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Acquisitions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Joint Ventures

15. Acquisitions

EnviroCare International LLC

On July 29, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of EnviroCare International LLC (“EnviroCare"), based in American Canyon, California. EnviroCare is an international designer and provider of industrial exhaust air contamination treatment and control systems, solutions and services across a wide range of industrial and municipal applications. The estimated purchase price was approximately $13.0 million consisting of $15.7 million paid at closing and a seller promissory note of $1.7 million, partially offset by an estimated working capital adjustment of $4.4 million. The acquisition was financed using a combination of cash on the balance sheet and borrowings under the Company’s existing Credit Facility. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including cash of $374 and accounts receivable of $405)

 

$

3,111

 

Property and equipment

 

 

17

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

7,250

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,579

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

17,957

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(4,949

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

13,008

 

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7, 10 and 10 years, respectively.

During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, EnviroCare accounted for $2.4 million in revenue and $0.3 million of net income in the Company's results.

Kemco Systems Co., LLC

On August 23, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Kemco for $24.0 million in cash, which was financed with a draw on the Company’s revolving credit facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company received $0.4 million from the former owners of Kemco as a working capital adjustment, reducing the purchase price to $23.6 million. As additional consideration, the former owners of Kemco are entitled to earnout payments up to $4.0 million based upon specified financial results through August 31, 2026, of which $1.7 million was paid during the second quarter of 2024. Based on projections at the acquisition date, the Company estimated the fair value of the earnout to be $2.2 million, which was subsequently adjusted to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2024. This fair value measurement is based on inputs not observable in the market, which is considered Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy. As of September 30, 2024, the earnout liability recorded in “Accrued expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is $1.5 million which reflects a fair value adjustment of $0.4 million during the third quarter of 2024. Kemco designs and manufactures energy and water conservation systems and equipment for applications regarding wastewater reuse and recycle, heat recovery, water heating, and vapor energy. This acquisition advances the Company's position within the North American water and wastewater treatment market within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including accounts receivable of $2,328)

 

$

8,902

 

Property and equipment

 

 

341

 

Right-of-use assets from operating leases

 

 

1,602

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

11,610

 

Goodwill

 

 

11,115

 

Other assets

 

 

16

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

33,586

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(6,853

)

Other liabilities assumed

 

 

(404

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

26,329

 

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $1.4 million, $8.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7, 10 and 10 years, respectively.

Transcend Solutions

On March 31, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Transcend Solutions, LLC ("Transcend") for $22.4 million, including $20.0 million in cash, which was financed with a draw on the Company’s revolving credit facility, $2.4 million of deferred cash consideration, consisting of $0.4 million of holdback paid within one year and $2.0 million of notes payable due in equal installments over two years, of which $1.0 million was paid during the first quarter of 2024. Transcend is a process filtration solution design and manufacturing company with applications in hydrocarbon and chemical processing. This acquisition improves the Company's short-cycle and long-cycle mix and expands the Company's reach into midstream oil and gas, liquified natural gas, hydrocarbon processing, and chemical processing applications within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including cash of $52 and accounts receivable of $1,493)

 

$

2,614

 

Property and equipment

 

 

1,153

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

8,930

 

Goodwill

 

 

10,839

 

Other assets

 

 

231

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

23,767

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(1,203

)

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(168

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

22,396

 

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $0.6 million, $7.6 million and $0.7 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7, 10 and 10 years, respectively.

Malvar Engineering Limited

On January 10, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Malvar Engineering Limited, including its subsidiaries Arkanum Management Limited and Wakefield Acoustics Limited (collectively, "Wakefield"), for $4.1 million in cash, which was financed with a draw on the Company’s revolving credit facility, and $0.4 million of deferred cash consideration. As additional consideration, the former owners are entitled to earn-out payments based upon specified financial results through July 31, 2023. Based on projections at the acquisition date, the Company estimated the fair value of the earn-out to be $0.6 million. A payment of $0.6 million, representing the fully earned amount, was made in the fourth quarter of 2023. Wakefield is a producer of industrial engineered noise control solutions, including custom acoustical gen-set packages, ambient air baffles, acoustical louvres, and skid enclosures, primarily serving server farms for data centers, standby and emergency power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, commercial construction, infrastructure, and general manufacturing industries. This acquisition advances the Company's position within the industrial silencing and noise attenuation market by adding a range of solutions and access to new geographic markets within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Current assets (including accounts receivable of $2,467)

 

$

3,240

 

Property and equipment

 

 

635

 

Intangible - finite life

 

 

1,778

 

Goodwill

 

 

5,296

 

Total assets acquired

 

 

10,949

 

Current liabilities assumed

 

 

(4,860

)

Deferred income tax liability

 

 

(961

)

Net assets acquired

 

$

5,128

 

The Company acquired customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $1.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 10 years.

The Company has finalized the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed related to the acquisitions of Kemco, Wakefield and Transcend. The purchase accounting related to the EnviroCare acquisition is subject to final adjustment, primarily for the final determination of post-close adjustment for net working capital. The preliminary estimates and assumptions could change significantly during the purchase price measurement period as the Company finalizes the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and finalizes the post-close adjustment amount. These changes could result in material variances in the Company's future financial results, including variances in the estimated purchase price, fair values recorded and expenses associated with these items.

Goodwill recognized represents value the Company expects to be created by combining the various operations of the acquired businesses with the Company’s operations, including the expansion into markets within existing business segments, access to new customers and potential cost savings and synergies. Goodwill related to this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

Acquisition and integration expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income are related to acquisition activities, which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information represents the Company’s results of operations as if these acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year prior to the acquisition:

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net sales

 

$

136,533

 

 

 

156,503

 

 

$

406,507

 

 

 

420,078

 

Net income attributable to CECO Environmental Corp.

 

 

2,838

 

 

 

4,257

 

 

 

9,910

 

 

 

11,881

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

$

0.34

 

Diluted

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

$

0.34

 

The pro forma results have been prepared for informational purposes only and include adjustments to amortize acquired intangible assets with finite life, reflect additional interest expense on debt used to fund the acquisition, and to record the income tax consequences of the pro forma adjustments. These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the purchase been made as of the beginning of the periods presented or of the results of operations that may occur in the future.