Powell - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Powell M&A Summary

Powell has acquired 4 companies. It has also divested 2 assets.

Powell’s largest acquisition to date was in 2009, when it acquired PowerComm - Canadian Business for $34M. Powell has acquired in 1 US state, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include electrical equipment (50%) and business services (25%).

Powell Business Overview

Where is Powell headquartered?

Powell is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What is Powell’s revenue?

Powell disclosed revenue of 699M USD for 2023 and 533M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Powell have?

Powell has 2,363 employees.

What sector is Powell in?

Powell is a machinery company.

When was Powell founded?

Powell was founded in 1947.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 1

Powell

Powell Industries, Inc.

8550 Mosley Road,
Houston, Texas 77075
United States,
(713) 944-6900
www.powellind.com

Powell designs, manufactures, and services equipment and systems for the management and control of electrical energy and other critical processes. Powell provides products and services to the transportation, environmental, industrial and utility industries. Powell was founded in 1947 and is based in Houston, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $84M $84M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Powel Metering AS 2019-01-01 - Divestiture
Trondheim, Norway
Transdyn, Inc. 2014-01-16 - Divestiture
Pleasanton, California · www.transdyn.com
ThermaBrite Technologies, Inc. 2010-10-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Vancourver, British Columbia · www.thermabrite.com
PowerComm - Canadian Business 2009-12-16 34M USD Divestiture
,
GE Medium-Voltage ANSI Switchgear Product Line 2006-08-07 32M USD Divestiture
Houston, Texas
Switchgear & Instrumentation Ltd. 2005-07-05 18M USD Divestiture
Bradford, United Kingdom
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Electrical Equipment 2 (50%) 50M (60%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (25%) - 1 (50%) -
Business Services 1 (25%) 34M (40%) - -
Software - - 1 (50%) -
Total 4 $84M 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 32M 1 -
  Texas 1 32M - -
  California - - 1 -
1 34M - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Norway - - 1 -
United Kingdom 1 18M - -
Domestic 1 (25%) 32M (38%) 1 (50%) -
Cross-border 3 (75%) 52M (62%) 1 (50%) -
Total 4 $84M 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Hayes Novus
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $84M
TOTAL $84M
Largest PowerComm - Canadian Business
$34M (2009-12-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Machinery

Revenue

699   32% 2023
533   14% 2022
471   10% 2021
518   1% 2020
517   16% 2019
449   14% 2018
396   30% 2017
565   15% 2016
662   3% 2015
648   2% 2014
640   8% 2013
690   2012
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Employees

2,363

Established

1947

Public

NASDAQ: POWL

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