Renesas Deal Raises Financing and Execution Risk - Short Setup for SiTime
SiTime's acquisition of Renesas' timing business materially changes the risk/reward. The deal would nearly double revenue if the $300M run-rate holds, but it's financed with cash, equity and $900M of committed debt. Given a stretched valuation (price-to-sales ~31.8) and limited free cash flow, this makes buying here less attractive. We prefer a tac…