Note 12 - Discontinued Operations & Assets Held for Sale

6 Months Ended

May 28, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Discontinued Operations & Assets Held for Sale

Discontinued Operations

On January 31, 2022, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Zenith to J.B. Hunt. The sale was completed on February 28, 2022, at which time we received the following net proceeds:

Sales price prior to post-closing working capital adjustment	$	86,939
Less:
Amount held in escrow for contingencies related to representations and warranties (1)		1,000
Seller expenses paid at closing		418
Net proceeds from the sale (2)	$	85,521

(1) To be held in escrow until the first anniversary of the sale, at which time any amount not distributed or reserved for specified claims will be released to the Company. This amount is included in other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at May 28, 2022.

(2) Included in cash flows from investing activities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended May 28, 2022.

The sales price is subject to a customary post-closing working capital adjustment which will be paid during the third quarter of fiscal 2022. Including the estimated effect of the working capital adjustment, we recognized a pre-tax gain from the sale of Zenith of $53,254.

The operations of our logistical services segment, which consisted entirely of the operations of Zenith, are presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income as discontinued operations, and the assets sold to and liabilities assumed by J.B. Hunt are presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale as of November 27, 2021.

The following table summarizes the major classes of assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations held for sale as reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of November 27, 2021:

	November 27, 2021
Carrying amounts of major classes of assets included as part of discontinued operations:
Accounts receivable, net	$	7,601
Other current assets		3,463
Property and equipment, net		24,898
Goodwill and other intangible assets		9,094
Right of use assets under operating leases		18,193
Other		572
	$	63,821
Balance sheet classification:
Current assets of discontinued operations held for sale	$	11,064
Long-term assets of discontinued operations held for sale		52,757
Total assets of discontinued operations held for sale	$	63,821
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations:
Accounts payable	$	4,336
Accrued compensation and benefits		3,295
Current portion operating lease obligations		7,458
Other current liabilites and accrued expenses		1,006
Long-term portion of operating lease obligations		10,996
Other long-term liabilities		5,214
	$	32,305
Balance sheet classification:
Current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale	$	16,095
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale		16,210
Total liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale	$	32,305

Following the sale of Zenith, certain of Zenith’s liabilities primarily representing reserves and accrued liabilities for pre-disposal workers’ compensation, health insurance, auto liability claims and certain accrued compensation and benefits were retained by Bassett. These reserves and accruals total $1,390 at May 28, 2022 and are included in other current liabilities and accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The following table summarizes the major classes of line items constituting income of the discontinued operations, as reported in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended May 28, 2022 and May 29, 2021:

	Quarter Ended					Six Months Ended
	May 28, 2022		May 29, 2021			May 28, 2022			May 29, 2021
Major line items constituting pretax income of discontinued operations:
Logistical services revenue	$	-	$	14,062		$	16,776		$	26,080
Cost of logistical services		-		12,768			15,001			24,327
Other loss, net		-		(72	)		(63	)		(109	)
Income from operations of logistical services		-		1,222			1,712			1,644
Gain on disposal		53,254		-			53,254			-
Pretax income of discontinued operations		53,254		1,222			54,966			1,644
Income tax expense		13,879		325			14,309			433
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	39,375	$	897		$	40,657		$	1,211

The amounts for revenue and costs of logistical services shown above represent the results of Zenith’s business transactions with third parties. Zenith also charged Bassett for logistical services provided to our wholesale segment in the amount of $9,121 during the six months ended May 28, 2022, and $8,182 and $16,245, respectively, for the three and six months ended May 29, 2021. We have entered into a service agreement with J.B. Hunt for the continuation of these services for a period of seven years following the sale of Zenith. Subsequent to the sale, we incurred $9,546 of expense during the three months ended May 28, 2022 for the performance of logistical services of which $7,893 had been paid in cash as of May 28, 2022.

Included in other loss, net, is interest arising from finance leases assumed by J.B. Hunt as part of the transaction. Such interest amounted to $78 for the six months ended May 28, 2022, and $78 and $121, respectively, for the three and six months ended May 29, 2021.

The following table summarizes the cash flows generated by discontinued operations during the six months ended May 28, 2022 and May 29, 2021:

	Six Months Ended
	May 28, 2022			May 29, 2021
Cash provided by operating activities	$	1,681		$	3,646
Cash used in investing activities		(81	)		(1,138	)
Cash used in financing activities		(371	)		(467	)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	$	1,229		$	2,041

Retail Real Estate Held for Sale

During the second quarter of fiscal 2022, we entered into a contract to sell one of our Company-owned store locations in Houston, Texas for approximately $8,200 net of closing costs. Accordingly, the $3,623 carrying value of the real property at that location is classified as retail real estate held for sale in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 28, 2022. The sale closed on June 24, 2022, and we expect to vacate the premises by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2022. This store will be relocated to a new leased store in the Houston market that we expect to open during the second quarter of fiscal 2023.

This sale, together with our recent purchase of real property in Tampa, Florida for $7,668 in cash during the second quarter of fiscal 2022 will be treated as an exchange of like-kind property under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for the purpose of deferring the majority of the taxable gain of approximately $4,800 arising from the sale of the Houston property. A VIE was established during the second quarter of fiscal 2022 for purposes of acquiring the Tampa, Florida property, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary by virtue of our control over the activities that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. We plan to remodel the Tampa property and open as a Company-owned store in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.