Comment / Supply chain radar: CH Robinson's next deal – the M&A murmerers are in murmer overdrive

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Yes, XPO is surely a sizeable target that could make sense, particularly after its plunge on the stock exchange, but CH Robinson remains cautious ? as it has always been in M&A.

In terms of firepower, it could easily add $1bn of debt to its balance sheet, pushing up its forward net leverage by around 2x, yet its conservative approach to deal-making makes it unlikely.

Meanwhile, its gross cash balances held abroad rose in 2018, as the table below shows, so capital ...