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Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Acquisitions  
Acquisitions

5. Acquisitions

RE/MAX INTEGRA North America Regions Acquisition

On July 21, 2021, the Company acquired the operating companies of the North America regions of INTEGRA whose territories cover five Canadian provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island) and nine U.S. states (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin) for cash consideration of approximately $235.0 million. The Company acquired these companies in order to convert these formerly Independent Regions into Company-Owned Regions, advance its ability to scale, deliver value to its affiliates and recapture the value differential of more than 19,000 agents (approximately 12,000 in Canada and 7,000 in the U.S.). The Company funded the acquisition by refinancing its Senior Secured Credit Facility (See Note 8, Debt) and using cash from operations.

The Company allocated $40.5 million of the purchase price to a loss on the pre-existing master franchise agreements with INTEGRA which were effectively settled with the acquisition. The loss represents the fair value of the difference between the historical contractual royalty rates paid by INTEGRA and the current market rate. The loss is recorded in “Settlement and impairment charges” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, INTEGRA contributed incremental revenues of $11.5 million.

The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price (net of settlement loss) to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisition (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

14,098

Accounts and notes receivable, net

6,610

Income taxes receivable

494

Other current assets

683

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

63

Franchise agreements (a)

96,550

Other intangible assets, net (a)

9,000

Other assets, net of current portion

1,930

Goodwill (c)

108,269

Accounts payable

(3,409)

Accrued liabilities

(14,012)

Income taxes payable

(2,900)

Deferred revenue

(824)

Deferred tax liabilities, net

(20,152)

Other liabilities, net of current portion

(1,900)

Total purchase price allocated to assets and liabilities

194,500

Loss on contract settlement

40,500

Total consideration

$

235,000

(a)The Company expects to amortize the acquired Franchise agreements over a weighted average useful life of approximately 12 years and the non-compete agreements included in Other intangible assets, net over a useful life of 5 years using the straight-line method.
(b)The Company expects 50% of the goodwill in Canada but none in the U.S. to be deductible for tax purposes.

The amounts above are preliminary as the Company has not yet finalized its valuation of the loss on contract settlement, intangible assets and goodwill with its third-party valuation firm. Evaluation of all tax matters remains preliminary as well, including deferred taxes and uncertain tax positions.

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 INTEGRA had occurred on January 1, 2020. The pro forma information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and 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 (in thousands).

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30

September 30

2021

2020

2021

2020

Total revenue

$

93,809

$

81,943

$

267,326

$

226,161

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

$

(25,059)

$

2,202

$

(19,325)

$

6,280

Gadberry & wemlo

On September 10, 2020, the Company acquired The Gadberry Group, LLC (“Gadberry”) for $4.6 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and $5.5 million in Class A common stock, plus approximately $9.9 million of equity-based compensation, which is accounted for as compensation expense over the service period of two to three years (see Note 11, Equity-Based Compensation for additional information). In addition, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability in connection with the purchase of Gadberry, which had an acquisition date fair value of $0.9 million, measured at the present value of the probability weighted consideration expected to be transferred. Gadberry is a location intelligence data company whose products have been instrumental in the success of the Company’s consumer website, www.remax.com. Founded in 2000, Gadberry specializes in building products that help clients solve geospatial challenges through location data. Gadberry plans to expand its non-RE/MAX clients while maintaining and enhancing its contributions to the RE/MAX technology offering.

On August 25, 2020, the Company acquired Wemlo, Inc. (“wemlo”) for $6.1 million in cash, net of cash acquired, and $3.3 million in Class A common stock, plus approximately $6.7 million of equity-based compensation, the vast majority of which was expensed in the first quarter of 2021 related to two employees who departed (see Note 11, Equity-Based Compensation for additional information). Wemlo is a fintech company that has developed its cloud service for mortgage brokers, combining third-party loan processing services with an all-in-one digital platform.

The total purchase price for both aforementioned acquisitions was allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on their preliminary estimated fair values. The Company recorded $14.4 million in goodwill, virtually all of which is deductible for tax purposes, and $6.3 million in other intangibles as a result of these acquisitions.