Diebold completes key acquisition

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DIEBOLD INC. $29 (New York symbol DBD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 75.1 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dieboldnixdorf.com) has completed its acquisition of Germany’s Wincor Nixdorf AG for $1.8 billion in cash and shares. The combined company is now the world’s largest maker of ATMs. It has 35% of the global market. Diebold borrowed the funds it needed to buy Wincor. That raised its long-term debt (as of June 30, 2016) to $2.3 billion, or 1.05 times its market cap. However, the purchase will more than double its annual revenue to $5.2 billion. The company also expects to cut $160 million from its annual costs by the end of the third year. In addition, it will conserve cash by cutting its dividend by two-thirds. The implied annual rate of $0.38 a share yields 1.3%. Diebold is still a buy. buy…