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CECO acquires Compass Water Solutions

  • CECO acquires Compass Water Solutions
  • Broadens industrial water capabilities and expands CECO's Short-Cycle Mix.

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CECO Environmental
CECO Environmental is a global leader in industrial air quality and water treatment solutions serving a broad landscape of industrial and other niche markets.

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CECO Environmental, a leading environmentally focused, diversified industrial company whose solutions protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, has acquired Compass Water Solutions, Inc. ("Compass") a leading global supplier of membrane-based industrial water and wastewater treatment systems that help customers achieve regulatory compliance of water discharge at the lowest lifecycle cost. The transaction adds to CECO's growing industrial water technologies, which is anchored by its Peerless-Skimovex® brand.

Compass generated approximately $11 million of revenue in 2021 with double-digit EBITDA margins. The total purchase price was $12.5 million and funded by a mix of cash and debt.  Approximately 70 percent was paid at closing with the balance to be paid over a two-year period.  CECO expects the acquisition to be accretive to total company EBITDA margins, earnings per share, and free cash flows in 2022.

With this acquisition, CECO expands its addressable industrial water technology market by over $250 million

With this acquisition, CECO expands its addressable industrial water technology market by over $250 million, with expected growth rates over six percent CAGR through 2025 for industrial oily-water and seawater reverse osmosis applications.  CECO expects the Compass acquisition to unlock greater value by leveraging CECO's international sales resources, existing US Navy expertise, and global engineering and production footprint. In addition to market growth rates, the expected stricter water discharge regulations coupled with hard-to-attain international certifications are expected to drive higher sales. Compass' installed base of over 8,000 systems worldwide has created a robust aftermarket parts and services business that represents approximately 40 percent of current revenues.  Finally, with an average order size of less than $250,000, Compass increases CECO's short-cycle business mix to approximately $100 million, or 30 percent, of total company 2021 revenue.

"Compass adds critical engineered solutions, and an experienced leadership team, to our growing industrial water capabilities, and we are excited to welcome them to the CECO organization," said Todd Gleason, CEO of CECO Environmental. "CECO has completed three industrial water acquisitions in 2022 and each share our common mission to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment.  We expect that these businesses, when coupled with our global footprint and leading brands, will continue to drive strong revenue and income growth in this strategic market," added Mr. Gleason. 

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