Dow Chemical CompanyTo the brink of junk and back
Michele Siuru
Scott Gossett
David StechlyJune 22, 2010
Presentation Agenda
• About Dow Chemical Company• Financial Profile: Dow Chemical & DuPont• Overview of 2008 Merger with Rohm & Haas• Post Acquisition Events & Capital Structure Impact
About Dow Chemical
• 1847; 1947• Midland, MI• Diversified Chemical Products Manufacturer• Dow operations are segmented into the following eight business
lines with 32% of revenues in the U.S., 33% in Europe and the remaining 35% in Rest of World
• Dow sales declined 30% from 2008 driven by declines of 17% in price and 13% in volume
• 2009 Restructuring Plan
- 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000
10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
200720082009
Dow Chemical & The Competition
Source: BigCharts
Dow & DuPont: Ratio Analysis
2005 2006 2007 2008 20090.0
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4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
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10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
9.919
8.771
7.955
2.838
1.274
7.586 7.698 8.880
6.6265.800
39.06%
34.05%
28.60%
40.40%
49.61%43.02% 43.19%
34.88%
56.34%59.28%
Dow & DuPont Debt Comparison
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Dow & Rohm: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
• Details about Original Deal Terms• Purchase Price: $15.3bln• Financing Structure: $9bln cash; $6.3bln term-loan• Pre-Merger Debt to Equity: 54%
• What Happened• K-Dow• Threatened Debt Downgrade• Litigation
• Renegotiated Deal Terms• Purchase Price: $16.3bln• Financing Structure: $9.23bln term-loan; $7bln preferred issuance; Dividend Falls 64%• Post-Merger Debt to Equity: 70%
Dow: Debt Structure
Source: MorningStar
Dow’s Prescription: Deleveraging
Q1 Q3 Q12009
2010
• Dow/Rohm deal closes• Dow sells Morton Salts ($1.675bln)• Dow sells $210m for calcium chloride
businesses and $725m for Dow's stake in Total Raffinaderij Nederland N.V.
• Dow issues $2.25bln stock offering
Dow Total Debt / Capital
• Dow/Rohm Litigation • Dow issues $2.75bln of floating rate notes to repay bridge acquisition loan
• Dow sells Styron (Plastic/Rubber unit) to Bain Capital for $1.63bln
• Dow sells Chemical Powder Coatings business to AkzoNobel
47.61%
60.27%
57.13%
54.42%
56.82%
Dow Long Term Debt ($bln)
$10.9 $22.0 $20.6 $19.2 $18.83
Conclusion
• Capital Structure Continues Shift Away From Leverage.
• Less susceptible to insolvency due to decreased interest burden– Liquidity increases– Vital to success when facing cyclical exposure
• Stock price increases as firm follows capital structure plan– Risen 270% since close of acquisition