Gulati: Reopening companies trade at enterprise values significantly above pre-COVID levels
Himanshu Gulati · Himanshu Gulati – Antara Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.19) · Nov 11, 2021 · at 30:45
Himanshu Gulati, founder of Antara Capital, discusses market valuations for post-COVID reopening plays in November 2021.
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“A lot of them are trading at a much higher enterprise value To EBITDA. Today, so a higher EV than they were pre-COVID. A lot of them are somewhere between 30 to 50% higher, which is the anticipation of stronger earnings going forward.”
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