Yahoo Finance Meritor's (MTOR) Siemens Unit Buyout to Boost Electric Solutions
Meritor, Inc. MTOR recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with Siemens to take over its Commercial Vehicles business for nearly €190 million. The transaction will be in cash, adjusted for changes in working capital at closing and is expected to close by the calendar year-end, subject to regulatory approvals.
The buyout will enhance Meritor’s offerings of superior electric solutions to the global commercial vehicle market by leveraging Siemens Commercial Vehicles business’ capabilities and technology. The rising demand for zero-carbon solutions calls for an opportunity to strengthen Meritor's electric solutions business.
Siemens’ offerings include direct-drive and transmission-based remote mount electric motors, inverters, software and related services, which will enable Meritor to offer a wider range of electrified product solutions across the commercial vehicle, transit, off-highway and specialty markets. These will also bolster its electronic portfolio.
Per the previously announced merger agreement under which Cummins agreed to acquire Meritor, the former has consented to and is supportive of the latter completing the Siemens Commercial Vehicles business buyout.
Meritor looks well-positioned to capture shares in the increasingly electrified future. It forecasts electrification to bring $1.5 billion in revenues by the decade-end. Contracts with Thomas Built Buses, Volkswagen, Lion Electric, Hyliion, PACCAR, Volta Trucks, Hexagon Purus and Autocar, among others, for the supply of electric powertrain are expected to bolster electrification revenues and boost opportunities.
The buyout of AxleTech has fortified Meritor’s project range and diversified exposure in adjacent end markets served. The combination of AxleTech’s offerings with Meritor’s on-highway leadership will boost the latter’s prospects. It is expected to help the auto equipment provider realize more than $15 million in annual cost synergies by fiscal 2022.
Shares of Meritor have gained 43.2% over the past year against its industry’s 50.7% decline.
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MTOR currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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