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Acquisitions and Dispositions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Acquisitions and Dispositions  
Acquisitions and Dispositions

5. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions

RE/MAX of Georgia, Inc., RE/MAX of Kentucky/Tennessee, Inc. and RE/MAX of Southern Ohio, Inc.

On December 15, 2016, RE/MAX, LLC acquired certain assets of RE/MAX of Georgia, Inc. (“RE/MAX of Georgia”), RE/MAX of Kentucky/Tennessee, Inc. (“RE/MAX of Kentucky/Tennessee”), and RE/MAX of Southern Ohio, Inc. (“RE/MAX of Southern Ohio”), collectively (“RE/MAX Regional Services”) including the regional franchise agreements issued by the Company permitting the sale of RE/MAX franchises in the states of Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee and in the Southern Ohio area for cash consideration of $50,400,000. RE/MAX, LLC acquired these assets in order to expand its owned and operated regional franchising operations. The Company funded the acquisition by refinancing its 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facility (See Note 8:  Debt) and using cash from operations.

 

RE/MAX of New Jersey, Inc.

On December 1, 2016, RE/MAX, LLC acquired certain assets of RE/MAX of New Jersey, Inc. (“RE/MAX of New Jersey”), including the regional franchise agreements issued by the Company permitting the sale of RE/MAX franchises in the state of New Jersey for cash consideration of $45,000,000. RE/MAX, LLC acquired these assets in order to expand its owned and operated regional franchising operations. The Company used cash generated from operations to fund the acquisition.

Full House Mortgage Connection, Inc.

Motto Franchising, LLC (“Motto Franchising”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RE/MAX, LLC, was formed and developed to franchise mortgage brokerages. On September 12, 2016, Motto Franchising acquired certain assets of Full House Mortgage Connection, Inc. (“Full House”), a franchisor of mortgage brokerages that created concepts used to develop Motto, for initial cash consideration of $8,000,000. Motto Franchising, as a franchisor, grants each franchisee a license to use the Motto Mortgage brand, trademark, promotional and operating materials and concepts. The Company used cash generated from operations to initially fund the acquisition. Additional cash consideration may be required based on future revenues generated, as discussed below.

The following table summarizes the estimated consideration at acquisition (in thousands):

 

 

 

Cash consideration

$

8,000

Contingent purchase consideration

 

6,300

Total purchase price

$

14,300

The contingent purchase consideration and its subsequent valuation is more fully described in Note 9, Fair Value Measurements

RE/MAX of Alaska, Inc.

On April 1, 2016, RE/MAX, LLC acquired certain assets of RE/MAX of Alaska, Inc. (“RE/MAX of Alaska”), including the regional franchise agreements issued by the Company permitting the sale of RE/MAX franchises in the state of Alaska for cash consideration of $1,500,000. RE/MAX, LLC acquired these assets in order to expand its owned and operated regional franchising operations. The Company used cash generated from operations to fund the acquisition.

RE/MAX of New York, Inc.

On February 22, 2016, RE/MAX, LLC acquired certain assets of RE/MAX of New York, Inc. (“RE/MAX of New York”), including the regional franchise agreements issued by the Company permitting the sale of RE/MAX franchises in the state of New York for cash consideration of $8,500,000. RE/MAX, LLC acquired these assets in order to expand its owned and operated regional franchising operations. The Company used cash generated from operations to fund the acquisition.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired for the aforementioned acquisitions (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RE/MAX Regional Services

 

 

RE/MAX of New Jersey

 

 

Full House

 

 

RE/MAX of Alaska

 

 

RE/MAX of New York

 

 

Total

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

 -

 

$

335

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

131

 

$

466

Franchise agreements

 

 

28,000

 

 

28,200

 

 

 -

 

 

529

 

 

5,000

 

 

61,729

Non-compete agreement

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

2,500

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

2,500

Other assets

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

340

 

 

340

Goodwill

 

 

22,400

 

 

16,465

 

 

11,800

 

 

971

 

 

3,029

 

 

54,665

Total purchase price

 

$

50,400

 

$

45,000

 

$

14,300

 

$

1,500

 

$

8,500

 

$

119,700

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of the Company as if the acquisitions of RE/MAX Regional Services, RE/MAX of New Jersey, Full House, RE/MAX of Alaska and RE/MAX of New York had occurred on January 1, 2016. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to events that are (1) directly attributed to the acquisitions, (2) factually supportable and (3) expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results, including additional amortization expense associated with the valuation of the acquired franchise agreements. This unaudited pro forma information should not be relied upon as necessarily being

indicative of the historical results that would have been obtained if the acquisitions had actually occurred on that date, nor of the results that may be obtained in the future.

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2016

 

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Total revenue

$

45,983

Net income attributable to RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (a)

$

3,907

Basic earnings per common share

$

0.22

Diluted earnings per common share

$

0.22


(a)

Includes the net impact of $1.0 million in professional fees and debt extinguishment costs incurred related to the amendment of the Company’s credit facility.  See Note 8, Debt, for a discussion of the credit facility. 

Dispositions

STC Northwest, LLC d/b/a RE/MAX Northwest Realtors

On January 20, 2016, the Company sold certain operating assets and liabilities related to three owned brokerage offices located in the U.S., of STC Northwest, LLC d/b/a RE/MAX Northwest Realtors, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company recognized a loss on the sale of the assets and the liabilities transferred of approximately $90,000 during the first quarter of 2016, which is reflected in “(Gain) loss on sale or disposition of assets, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. In connection with this sale, the Company transferred separate office franchise agreements to the purchaser, under which the Company will receive ongoing monthly continuing franchise fees, broker fees and franchise sales revenue.