Value Implications of Toys R Us Bid Rejection

An auction for the Toys R Us Canadian assets is scheduled to be held on Monday, with Fairfax bidding for the unit as a going concern at $300 million CAD and likely sitting as the stalking horse.  The US stores, it appears, will be liquidated as announced in March. Isaac Larian’s bid for the US business was rejected by the Company as unqualified. A short analysis of the liquidation value of Toys R Us US assets reveals the reason. Read More

Toys r no longer US

Toys R Us will liquidate

This one is unraveling in a hurry.

Sadly but not unexpectedly, Bloomberg is reporting that Toys R Us (“TRU”) is prepping to liquidate its US stores completely.  This news comes on the heels of two prior announcements of store liquidations.  Read More