Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) gave some very unusual volume trading alerts this morning, and the culprit here is nothing less than buyout offer chatter. Yep, it seems that the rumor mill has the fried dough maker as one of the next buyout candidates.
It took only about 35 minutes for us to see double the normal average daily trading volume. The culprit is a private equity buyout of $7.25 per share, yet no one understands if the "offer" is real. MGL Asset Management Group LLC out of Charlotte has been named as the suitor. Whether or not that is the case is something different entirely.
If you know the history of this company you probably understand that it is synonymous with "disappointment." The buyout chatter price is $7.25, yet the 52-week trading range is $2.23 to $9.48. You can determine on your own whether or not an offer is a good as a take. Chatter on top of that is yet another issue.
Despite this having been covered on CNBC and despite the written reports above, it would take a lot more faith than sense to believe this until actual facts are released from either the private equity firm or Krispy Kreme itself.
Is Krispy Kreme really on the buyout block?
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