BWINBaldwin Insurance Group, Inc.
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service · $1.1B market cap · 5,000 employees
3.8×
More likely than average to be taken private
Top 2% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works
Takeover signals
What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.
6of 15 firedHow well they predict deals →
- TSR below peersYes5 of 5 years3+ of last 5 years
- Goodwill-heavyYes43% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Buyout-sizedYes$1.1B market capMarket cap $500M–$5B
- Recurring revenueYes7 of 1010-K business scored 7+ of 10 for recurring revenue
- AI-rollup shapedYes7 of 1010-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
- Net insider sellingYes−$12M netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
9 other checks
- High CEO pay despite TSRNo$5M medianMedian CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
- Earnings not backed by cashNo—Cash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCNo5% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowNo0% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Shareholder dissentNo82% lowest supportAny vote under 80% support
- Low revenue per employeeNo$299K · 45th pctBottom quartile of its SIC industry
- Quiet on AINo3.1 per 10K words · 71st pctBottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
- Net cashNo1.1× EBITDA net debtMore cash than debt, positive EBITDA
- Active 13DNo0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
Deal filings
| Filed | Form | Acquirer | Price | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | SC 13E3 | Sequence AI Holdings | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2026 | PREM14A | Sequence AI Holdings | $32.50 | 87.5% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 8-K | Sequence AI Holdings | — | — |
Key numbers
- Revenue
- $1.5B
- 8.5% YoY
- Operating margin
- 4.9%
- 12% YoY
- EBITDA
- $202M
- 19% YoY
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.1×
- $215M net debt
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $567M | $981M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.5B | 8.5% |
| Operating income | −$32M | −$31M | −$43M | $61M | $74M | 22% |
| Net income | −$58M | −$77M | −$164M | −$41M | −$54M | 32% |
| Operating cash flow | $40M | −$2M | $46K | $51M | −$29M | 157% |
| Capex | $5M | $22M | $21M | $41M | $40M | 3.7% |
| Stock-based comp | $19M | $47M | $60M | $66M | $71M | 8.6% |
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
−$12Mnet selling by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $1M · 2 tradesSold $13M · 12 trades
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5M | −$2M | 80 | 165 |
| FY2024 | $6M | $12M | 129 | 180 |
| FY2023 | $6M | $4M | 80 | 148 |
| FY2022 | $5M | $4M | 84 | 135 |
| FY2021 | $3M | $4M | 120 | 138 |