the c27,200 net growth in the broadband market.Including customers on 3rd party networks, the company remains on track to meet our FY23e new customer growth forecasts of c100K. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>Aussie Broadband has reported a solid first half result, with underlying revenues of $379m (+65%) and EBITDA of $41.1m beating our expectations by 5%.</li><li>The re-shuffle of segments is arguably overdue given the wider spread of services post the OTW acquisition.</li><li>Reading through the amendments, the bottom line is that Business, Government and Enterprise has currently reached a third of gross profits and likely well above this on an EBITDA basis.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Aussie Broadband has reported a solid first half result, with underlying revenues of $379m (+65%) and EBITDA of $41.1m beating our expectations by 5%.The re-shuffle of segments is arguably overdue given the wider spread of services post the OTW acquisition.Reading through the amendments, the bottom line is that Business, Government and Enterprise has currently reached a third of gross profits and likely well above this on an EBITDA basis.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li><span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below."}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":33281,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"18":1}'>Aussie Broadband has delivered a positive AGM update re-affirming revenue and EBITDA guidance for FY23e and demonstrating continued market share growth in a competitive broadband arena. </span></li><li><span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below."}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":33281,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"18":1}'>With the OTW acquisition integrating and contributing to plan; we forecast business and enterprise to contribute 53% of FY23e group EBITDA. </span></li><li><span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below."}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":33281,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"18":1}'>We see this as providing a much better balance of earnings for the group and creating a better path to scale over the medium term.</span></li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Aussie Broadband has delivered a positive AGM update re-affirming revenue and EBITDA guidance for FY23e and demonstrating continued market share growth in a competitive broadband arena. With the OTW acquisition integrating and contributing to plan; we forecast business and enterprise to contribute 53% of FY23e group EBITDA. We see this as providing a much better balance of earnings for the group and creating a better path to scale over the medium term.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Aussie Broadband Ltd - Over the First Hurdle

<ul><li>FY22 EBITDA came in 2% ahead of expectations, assisted by earnings growth across all three segments.</li><li>The contribution of the OTW acquisition was in line with forecasts outlined at the time of the acquisition and the investment case if anything has strengthened since then given the rising value of incumbency as a telco/technology supplier to business and enterprise customers.</li><li>The major surprise in the result relates to FY23e guidance of $800m-$840m revenue and implied EBITDA of $80m-$88m, (Ords $84.1m), -7% below our prior forecast.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

FY22 EBITDA came in 2% ahead of expectations, assisted by earnings growth across all three segments.The contribution of the OTW acquisition was in line with forecasts outlined at the time of the acquisition and the investment case if anything has strengthened since then given the rising value of incumbency as a telco/technology supplier to business and enterprise customers.The major surprise in the result relates to FY23e guidance of $800m-$840m revenue and implied EBITDA of $80m-$88m, (Ords $84.1m), -7% below our prior forecast.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Australia

Aussie Broadband Pty. Ltd. provides communication services. The Company offers internet, mobile data, and other telephony services. Aussie Broadband serves customers in Australia.

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Aussie Broadband Ltd - Over the First Hurdle

With the OTW acquisition integrating and contributing to plan; we forecast business and enterprise to contribute 53% of FY23e group EBITDA.

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The major surprise in the result relates to FY23e guidance of $800m-$840m revenue and implied EBITDA of $80m-$88m, (Ords $84.1m), -7% below our...

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