King Kylie, LLC (Kylie beauty business) acquired by Coty Inc.
Coty Inc. acquired King Kylie, LLC (Kylie beauty business), a US beauty and cosmetics brand, on Nov 18, 2019.
Transaction summary
- Target
- King Kylie, LLC (Kylie beauty business)
- Acquirer
- Coty Inc.
- Seller
- -
- Announced
- 2019-11-18
- Geography
- United States
- Tags
- BeautyBeauty And CosmeticsConsumerPersonal Care
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- 51%
- First added
- 2026-10-04
- Latest update
- 2026-10-04
Value and multiples
100% enterprise value
USD 1.2B
100% enterprise value | USD
Basis: Estimated
Reported price is assumed to be 100% EV unless stated otherwise. Partial-stake estimates are qualified in the basis notes.
EV / revenue
6.65x
Period: TTM 2019
Basis: Derived from source data
EV / EBITDA
-
EBITDA basis not stated
Basis: Public source
Amounts paid and other reported values
Original reported amounts and bases; a stake payment is distinct from the estimated whole-company valuation.
Consideration: USD 600M
Coty reported $600 million consideration for its 51% ownership interest.
Basis
- USD 1.2bn enterprise value is a FundComb estimate. Public sources reviewed confirm the transaction, but do not independently disclose every valuation input.
- Valuation covers 100% of the target; the amount invested or paid for a stake is separate.
- Implied EV / revenue is 6.65x, calculated from USD 1.2bn value and USD 177m revenue.
- Revenue and multiple inputs are not fully disclosed in public transaction materials reviewed; treat the multiple as an estimate.
- The reported $600 million consideration is for a 51% interest. The estimated whole-company value of $1,176,470,588 is calculated once as $600 million / 0.51; it is stake-implied, not a separately reported enterprise value. The approximately 6.65x revenue multiple uses that estimated value and the issuer-reported estimated $177 million TTM net revenue. The investor presentation reports EBITDA margin greater than 25%; applied to the $177 million TTM revenue, this implies TTM EBITDA greater than $44.25 million and a stake-implied value/EBITDA multiple below approximately 26.6x. These are bounds, so scalar EBITDA and EBITDA multiple are omitted. No standalone EBITDA amount is disclosed. Estimated value: $600 million / 0.51. Revenue multiple: estimated value / $177 million. EBITDA margin was reported as greater than 25%; derived EBITDA and value/EBITDA are bounds, not scalar metrics. Coty reported estimated TTM net revenue; its investor presentation reported EBITDA margin greater than 25%.
Source summary
Coty and Kylie Jenner Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Beauty Brands Globally
ConfirmedUnder the terms of the agreement, Coty will acquire a 51% ownership in the partnership for $600M.
Open sourceCoty Inc. Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2020 Results
ConfirmedOn January 6, 2020, Coty completed the transaction to create a long-term strategic partnership with Kylie Jenner
Open source