Verra Mobility Corporation (VRRM)
Summary
- Verra has a virtual monopoly on managing red-light cameras and school zone speed enforcement cameras in the United States.
- Assuming a similar multiple to FleetCor of 35X FCF, Verra would trade at $22-26 <----
I think a theme we are going to have at some point... is some SPACS wil work.
This was a SPAC! ->
unglamorous entrance to public markets via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). The company was formed via multiple acquisitions in the traffic management space, incurring numerous transaction and transformation charges, as well as large goodwill amortization expenses. In addition, the company
incurred sponsor fees via the process of going public using a SPAC. The depreciation and amortization charges on the income statement add up to a
whopping $80 million per year, yet capital expenditures have stayed below $20 million per year for multiple years in a row. When depreciation and amortization, transaction and transformation expenses, and nonrecurring sponsor fees are backed out of the income statement, and maintenance capital expenditures are assumed to be $20 million going forward, one can unearth a company with normalized operating margins north of 40% per year, which is on par with some of the greatest businesses of all time.
The large operating margins reflect the wide moat of the business. Verra has a virtual monopoly on managing red-light cameras and school zone speed enforcement cameras in the United States. It is also the leading provider of toll management, violation management, and title and registration services for fleet vehicles and rental car companies in the United States. The company offers parking management solutions in Europe and is looking to expand its toll management operations in Europe, with a pilot program in France ongoing and a recent acquisition of Pagatelia, a small toll management company based in Spain.