BuildCore Retail Group — Investment Opportunity & Returns
The R1.45 billion capital raise and structure, the use of proceeds and the indicative returns, including the conservative 7.0× EV/EBITDA exit and the illustrative 1.8× equity money multiple over the five-year horizon.
Section 15 · Business Plan
Investment Opportunity & Returns
The R1.45 billion capital raise and structure, the use of proceeds and the indicative returns, including the conservative 7.0× EV/EBITDA exit and the illustrative 1.8× equity money multiple over the five-year horizon.
15.1 The Capital Raise
BuildCore is seeking R1.45 billion in total funding, structured as
R950 million of equity and a R500 million senior secured term debt
facility. The structure deliberately limits gearing to preserve
resilience through the build-out, with senior debt amortising over the
plan horizon. The Group welcomes participation from private equity
investors, strategic retail investors, infrastructure funds and
development finance institutions whose mandates align with the Group’s
commercial and developmental profile.
| Funding instrument | Amount (R’m) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional & founder equity | 950 | 66% |
| Senior secured term debt | 500 | 34% |
| Total capital raise | 1,450 | 100% |
Table 15.1 — Proposed capital structure.
15.2 Indicative Returns
On a conservative exit basis — applying a 7.0x EV/EBITDA multiple to
Year 5 EBITDA of R274 million and adjusting for net debt and cash — the
implied equity value supports an illustrative gross money multiple of
approximately 1.8x on the equity invested over the five-year horizon,
before accounting for the substantial optionality embedded in regional
(SADC) expansion and continued network growth beyond the plan period.
The exit multiple is conservative relative to listed sector comparables
and does not assume multiple expansion.
| Return metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Year 5 EBITDA | R274 million |
| Exit EV/EBITDA multiple (conservative) | 7.0x |
| Implied enterprise value | ~R1,915 million |
| Less: net debt; add: cash | Adjusted for closing position |
| Implied equity value at exit | ~R1,533 million |
| Illustrative gross money multiple (MOIC) | ~1.8x |
Table 15.2 — Illustrative exit returns (before regional-expansion
optionality).
| Why BuildCore Defensive, essential demand in a market underpinned by a structural housing shortfall. Benchmarked, cash-generative economics drawn from a proven mass-market retail model. Disciplined, fully funded plan with conservative gearing and a clear path to profitability. Differentiated digital and contractor-credit capability in a slow-to-digitise sector. Defined exit pathways and significant regional growth optionality beyond the plan horizon. |
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