Fair value measurements

3 Months Ended

Apr. 02, 2022

The process for determining fair value has not changed from that described in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and there were no liabilities valued at fair value using Level 1 inputs. The following table provides information for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs:


	April 2, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Total		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Interest rate swap	$	5,052	$	5,052	$	—	$	1,128	$	1,128	$	—
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration	16,598		—		16,598		16,329		—		16,329

Interest rate swap

The Company values interest rate swaps using discounted cash flows. Forward curves and volatility levels are used to estimate future cash flows that are not certain. These are determined using observable market inputs when available and based on estimates when not available. The fair value of the swap was recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets within prepaid and other current assets. Changes in fair value are recognized as interest income or expense within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

Contingent consideration

The Company initially values contingent consideration related to business combinations using a probability-weighted calculation of potential payment scenarios discounted at rates reflective of the risks associated with the expected future cash flows for certain milestones. For other milestones, the Company used a variation of the income approach where revenue was simulated in a risk-neutral framework using Geometric Brownian Motion, a stock price behavior model.

Key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of contingent consideration include projected financial information, market data and the probability and timing of achieving the specific targets as discussed in Note 3. Acquisitions and investments. After the initial valuation, the Company generally uses its best estimate to measure contingent consideration at each subsequent reporting period using the following unobservable Level 3 inputs:

Valuation Technique

Unobservable inputs

Range

Bioness contingent consideration

Discounted cash flow

Payment discount rate

6.4% - 6.8%

Payment period

2024 - 2025

Significant changes in these assumptions could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value. The contingent consideration reported in the above table resulted from the March 30, 2021 Bioness acquisition, which is adjusted quarterly based upon the passage of time or the anticipated success or failure of achieving certain milestones. Changes in contingent consideration related to the Bioness acquisition totaled $269 for the three months ended April 2, 2022, and were recorded as the change in fair value of contingent consideration within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.

Management incentive plan (MIP) and liability-classified awards

BV LLC had operated two equity-based compensation plans, the management incentive plan (MIP) and the BV LLC Phantom Profits Interest Plan (Phantom Plan and, together with the MIP, the Plans), which were terminated on February 11, 2021 in connection with the Company’s IPO. Awards granted under the MIP Plan and the 2015 Phantom Units were liability-classified and the 2012 Phantom Units were equity-classified. Prior to the IPO and during the three months ended April 3, 2021, the Company settled the remaining 183,078 units with the sole MIP awardee for $10,802. No awards under the Plans were granted post-IPO and the Phantom Plan awards were settled 12 months following the termination. Vested awardees whose BV LLC employment terminated prior to the IPO had their awards settled in March 2022 for $10,413, which was included in accrued equity-based compensation on the consolidated condensed balance sheets at December 31, 2021. Awardees that were active BV LLC employees at the IPO were entitled to receive an aggregate of 798,422 shares of Class A common stock. In February 2022, awardees received 538,203 shares of Class A common stock, of which 260,219 shares were withheld to satisfy employee payroll taxes.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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