Two weeks into February, not a single company with operating revenue has gone public. More IPOs have postponed than priced.
The latest casualties this week were airline concessions operator OTG EXP (OTG) and waste disposal company Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW), which had sought to raise a combined $1 billion. Both highly leveraged companies had insiders selling on the IPO, but these deals had selling points too: OTG accomplished impressive growth in 2015 (~40%) while Advanced Disposal's waste management services is a fairly defensive business.
| Six operating companies have postponed IPOs looking to raise $1.3 billion in 2016 | ||
| Company (Ticker) | Business | Proposed Deal size ($mm) |
| OTG EXP (OTG) | Airport concession operator | $552 |
| Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW) |
Waste disposal services | $450 |
| Elevate Credit (ELVT) | Online non-prime lending | $76 |
| Shimmick Construction (SCCI) |
California construction company |
$75 |
| Nordic Realty Trust (NORT) | Norway-based REIT | $75 |
| AmeriQuest (AMQ) | Financial process services | $74 |
The only deals able to get done have been biotechs supported by heavy insider buying; however, the four biotech IPOs average a return of -7%.
| IPO activity through 2/11 in the past three years | |||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Postponed IPOs | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Postponed IPO proceeds | $0 | $0.43 billion | $1.37 billion |
