Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

(a)Accent

On December 23, 2019, HMS acquired West Claims Recovery Services, LLC (“Accent”), a payment accuracy and cost containment business, for aggregate consideration of cash in the amount of $157.6 million, net of post-closing adjustments, which was funded through cash on hand. Estimates and assumptions for which the Company is still obtaining or evaluating information are subject to change up to one year from the acquisition date as additional information becomes available and adjustments may require a change in the amounts allocated to goodwill during the periods in which the adjustments are determined. As of September 30, 2020, HMS has not finalized the determination of fair values allocated to various assets and liabilities, including, but not limited to: receivables; accounts payable; and goodwill.

The intangible assets are valued using various methods which require several judgments, including growth rates, discount rates, customer attrition rates, and expected levels of revenues, earnings, cash flows and tax rates. The intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Goodwill was determined based on the difference between the purchase price and the fair values of the tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill recognized from the acquisition was the result of synergies to be realized from future revenue growth. Goodwill is deductible for tax purposes, has an indefinite useful life and will be included in the Company’s annual impairment testing or between annual tests if an indicator of impairment exists.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of December 23, 2019, the effective date of the acquisition, as adjusted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, is as follows (in thousands):


Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,916
Accounts receivable	11,485
Prepaid expenses	129
Property and equipment	2,878
Intangible assets	68,400
Goodwill	76,755
Other assets	489
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(12,431)


Total purchase price	$	157,621

As of the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company made refinements to the December 23, 2019 preliminary purchase price allocation as reported at December 31, 2019. These refinements, primarily related to working capital, resulted in an increase in accounts receivable of $2.3 million, an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $0.5 million, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1.0 million, a decrease in goodwill of approximately $4.8 million and an overall decrease in the total consideration paid due to post-closing adjustments of $1.0 million. Substantially all the receivables acquired are expected to be collectible.

The purchase price allocated to the intangible assets acquired was as follows (in thousands, except for useful life):


	Useful Life (in years)
Customer relationships	12	$	67,000

Trade name	3	1,400

Fair value of intangibles acquired		$	68,400

We incurred $2.1 million of acquisition related costs related to the Accent acquisition for the year ended December 31, 2019. The costs include consulting, legal and transaction costs, and have been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The financial results of Accent's operations since the date of acquisition have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, Accent contributed approximately $10.8 million and $32.4 million in revenue to HMS's results of operations, respectively.

(b) VitreosHealth

On September 16, 2019, HMS acquired VitreosHealth, Inc. ("VitreosHealth"), a company that offers predictive and prescriptive health insights utilized by population risk models, for aggregate consideration of $36.6 million, which was funded with cash on hand. The purchase price was subject to certain post-closing purchase price adjustments and the initial purchase price allocation as of the date of acquisition was based on a preliminary valuation.

The Company's allocation of consideration exchanged to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition is based on estimated fair values as of September 16, 2019. The Company allocated the purchase price, net of cash acquired, to the following significant assets: intellectual property subject to amortization of $6.0 million, and goodwill of $30.2 million which represents the excess purchase price over the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets. There were no additional material allocations to assets and liabilities. The intangible assets are valued using various methods which require several judgments, including growth rates, discount rates, expected levels of revenues, earnings, cash flows and tax rates. The intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis and are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill recognized from the acquisition was a result of expected synergies to be realized from future revenue growth, is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes, has an indefinite useful life and will be included in the Company’s annual impairment testing.

The results of VitreosHealth's operations since the date of acquisition have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and are not considered material.