Hydrofarm Holdings Group Inc.

HYFM

We are a leading independent distributor and manufacturer of controlled environment agriculture (“CEA”, principally hydroponics) equipment and supplies, including a broad portfolio of our own innovative portfolio of proprietary branded products. We primarily serve the United States and Canadian markets, and believe we are one of the leading competitors by market share in these markets in an otherwise highly fragmented industry. For over 40 years, we have helped growers make growing easier and more productive. Our mission is to empower growers, farmers and cultivators with products that enable greater quality, efficiency, consistency and speed in their grow projects. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2020, we had net sales of $308.5 million; from 2005 to 2019, we generated a net sales compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of approximately 16%.

Hydroponics is the farming of plants using soilless growing media and often artificial lighting in a controlled indoor or greenhouse environment. Hydroponics is the primary category of CEA and we use the terms CEA and hydroponics interchangeably. Our products are used to grow, farm and cultivate cannabis, flowers, fruits, plants, vegetables, grains and herbs in controlled environment settings that allow end users to control key farming variables including temperature, humidity, CO2, light intensity spectrum, nutrient concentration and pH. Through CEA, growers are able to be more efficient with physical space, water and resources, while enjoying year-round and more rapid grow cycles as well as more predictable and abundant grow yields, when compared to other traditional growing methods.

We reach commercial farmers and consumers through a broad and diversified network of over 2,000 wholesale customer accounts, who we connect with primarily through our proprietary eCommerce marketplace. Over 80% of our net sales are into the specialty hydroponic retailers, through which growers are able to enjoy specialized merchandise assortments and knowledgeable staff. We also distribute our products across the United States and Canada to a diversified range of retailers of commercial and home gardening equipment and supplies that include garden centers, hardware stores, eCommerce retailers, commercial greenhouse builders, and commercial resellers. 

Offer Price Offer Size 3-Year Outlook Volatility 1st Day Turnover
$20.00 8,700,000 Positive High 76.5%

Offering Team

Deal Managers

  • J P Morgan Chase
  • Stifel
  • Deutsche Bank

Lawyers

  • Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Auditors

  • Deloitte & Touche LLP

Pre-IPO Investors

Investors

  • Google Ventures
  • Intel Ventures
  • Patricoff Ventures
  • Kleiner Perkins

Pre-IPO Holdings(%)

  • 30
  • 20
  • 05
  • 18

Deal Highlights

Deal Tracker

Investors

Filing

09 Dec, 2020

Offer

10 Dec, 2020

Look Ahead

Lock Up Expiry

10 Jun, 2021

Earning

Nov 1, 2018

IPO Terms

Offer Price $20.00
Offer Size 8M

Market Sentiments

Stock Price